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NewsBooker delivers modest growth but ‘adapting quickly’ to challenges, says Tesco CEO
In the 52 weeks to 22 February 2025, like-for-like sales rose by just 0.2% at the Tesco-owned wholesaler
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NewsJJ Foodservice expands Mix More Save More as monthly customer savings exceed £1m
One in four of JJ’s restaurant and catering customers are now using the savings scheme
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NewsWholesale welcomes school food overhaul but funding and appeal concerns remain
The FWD has warned that without ‘adequate funding and clear, consistent standards’, there is a ‘real risk that expectations around healthier food won’t be matched by what can be delivered in practice’
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NewsParfetts launches ‘Go for Growth’ initiative to drive retailer margins
The ‘Go For Growth’ programme will feature an online hub which brings together category advice, core range recommendations, planograms and market data
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NewsJW Filshill and Eden Farm launch £5 frozen meal deal across KeyStore fascia
The “Feed the family for £5” deal is currently being trialled in 22 KeyStore outlets
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the co-operative society movement still working in retail?
The Co-op Group has taken a battering, while a recent merger has created the UK’s biggest independent society. What does this say about the 182-year-old co-op movement and its future in UK retail?
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NewsYoung’s Foodservice joins Sterling Supergroup
A family business, Young’s Foodservice dates back to the 1940s
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NewsPricecheck expands with 20,000 sq ft Sheffield warehouse
The expansion will allow for additional capacity to meet ‘surging demand’
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NewsJJ Foodservice to open two new branches in 2026
The wholesaler has acquired a new 28,000 sq ft site in Ipswich, which is due to open later this year
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NewsRobinson Wholesale joins Sterling Supergroup as newest member
Robinson Wholesale provides high-quality food solutions to a range of sectors, including education and healthcare
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NewsCo-op CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq insists exit unrelated to ‘toxic’ culture claims
During the Co-op’s full-year results today, Khoury-Haq announced she was leaving after almost seven years, including four as CEO
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NewsDirect Seafoods London to launch online shop and app to speed up ordering
The platform enables customers to place orders with Direct Seafoods London 24/7 from their desktop or mobile device
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NewsAF Blakemore and Marston’s extend strategic partnership to 2033
The new contract will extend their relationship until October 2033
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NewsBooker invests £5m in new ‘Value Hero’ pricing strategy
It will focus on key profit-driving lines across both branded and Booker own-brand products
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NewsThe Wholesale Group: ‘So much potential in own-brand’ as range grows
Foodservice MD Coral Rose said TWG’s own-brand range is “getting more traction” with “more members buying into it”.
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NewsJJ Foodservice launches Days Out, Festival & Leisure brochure
The brochure features street food, barbecue items, soft drinks, bakery, packaging solutions, and outdoor cooking lines
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NewsUnnu strikes distribution deal with Applied Nutrition
Unnu will distribute the brand’s product range across convenience, forecourt and foodservice
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NewsSV Wholesale brings viral ‘chocolate chicken’ imitation food concept to UK
Cluck-o-Late is Belgian chocolate shaped like a chicken drumstick, covered in crumbled caramel biscuit and filled with vanilla cream
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NewsUnitas launches brand-building guide to drive volume and growth for suppliers
The print and digital booklet looks at how suppliers have performed best in partnership with the wholesale buying group’s 125 members
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NewsSysco GB profits decline 38% but maintains ‘strong foundations for future growth’
Pre-tax profits fell 38.4% to £28.1m in the year to 29 June 2025