Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 117
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James Hall hits £500k in own label charity donations
The own label sandwiches are sold across the wholesaler’s 640 Spar stores
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Proof of age body to develop digital identification system
The PASS standards group is chaired by ACS chief executive James Lowman
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National living wage forcing c-stores to cut staff hours, says ACS
The trade body voiced its concerns in oral evidence given to the Low Pay Commission
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Sugro urges penalties for sugar tax avoiders that import cheap soft drinks
The buying group says its members are struggling to compete with importers avoiding the levy
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Spar Scotland to add healthy eating promotional stands
Twelve Spar stores have got behind the Healthy Living Programme
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Wholesaler Pricecheck hires 21 in graduate & placement schemes
There are 10 students on this year’s placement scheme compared to six last year
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Association of Convenience Stores slams plans for ‘all-in’ DRS
James Lowman described the proposed system as a blunt instrument which would undermine existing kerbside recycling
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Dignity at Work charter attracts likes of Co-op, Bestway and Diageo
So far the charter has gained 23 signatories including buying groups Confex and Fairway Foodservice
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FrieslandCampina brings Dutch hit Chocomel to UK
The chocolate milk is the dairy co-op’s third largest milk brand in the Netherlands
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Bidfood acquires Brighton-based wholesaler Elite Fine Foods
Elite delivers to more than 2,500 catering establishments across the UK from its seven multi-temperature sites
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M&S opens Simply Food concessions in WH Smith stores
All four of the WH Smith branches are in areas where an M&S has closed as part of a five-year transformation programme ann…
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UWS to trial online deliveries through Day-Today symbols
The Glasgow-based wholesaler has partnered with third party online platform OrderVago for the trial
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Cook trials 100% recyclable plastic food trays in Kent stores
Cook said its customers were supportive of its moves to reduce plastic
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Appleby Westward sees 10% profit hike as sales increase
The south west-based delivered wholesaler recorded pre-tax profits of £3.1m
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SimplyFresh opens first food hall store in Manchester’s Stretford Mall
The new concept store has a strong focus on plastic reduction, with a wall of 40 refill dispensers
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Sarwar to become United Wholesale exec chairman in management shake-up
Operations director Chris Gallacher becomes new managing director
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Spar retailer Eat 17 targets £1m sales by supplying c-stores
Eat 17 is now ‘ready to partner with like-minded retailers’ to grow its fresh manufacturing and wholesale channel’
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Amazon ‘poses biggest risk to wholesalers in the UK’
Delegates at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors annual conference have been warned of the threat to market share
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Booker backtracks on doubling of lower limit for weekly orders
Staff at the Abbotts Ann village store in Hampshire contacted the CMA over the changes
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Natalie Campbell takes up online manager role at Parfetts
Her brief is to transform the digital experience for the wholesaler’s suppliers