Martin Williams to retire after 50 years in food and drink sector

Martin Williams to retire after 50 years in food and drink sector

Date: June 24, 2025Leave a comment

After 50 years of working in the food and drink sector, Martin Williams has announced that he will be retiring. He will step down from his current roles as co-chair […]

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Head office team of The Wholesale Group announced

Head office team of The Wholesale Group announced

Date: November 13, 2024Leave a comment

The head office team of The Wholesale Group has been announced (see image above). In addition, Cash & Carry Management can confirm that all members of Confex and Fairway Foodservice […]

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Confex and Fairway Foodservice merge to form The Wholesale Group

Confex and Fairway Foodservice merge to form The Wholesale Group

Date: November 11, 2024Leave a comment

Confex and Fairway Foodservice have merged to form The Wholesale Group. The group will be led by joint managing directors Tom Gittins and Jess Douglas, with Martin Williams and Coral […]

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‘Celebrate Wholesale’ dinner beats last year’s sum raised for charity

‘Celebrate Wholesale’ dinner beats last year’s sum raised for charity

Date: May 3, 2023Leave a comment

The ‘Celebrate Wholesale’ charity dinner organised by Time Wholesale has beaten last year’s figure of £57,000 raised for Every Well Water Foundation. A total of 480 guests – 100 more […]

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Confex members to become shareholders

Confex members to become shareholders

Date: November 11, 2019Leave a comment

Confex, which has been run as a family-owned business since it was founded in 1972, is radically changing its corporate structure. From 1 January 2020, the 220 members will become […]

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More gains than losses at Confex

More gains than losses at Confex

Date: August 12, 2019Leave a comment

Confex, which recently lost 23 members to the newly-formed group National Buying Consortium (Cash & Carry Management: June), has, nonetheless, recorded an 8% rise in gross sales value with its […]

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Confex appoints Martin Williams as chairman

Confex appoints Martin Williams as chairman

Date: January 23, 2019Leave a comment

Martin Williams, who left Landmark Wholesale two years ago after 15 years as MD and 18 years in other capacities, has joined Confex as chairman – a newly-created position. In […]

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National press advert for new managing director of Landmark

National press advert for new managing director of Landmark

Date: December 30, 2016Leave a comment

The replacement for Martin Williams as managing director of Landmark Wholesale can expect to receive an annual salary of between £120,00 and £150,000. The job, advertised in The Daily Telegraph, […]

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Andrew Selley takes over as FWD chairman

Andrew Selley takes over as FWD chairman

Date: November 21, 2016Leave a comment

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 […]

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Hyperama wins Landmark top award again

Hyperama wins Landmark top award again

Date: November 14, 2016Leave a comment

Hyperama was once again named member of the year at Landmark Wholesale’s annual awards dinner, held recently in Glasgow. Parfetts collected the top own-brand member trophy and the leading cash & […]

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Martin Williams to leave Landmark at end of year

Martin Williams to leave Landmark at end of year

Date: October 27, 2016Leave a comment

Landmark Wholesale is in the process of choosing a new managing director to replace Martin Williams, who will leave at the end of December after 33 years with the group. […]

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Landmark lifts market share and announces focus areas to drive growth

Landmark lifts market share and announces focus areas to drive growth

Date: June 9, 2016Leave a comment

Delegates at Landmark’s annual conference in Montreux heard that the group is focusing on four key areas to help its wholesale members drive their business forward. The theme of Landmark […]

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