Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 26
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Brakes installs solar panels at its Aylesford depot
Sysco GB, Brakes’ parent company, plans to cut carbon emissions overall by 27.5% between 2019 and 2030
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New healthy food wholesaler Dundeis acquires Minton’s Good Foods
A new healthy food distributor started by former Tree of Life employees has acquired Welsh wholesaler Minton’s Good Foods as it continues to build capability ahead of a full launch later this year.
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James Hall refreshes range and adds new deals
The alcohol range has also been refreshed for summer, while the non-food area has been developed and now includes seasonal bedding plants
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Jempson’s launching bakery experiences for shoppers
The retailer is also selling bread subscription boxes for the first time, including a breakfast box for £17.50 a month
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Reduced shopper spending power hits sales at Spar retailer
The multi-site retailer said it had been exposed to ’the downturn in spending power’ among shoppers in the north west of England
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Asda confirms £2.27bn acquisition of EG Group UK and Ireland
Asda has announced it has agreed to buy EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for an enterprise value of £2.27bn
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Eight more suppliers join Co-op Apiary incubator scheme
The selected suppliers will work towards getting their products on shelf before the end of the year
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Premier 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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Bebo founders fund refurbishment of village c-store
The US tech pioneers have also invested in a pub and fish & chip shop in the same village
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Entries for World Steak Challenge 2023 now open
The competition will take place in September and will recognise the best steaks, producers and suppliers across the globe
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Foodservice wholesaler RD Johns moves into new HQ
The business, which supplies customers across the south of England, said the facility would improve capacity and boost growth
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Amazon checkout-free tech powers London c-store launch
The Market Express store was launched this week by ExCel and its catering and hospitality provider Levy UK & Ireland
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Scottish c-store Margiotta to open its first food hall
The chain is also working to ‘broaden’ the range of Waitrose own-brand products it stocks
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Thomas Ridley wins City Pub Group supply contract
The new deal follows the acquisition of Thomas Ridley by Bidcorp in January. It is now part of the Caterfood Group
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Sugro rebrands as it expands into new categories
The group has begun to focus on foodservice, catering, non-food and alcohol products alongside its traditional confectionery and impulse offering
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One Stop extends age verification tests to franchise stores
If retailers fail the test purchase they will be notified and visited by their business development manager to build a training plan
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Jempson’s opens first Together with Morrisons store
The Peasmarsh store offers shoppers almost 30,000 products, with Morrisons now supplying over 60% of the stock
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Hunt’s Food Group to create renewable energy surplus
As part of the plans, the business is constructing a 14 megawatt solar array on its farmland, which will generate 185% of its current electricity demands
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Asda launches first Express branded forecourt
The site offers an ’edited range’ of 2,000 products instead of the 3,000 in an ordinary Asda Express store
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Snappy Group hires Brad Jones as head of marketing
Jones started the newly created role last month. He is focusing on growing brand awareness of Snappy Shopper and Hungrrr