Archive of all Booker articles – Page 18
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NewsHot Topic: A P&H-Makro merger would make sense
A merger would make sense. P&H and Makro have a lot to offer each other and would move the enlarged company into new areas
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NewsP&H and Makro cosy up to create PalMak
The OFT has given the green light to a buying alliance between wholesalers Palmer & Harvey and Makro this week but wholesalers warn it could lead to closer scrutiny of other buying groups in the future.
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Makro adds frozen rolls to catering lines
Makro has launched a new frozen bakery range for its hotel, restaurant and catering customers.It includes bread rolls, ciabatta and panini, naan, pitta, scones and doughnuts. They are available part or fully baked.Makro said...
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Premier stores launch scratch card giveaway
Premier stores are to hold a scratch card giveaway that owner Booker claims is the biggest promotion even run by a symbol group.The wholesaler says it is laying on the promotion to celebrate Premier passing the 2,500 store mark closing...
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Makro unveils revamped Aro own-label lines
The relaunch of Makro own-label range Aro has kicked off with 25 products aimed at hotel, restaurant and catering customers.Makro claims the range which includes cheese, ham, frozen veg and chicken can match, and in many cases beat,...
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3663 snatches back Burger King contract in last-gasp reversal
3663 First For Foodservice has taken back the £100m-a-year Burger King contract it was to lose to DHL in July.
Burger King had given notice that it was to switch distribution to DHL but 3663 convinced the fast food operator to reverse its… -
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Makro testing delivery service at eight depots
Makro Cash & Carry is trialling a delivery service, The Grocer has learned.The ongoing trials are understood to be from eight depots, where Makro has recruited delivery customer consultants, in Glasgow, Washington, Hull, Leeds,...
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DBC confident new contracts will boost sales £30m a year
DBC Foodservice has outlined plans to grow sales by at least 10% over the next year, claiming it has the potential to grow as big as Brakes and 3663 First for Foodservice.
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Barnes steps down from 3663 in global revamp of Bidvest ops
Fred Barnes has stepped down as CEO of 3663 First For Foodservice owner Bidvest Europe, following a restructure by its South African parent company.
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Makro hits higher gear in its cost-cutting drive
Makro Cash & Carry has set out ambitious plans to make cost savings of £12m this year, The Grocer has learnt. The loss-making wholesaler made cost savings of £6m in 2009 and is understood to have told staff that it plans to double...
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Hundreds of managers face axe in Makro cull
Hundreds of managers at Makro Cash & Carry are facing redundancy as the company makes moves to streamline its workforce.
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Booker slashes bread and milk prices to help retailers compete
Booker has cut the price of bread and milk as part of its ongoing Everyday Essentials strategy.The C&C giant first launched Everyday Essentials in 2007, pledging to lock down the price of key groceries for long fixed periods to help...
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Walsh moves from Makro to Booker
Booker has poached Andy Walsh from rival Makro to further improve the wholesaler’s offer to caterers…
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Sweet Charity gets new vice president
Deri Watkins, UK chocolate impulse sales director at Mars, has been named the new vice president of Sweet Charity, the charity for the UK confectionery industry.Watkins will support Sweet Charity president and Booker CEO Charles Wilson,...
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Makro to target indies with own-label revamp
Makro is set to launch two ranges for independent retailers in the next two years in a bid to take on Booker's Euroshopper.It is planning to relaunch own-label value range Aro from January and launch a mid-tier range called Fine Food in...
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Booker chilled warehouse doubles in size
Booker has doubled the size of the chilled warehouse at its Hatfield distribution centre to 40,000 sq ft.The wholesaler said the extension, which cost £500,000 and will create 50 jobs, would allow it to deliver the freshest possible...
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Makro confident it can reduce losses this year
Makro Cash & Carry insists it is on target to reduce its losses to less than £20m this year. Accounts posted at Companies House earlier this month revealed Makro had recorded a loss of £26.7m in the year to 31 December 2008, up from...
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Booker Direct’s MD appointed to board
Mark Aylwin, MD of Booker Direct, has been appointed as an executive member of the Booker board.Under Aylwin's leadership, Booker Direct, which delivers direct to Booker's larger customers from three distribution centres in Hatfield,...
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Makro claims it is on road to recovery as food sales rise 4.1%
Makro Cash & Carry's pre-tax losses widened from £19.4m to £26.7m in the year to December 2008, while turnover fell 2.6% to £899m, according to accounts filed at Companies House. Makro said its total number of customers had fallen...
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Rising indie numbers boost Booker’s sales
Booker has reported a 5.5% increase in half-year retail sales, reversing the 0.5% drop recorded a year ago.Group sales rose 7.7% to £1.6bn in the 24 weeks to 11 September, helped by like-for-like growth of 9.4% in non-tobacco sales and...