Latest wholesale news – Page 35
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NewsBooker HGV drivers vote for strike action at Thamesmead depot
Unite balloted 40 members over strike action after drivers at Booker’s Hemel Hempstead site were given a temporary £5 per hour pay hike in a bid to tackle the national driver shortage
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NewsBestway relaunches Retail Development Programme
It is the first time Costcutter retailers will be invited to join since its acquisition was finalised earlier this year
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NewsBooker teams up with FareShare and Olio to redistribute surplus food
Booker launched a trial in 11 cash & carry depots and two distribution centres in Januar
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NewsLabour crisis revealed: Food shortages caused by 500,000 worker deficit
A new report estimates there are over half a million posts that need to be filled across farming, food production and distribution, as well as retail and hospitality
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NewsSchools told to prepare for food shortages
Wholesalers are warning schools of the need to ‘stock up’ as the HGV driver crisis intensifies
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Scottish Wholesale Association joins project to cut vehicle emissions
The aim of the study is to identify the business case for using fuel cell technology to achieve zero-emission road freight
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NewsBRC and Logistics UK demand more action to beat HGV driver shortage
The trade bodies have laid down three actions for government to take
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NewsBooker HGV drivers balloted over strike action
Unite has accused managers at Booker of being “missing in action”
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NewsCook concessions soar as 150 are added in past year
Sales from concessions were up 20% in the last year and now make up two-fifths of Cook’s total sales
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NewsWelsh wholesaler Castell Howell ups driver wages by 24% to fight shortage
It has also increased pay to workers in its six depots by 8% this year
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NewsConfex reports sales jump of 30% since the start of the year
The group has recruited eight new members this year, taking its membership to 219 wholesalers
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NewsWomen facing less gender discrimination in wholesale sector, survey finds
However, a “lack of respect” was cited as the biggest challenge for women by 28% of respondents
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NewsHancocks invests £60k in Newcastle depot upgrade
The site is the only one of Hancocks’ 14 branches to undergo a revamp currently
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NewsReynolds partners with Davin Foods to strengthen its prepared produce capabilities
The partnership would help Reynolds become ‘the UK’s go-to solution for chilled foods’, it said
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NewsBlakemore still operating from Hastings depot despite closure plan
Blakemore has recruited 84 new drivers in the past four months
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NewsSpringvale Foods to ramp up growth with takeover of Hider Foods
Hider Foods Imports supplies delis, cafés, farm shops and garden centres with luxury food brands
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NewsTim Fairs joins Bestway Wholesale from McColl’s
Fairs spent three-and-a-half years at McColl’s as customer director
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NewsBestway Wholesale gives symbols access to cash & carry depots
Move includes Costcutter and Best-one retailers and the wholesaler is also promising to honour rebate rewards
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NewsFife Creamery to expand into frozen after £1.6m funding boost
Funding will enable the construction of a new cold store in Kirkcaldy
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NewsBooker faces strike action from HGV drivers over pay dispute
Unite claims Booker has refused to offer drivers at Thamesmead the same £5 an hour increase it gave to drivers in Hemel Hempstead