Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 63
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NewsWholesalers say flow of goods is worse than at pandemic start
Several wholesalers told The Grocer this week major supplier availability was currently between 80%-85%
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NewsHome delivery platform Docaan to hit convenience sector this month
The startup said it aims to help retailers stay competitive against the rise of dark store operators
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NewsBirchall Foodservice sees sales jump thanks to online order service
All 6,000 of Birchall’s products are available on both the OrderMate app
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NewsPricecheck launches Amazon fulfilment offer for brand partners
Pricecheck will utilise an in-house team to re-pack goods in order to adhere to Amazon’s requirements
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NewsSouthern Co-op launches soft plastic recycling points in 29 stores
Once picked up from stores, the recyclable material is turned into post-consumer plastic granules, by Jayplas
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NewsJames Hall extends Too Good To Go scheme to entire company-owned estate
The Spar wholesaler initially kicked off a trial with the anti-waste app in September last year
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NewsMcColl’s beats target to open 100th Morrisons Daily store
McColl’s has a broader ambition to be operating 350 Morrrisons Daily stores by November 202
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NewsCompany Shop teams up with Too Good To Go to sell ‘Magic Bags’
The money raised from selling the bags will be donated to Company Shop’s social enterprise
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NewsParfetts almost doubles Go Local own-label range with 58 new lines
The wholesaler has also completed the expansion of its Aintree depot
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NewsNisa extends supply contract with Ramsden International
The extended deal has the potential to deliver £200m of sales over
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NewsJJ Foodservice gives London HGV drivers a 14% pay rise
The increase from £35k per annum represents a rise of 14.3%.
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NewsBooker HGV drivers call off strike after offer of new pay deal
Strike at Booker’s Thamesmead site had been planned for today
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NewsNisa converts over 120 stores to new Evolution format as recruitment booms
The newly launched sites include 14 former Co-ops, as well as existing Nisa retailers who were looking to upgrade their stores
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NewsExelby Services takes home top prize at Forecourt Trader Awards
The Northallerton-based services on the A19 were victorious thanks to the “great deal of thought put into its design and function
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NewsAjay Odedra switches supplied-by-Sainsbury’s SimplyFresh store to Spar
The store was one of five SimplyFresh sites trading under the supplied-by-Sainsbury’s model
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NewsTransport minister’s ‘call to arms’ drops on to doormats of a million HGV licensees
Letter is part of government’s plan to address 100,000 shortfall in the number of HGV drivers in the UK
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NewsEG Group gives pay rise to 10,500 employees
Colleagues aged 18 and above will now be paid a minimum of £9.50 per hour. More experienced colleagues, such as team leaders and supervisors, will be paid a minimum of £10 per hour
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NewsCaterforce buying group to eliminate black plastic by end of 2021
The group has pledged that all of its packaging will be either recyclable or reusable by 2025
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NewsCastell Howell almost halves carbon footprint in three months
Castell Howell has partnered with the National Botanic Garden of Wales and West Wales River Trust to launch a nature stewardship plan
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NewsBidfood sets sights on becoming carbon neutral
Bidfood said it would also work with its customers and suppliers to collaborate on strategies to reduce its carbon footprint