Latest wholesale news – Page 34
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Bidfood 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
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Cold chain ‘needs government support’ to phase out diesel refrigeration vehicles
Cold Chain Federation CEO Shane Brennan said he felt “let down” by government’s previous promises of support for trialling and adopting emission-free technology
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EU HGV drivers granted temporary visas unlikely to hit UK roads until mid-November
The industry is expecting to fork out up to 20% more for an EU HGV driver compared to the average UK trucker’s wage
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Fuel crisis: wholesalers forced to cancel deliveries as fleets brought to a standstill
Several larger wholesalers that refuel on site have seen up to a 10% jump in fuel prices since the weekend
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James Hall opens 150th company-owned store in Wakefield
The store launch has created 24 jobs in the local area
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Boris Johnson prepares to call in the troops to help deliver fuel
Fifty to 85% of independent service stations are now out of fuel
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CMA warns retailers and suppliers over misleading green marketing
The new guidelines contain six main principles that build on existing consumer law and cover green claims made both in-store and on labelling
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Bestway to extend online partnership with Jisp
A trial across 28 company-owned stores had resulted in an average increase in basket spend of 400%
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Wholesalers call for suppliers to hike prices on price-marked packs
The calls come as the labour shortage crisis continues to rumble on and inflation hit 3.2% last month
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Jisp launches tool to scan products in Nisa stores for discounts
Customers with the Jisp app will be able to access promotional offers tailored to their purchase history
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Morrisons to expand wholesale with supply to pubs and restaurants
The grocer has partnered with new online platform StarStock to sell more than 1,500 lines into the on-trade
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Hyperama launches Tiger Foodservice hospitality business
A new fleet of 12 multi-temperature delivery vehicles ranging from 7.5 tonne to class two has been purchased
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Brexit will have ‘bigger impact than Covid’ on food & drink: Justin King
King suggested there was an inevitability prices would have to rise due to supply chain changes
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Booker calls for suppliers to focus on bestsellers to tackle availability problems
Booker has also launched new point of sale material across its Premier symbol estate
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CJ Lang hires former Morrisons wholesale buying manager as head of trading
Robbie Moore will report to CEO Colin McLean and will replace current trading director Richard Collins
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Food prices: ‘Tsunami’ of hikes on the way for consumers as suppliers pass on costs
Some suppliers are hanging on by their fingernails trying to reach the end of the year, but many can no longer wait and supermarkets have accepted that without price increases they will cease production
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Spanish food wholesaler Mevalco sees record sales post-pandemic
The wholesaler told The Grocer it had been performing at record levels on a consistent week-on-week basis since lockdown ended in May
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JW Filshill sees profits more than double as convenience boom offsets Covid costs
Turnover jumped 23% to £191m in the year to 31 January 2021
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Unitas trading director and wholesale stalwart John Baines to retire
Unitas said Baines had played a ‘pivotal role’ in the group since he joined what was then Nisa Today in 1994
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Sysco to take over foodservice wholesaler Medina
Medina operates out of two sites and provides more than 5,000 products to businesses