Archive of all Booker articles – Page 3
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NewsGrocery legend Charles Wilson awarded CBE
Wilson is a long-serving champion of GroceryAid, serving as the charity’s president from January 2020 to December 2021
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NewsLondis wins five-year contract to supply The Kay Group
The Kay Group has moved to the Londis fascia across its 23-store estate in the Midlands, north Wales and northern England
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NewsPremier reports fastest two years of Scottish store growth
The business plans to keep up recruitment by giving Scottish retailers the chance to win a drinks-to-go Refresh station
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NewsBooker proves a star performer for Tesco as sales soar 12%
Over the year it saw a net increase of 451 in the number of retail partners it supplies
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Analysis & FeaturesExplained: Does Tesco’s fulfilment fee fiasco break any rules?
The trade is in uproar over Tesco’s hardball tactics to secure a new fulfilment fee. Is it breaching GSCOP? And what’s the endgame?
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NewsDisposable vape brand SKE Crystal pulled from shelves over non-compliance concerns
Yesterday, The Grocer reported that multiple independent lab tests had found SKE Crystal devices to contain significantly more than the permitted 2ml of liquid
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NewsBooker retailers fear impact of Tesco’s new fulfilment fees for suppliers
Tesco wrote to suppliers last week announcing new charges for those selling on its online platform or through its Booker wholesale operations
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Comment & OpinionThe key questions to be answered in the Tesco fulfilment fee fiasco
Audacious move by Tesco is even featuring in school debates over monopsony
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NewsTesco threatens range reviews unless suppliers pay new fulfilment fee
Fulfilment fees will be applied on a pence per unit basis, with branded suppliers paying a significant premium
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NewsBudgens launches one-off fascia with Kavanagh’s Belsize Park
Kavanagh Group MD Noel Kavanagh Jr said this was part of the strategy to create a store with an independent feel
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Analysis & FeaturesHow public sector food & drink procurement plans affect wholesalers
The news has provoked strong reactions from wholesalers, who say the changes could negatively impact their business. But how will the new contract work? Who might win the tender, and are there any positives to be taken?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Big 30 Wholesalers 2023: taking a seat in supermarket boardrooms
Bestway’s swoop on Sainsbury’s has fuelled speculation of a reverse takeover – a further sign of the sector’s growing influence on grocery
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Comment & OpinionWho in their right mind would entrust the government to run foodservice?
Foodservice supply is a cottage industry of little miracles. Why the government shake-up?
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NewsWholesale & convenience sector backs emergency relief efforts for earthquake victims
Forecourt giant EG Group and wholesaler Booker are among those pledging support
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NewsBooker subsidiary Best Food Logistics staff ballot for strike action over Christmas
According to GMB, 93% of members rejected the latest offer and a further 85% indicated that they wished to formally ballot for strike action
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NewsBooker freezes prices on 450 catering lines
The wholesaler will lock prices on popular products such as premium frozen chips from 5 October until 3 January
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NewsPremier drives focus on sustainability and tech as it reaches 4,000 stores
The Booker-owned fascia has begun trialling a number of features at a newly refurbished store in Bournemouth
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NewsKishor Patel seeking new symbol after leaving Nisa
Patel told The Grocer he had not yet decided which symbol or franchise group he plans to join
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NewsJust Eat secures deal with Booker Wholesale
As part of the agreement, Booker Wholesale’s sales team will promote Just Eat delivery to their store customers as a preferred partner.
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NewsBooker plans to open 150 new Budgens stores by the end of this year
The symbol group has so far signed up 36 which are “up and running”, with another 84 stores in the pipeline