Archive of all Foodservice articles – Page 15
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Sysco International appoints Paulo Peereboom as president of foodservice operations
Peereboom joins the business with over 30 years’ experience in senior leadership roles across seven countries
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SSP Group secures franchise deal with Greggs
The business has already opened a Greggs unit at Derby Railway Station
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Q Catering to expand warehouse facilities to meet increased demand
Expansion comes as Q Catering implements an investment plan that will see it drive towards a goal of £20m turnover by 2030
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Costa Coffee invests £20m in drive-thrus and new store openings
The Coca-Cola owned company opened its 300th drive-thru in the UK today as it continues to invest in the on-the-go coffee marke
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JJ Foodservice partners with Italian family business to produce premium coffee offering
The company said the beans had been carefully selected from the best coffee-producing countries in South America
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JJ Foodservice opens conference to new suppliers for first time in bid to expand range
The business said that it followed increased demand from suppliers, including key fmcg brands, to access its purchasing department
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FWD urges incoming PM to tackle inflation and support food distributors
In a letter to Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the FWD said its members had been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, labour shortages and the Ukraine war
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Brakes installs new solar panel system in drive towards 100% renewable electricity
The Harlow project is the first in a renewable energy scheme that will see the company generate green power at a number of its other sites across the UK
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Bidcorp UK acquires Nicol Hughes Foodservice
Nicol Hughes Foodservice specialises in delivering ambient, frozen, chilled and non-food products to north west England and north Wales
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Sysco Specialty Group introduces new eco packaging in sustainability drive
The Promens trays have replaced traditional wax boxes, and only contain two types of easily recyclable plastic, LDPE and HDPE.
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JJ Foodservice launches live chat customer service on website and app
JJ said the service, which has been available for two weeks, has already resulted in a 33% reduction in calls to customer service
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JJ Foodservice launches blog to support caterers with recipes and money saving tips
Blog will be updated weekly and offer ‘chef quality inspiration’ for foodies and busy caterers
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Hunt’s Food Group reduces carbon footprint by 76% after biodiesel switch
Hunt’s began moving away from conventional diesel in March.
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Food industry saved 250 million meals from going to waste in 2021
From 2020 to 2021, the increase of 14,500 tonnes was equal to food worth over £45m, or enough to provide 34 million meals
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Kitwave sales up 50% as ‘return to normality’ drives growth
The north east-based operator also said it saw pre-tax profits recover to £5.6m in the six months to 30 April 2022 from a £3.5m loss
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Brakes relaunches ‘Help for Hospitality’ fund as cost pressures bite
The wholesaler has now relaunched the initiative to ease increasing costs for its customers, such as rising energy prices and staff wages
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John Lewis Partnership launches chef academy to tackle hospitality staff shortages
The company added there was potential to increase the number of vacancies in the future
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Wholesalers stocking up to beat price hikes
The Grocer understands wholesalers are looking to mitigate the impact of a growing number of cost price increase requests from suppliers
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How The Cheese Lady’s shop dazzled customers and awards judges alike
The Scottish specialist cheese shop that became a Farm Shop & Deli Show Retail Award winner
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Brakes pledges £500,000 to support charity Meals & More
The charity helps families by providing healthy food during the school holidays, when vulnerable children often go hungry