Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 160
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Co-op urges rivals to develop more recyclable packaging
The Co-op this week called on rivals to follow its lead in developing new packaging
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Morrisons resurrects Safeway brand as it deepens wholesale links
Morrisons believes it has sniffed out an opportunity to leverage its foodmaker credentials in the independent sector
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Spar retailer Paul Stone launches booze service with Deliveroo
Spar retailer Paul Stone has set up an alcohol delivery network from his stores through Deliveroo
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Kitwave buys independent alcohol wholesaler HB Clark
The wholesaler has also announced Jay MacKay will join the group as the new managing director
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New Best-one store format focuses on food to go and chilled
The ‘store of the future’ concept is available in a number of styles to suit local demographics
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Lia Rutter opens second Bargain Booze outlet in Macclesfield
Rutter has secured investment from Royal Bank of Scotland to open the store
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Morrisons revives Safeway brand and trials Rontec food offer
The Safeway brand will be used on a range for independent retailers
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Food-to-go market set to grow by over a third by 2021
IGD predicts the market will grow 34.8% from £16.1bn to £21.7bn by 2021
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Landmark Wholesale opens web portal for low-volume free-from
Good Food & Gift Company supplies trade customers with low-volume free-from, speciality and lifestyle food and drink…
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One Stop franchise arm makes £2m trading loss in year two
The franchise business continues to be impacted by set-up costs, though the loss had shrunk from the previous year’s £3m
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The Co-op pledges to double its number of local suppliers
The initiative is part of the company’s plan to “foster closer relationships” with small businesses
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Bidvest Foodservice CEO Andrew Selley is new FWD chairman
Selley will be the first chairman to come from a foodservice distributor
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Kitwave sales boom thanks to acquisition drive
Sales at Kitwave Wholesale have more than doubled thanks to its ambitious buy-and-build strategy.
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Nisa wins supply contract for 298 McColl's bought from Co-op
Subject to CMA clearance, Nisa will begin supplying the first new, larger McColl’s stores in January
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Thornton's Budgens adds sushi bar to Belsize store
The concession is run by Japanese restaurant chain Maido, owned by Atari-Ya
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Atul Amin opens One Stop on site of burnt-down Dudley pub
The Amin family has also formed links with two local schools and proceeds from 5p carrier bags will be spent on new school
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Lincolnshire Co-op sales pass £300m as local produce booms
The retailer grew sales at its 83 food stores by 6.9% while trading profits rose by 4% to £20m in the same period
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KFF launches Excellence Collection of fancy foodservice lines
The range includes premium British products as well as artisan lines from around the world
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Ubamarket shopping list app targets 5,000 stores for 2017
Founder Will Broome is in talks with payment solutions provider HTEC about integrating the app into the 5,000 stores
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The Co-op offers to sell stores to ease My Local completion
The Co-op also gave the CMA evidence to show that a number of grocery retailers had expressed interest in the two stores