Latest wholesale news – Page 17
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NewsHarlech Foodservice to join Country Range buying group
The business, which has depots in Criccieth and Chester, is set to join the group on 1 April, leaving its previous buying group Fairway Foodservice
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NewsBestway promotes Jamie Davison to retail director
Davison is currently business development director for Bestway Retail
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NewsBrakes introduces new sourdough bread range under La Boulangerie brand
The company has partnered with bakery Nicholas & Harris to create the range
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NewsFormer Tree of Life staff win backing for new healthy food wholesaler
An Irish investment group is backing a group of former Tree of Life employees to establish a new healthy food wholesaler in the UK
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NewsHarlech Foodservice introduces ‘bendy’ forklift trucks in plan to boost storage capacity
It comes as the wholesaler is set to post record turnover of £38m in 2022, beating its previous, pre-pandemic record of £32m
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NewsThe Old Cheese Room recalls lines due to presence of listeria
The cheese manufacturer has had to recall the 1kg Baronet Soft Cheese, its 200g Baby Baronet Soft Cheese and its 270g Mini Baronet Soft Cheese
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NewsDunns Food & Drinks to invest £1.5m in pursuit of net zero
The company is also set to trial an electric van as part of the Scottish Wholesale Association’s decarbonising project
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NewsWholesaler concerns dismissed following public sector procurement query
Shadow environment minister Daniel Zeichner MP raised the issue during Cabinet Office questions in the House of Commons last week
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NewsJJ Foodservice awarded £3.5m worth of contracts to supply schools in north of England
Last month, the wholesaler set out plans to double the number of schools it works with by 2026
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NewsUnited Wholesale Scotland on track for £500k savings through open banking
UWS said uptake for the system had been better than expected, with more than 20% of customers now using open banking
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NewsRegal Wholesale will set up European business to target post-Brexit trade
The business used to conduct around 26% of its business within the EU before the Brexit vote
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NewsBrakes launches Best of British seasonal food campaign
As part of the campaign, Brakes will be sponsoring Love British Food and creating resources to help customers make the most of British Food Fortnight in September
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association launches Local Food Champion training programme
The programme will encourage Scottish wholesalers to appoint an individual within their business to take responsibility for shaping local sourcing strategy
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NewsBrakes losses reduced to £57.2m after post-pandemic recovery
Newly filed accounts for Brake Bros, which include its parent company Sysco’s operations in Sweden and France, showed pre-tax losses had reduced by £161m
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NewsBooker retailers fear impact of Tesco’s new fulfilment fees for suppliers
Tesco wrote to suppliers last week announcing new charges for those selling on its online platform or through its Booker wholesale operations
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NewsGreens Retail to go national as part of major expansion with 20 new stores
The major expansion programme follows a five-year contract renewal with Nisa, which is predicted to be worth up to £200m in sales
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NewsBrook Street Foodservice joins Country Range buying group
Brook Street MD Mark Thomas said joining Country Range formed part of a five-year plan to establish the business as the dominant player in the East Anglia region
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NewsSugro boosts digital engagement for wholesale members with WhatsApp
Sugro said it aimed to deploy the WhatsApp platform across 16,000 stores its members collectively supplied
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NewsCJ Lang kicks off trial with food waste app Gander in Spar stores
With two company-owned stores taking part, the Scottish Spar wholesaler said the trial will run for at least 12 weeks
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NewsBestway launches new comms channel with WhatsApp
A soft launch of the app service was incorporated into Bestway’s annual Thank You event across all 57 depots earlier this year