The FWD finds several holes in the Budget
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors responded swiftly to Wednesday’s Budget, with chief executive James Bielby listing the soft drinks levy, National Living Wage and potential new duty rates on cider […]
Transport infrastructure focus of MP visit to JJ Food Service
JJ Food Service welcomed Enfield North MP Joan Ryan to its headquarters in support of her mission to promote local businesses. She spoke about her work developing the transport infrastructure […]
Premier Foods urges wholesalers to get baking for charity
Premier Foods has launched the McDougalls Wholesaler Baking Team of the Year competition. Backed by the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) and the Craft Guild of Chefs, this competition is a […]
Fairway Foodservice signs up to the FWD
Fairway Foodservice, with 18 members and a combined turnover of £626 million, has joined the Federation of Wholesale Distributors. It is the third foodservice amalgam (the others are Country Range […]
Andrew Selley takes over as FWD chairman
As widely forecast after Landmark’s managing director Martin Williams announced earlier this year that he would be stepping down as the FWD chairman, the position is to be filled by the organisation’s deputy […]
Heavy cost of identity fraud for JJ Food Service
Shabana Mahmood, MP for Birmingham Ladywood, who paid a visit to the Aston branch of JJ Food Service – an event largely arranged by the FWD – heard about problems […]
FWD opposes proposed tax on sugary drinks
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) is one of several organisations that have expressed their antipathy towards the Government’s proposed tax on sugary drinks in a bid to reduce the […]
Sunday trading threat to independent stores
New rules allowing supermarkets to open longer on Sundays could see many communities losing their local independent shops, the Federation of Wholesale Distributors has warned. Chief executive James Bielby said […]
Your ultimate guide to: The Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme
To help tackle alcohol duty fraud, which costs the taxpayer approximately £1.3 billion per annum, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be introducing a registration scheme for alcohol wholesalers in […]
FWD pleads with government over school meals policy
Foodservice wholesalers are urging the Prime Minister to honour an election pledge to retain the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) scheme. According to the Federation of Wholesale Distributors’ chief executive […]
Weekly news summary 24th April 2015
HEADLINES THIS WEEK: – LEICESTER FOR DHAMECHA’S EIGHTH BRANCH – CIGARETTE THIEVES SENT TO PRISON – RECORD TAKINGS AT FAIRWAY’S ‘MEET THE MEMBER’ EVENT
Weekly news summary 5th December 2014
HEADLINES THIS WEEK: – BIDVEST 3663 REVAMPS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK – FOODSERVICE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS GROWTH ACROSS ALL ‘KEY’ CHANNELS – NEW PARTNERS FOR GROWTH RETAIL PANELLIST REVEALED
