Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 53
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Wing Yip profits soar by 75% to reach £11m in 2021
The company, which specialises in supplying Chinese and oriental groceries, recorded a pre-tax profit of £11m, up from £6.3m in 2020
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Booker to freeze prices on 250 catering lines until the end of May
Booker is to freeze the prices on more than 250 of its popular catering lines until 31 May. Items subject to the price freeze include pork shoulder, beef joints, boneless turkey and premium chips. The retailer said it was keen to include roasting joints as part of ...
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Majority of UK smokers buy illegal tobacco, survey finds
The research, carried out by the Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA), found 71% of consumers were buying products illegally
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Parfetts appoints Jamie Ferguson as new head of marketing
Ferguson was appointed as the interim head of marketing in November before being given the position on a permanent basis
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Country Range MD Coral Rose to join Fairway Foodservice as CEO
Rose will join Fairway on 1 September, replacing Chris Binge who has held the role of CEO since 2001
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JW Filshill partnering with Scottish Power to decarbonise commercial fleet
Fishill estimates that, by switching to a renewable fleet, it will save 1,100 tonnes of CO2 from being deposited into the atmosphere each year
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Camelot takes Gambling Commission to court over loss of National Lottery licence
The Gambling Commission has said the selection of Allwyn followed “a fair, open and robust competition”.
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Just Eat focused on major grocery partnerships across the UK
COO Joerg Gerbig told The Grocer it had been “important to keep the company really focused. It’s hard to go left, right and centre
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Rapid grocer Gopuff matching or beating Tesco Express on price
The list of products price matched by Gopuff is wholly made up of branded goods across all categories
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Parfetts to invest in logistics technology as pre-tax profits soar by 25%
The wholesaler recorded a 25% rise in pre-tax profits for the year to June 2021
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Wholesalers beginning to receive Covid support despite slow progress
Only a third of councils have made payments from CARF so far, according to a study by property consultancy firm Gerald Eve
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Heart of England Co-op launches food-to-go concept Deli Co at Lower Heathcote store
The concept is making its debut at the society’s newly opened Lower Heathcote store in Warwick
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Spar operator 77 Retail moves to fully self-serve till area at Belfast store
Cashiers are still available if a customer requires cigarettes, lottery or PayPoint transactions
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BP teams up with Uber Eats in global retail partnership
BP said the partnership would support the soaring demand for food, groceries and everyday essentials brought to shoppers’ doors
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Caterforce appoints Iain Julier as trading controller in newly created role
He takes up the newly created role with more than 26 years of purchasing experience iun retail, wholesale and foodservice
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Steve Murrells to leave Co-op as Shirine Khoury-Haq becomes its first female CEO
Murrells joined the Co-op in 2012, heading up its food business. He was named group CEO in March 2017
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Scottish Wholesale Association partners with Volvo to host electric vehicle event
The organisation is pursuing an ambitious project to decarbonise the Scottish wholesale industry
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Bestway Wholesale turnover climbs 10% to £2.66bn
The wholesaler said operating profit was £37.2m over the period, up from £7.3m the previous year
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Birchall Foodservice chosen as host of Callebaut chocolate roadshow
The Burnley-based company will be inviting 50 chefs to the event on 11 May, taking place Callebaut’s state-of-the-art truck
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McColl’s CEO Jonathan Miller steps down amid crisis talks
The convenience chain remains locked in talks with its lenders to avoid collapse