Latest wholesale news – Page 41
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NewsMPs renew calls for creation of minister for food security role
Efra committee also urged government to extend financial aid to hospitality suppliers including foodservice wholesalers
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NewsWholesale sector welcomes extended producer responsibility exemption
Previous government proposals in 2019 suggested introducing a wholesaler obligation
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NewsHarlech Foodservice to hire 50 staff and issue bumper pay rises
Its existing 150-strong workforce will see wages jump by an average of 5%
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NewsRapid Covid home testing kits to be provided to businesses
So far, 60,000 businesses across the UK have registered for regular work-based testing
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NewsBrakes cuts prices on 3,500 products in ‘Help for Hospitality’ campaign
The ‘Help for Hospitality’ campaign will also see Brakes offer 10% cash back on key categories
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NewsJJ Foodservice steps up online security in response to fraudulent impersonations
The north London-based business has posted prominent anti-fraud messaging across its website
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NewsJW Filshill embarks on twice-weekly workplace testing
Seventy per cent of its 200 employees have signed up in the first week of testing
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NewsUnitas Wholesale rolls out Appy Shop partnership for fast delivery
The shopping app has been building its relationship with Unitas for several months
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NewsOne million breakfast boxes delivered by charity to pupils in need
School Food Matters supplied breakfast boxes throughout school closures and the holidays
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NewsNisa to invest £2m in cutting wholesale prices for retailers
Nisa is also investing £7.5m in its logistics and delivery network
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NewsUnitas Wholesale appoints new chairman Mark Aylwin
Aylwin will become the group’s first non-member chairman next month
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NewsIndustry slams government decision to block Covid-linked business rates appeals
The government had been facing hundreds of thousands of appeals on the grounds of a ‘material change of circumstance’ in the pandemic, estimated to be worth £5bn
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NewsWholesalers to get business rates relief under £1.5bn fund
The FWD dubbed the new “material change of circumstance” fund a ‘staggering u-turn’
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NewsJJ Foodservice launches recruitment drive for delivery team
The family-owned business is looking to bolster its 140-strong delivery team
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NewsBestway Wholesale pushes industry-wide healthy eating agenda
The wholesaler launched the healthy eating initiative to demonstrate how low-sugar and low-fat products could boost retailers’ sales
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NewsBuying group Sugro to launch NPD sample box scheme
The boxes will be prepared, packed and despatched to members up to eight times a year
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NewsLondon based Asian foods wholesaler SeeWoo bags £500k in council grants
SeeWoo has been forced to make 50 of its 120 staff redundant over the past 12 months
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NewsSimplyFresh and Costcutter extend supply deal
The symbol groups said the new deal worked on rolling two-year basis
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NewsWomen in Wholesale offers discounted mental health first aid course
Mental health and wellbeing form the basis of two of the sessions at this year’s WiW Speed Mentoring event on 29 April
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NewsUnitas Wholesale slashes foodservice and on-trade membership fees by 30%
The decision will enable 51 of the group’s 159 members to access the cut-price offer