Latest wholesale news – Page 60
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NewsBrakes owed £864k in Jamie Oliver restaurant collapse
The figure was revealed this week in a report from administrators KPMG
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NewsJJ Food Service brings forward product weight variation warnings
JJ said it was important to let customers know exactly what they were getting before they got it
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NewsJW Filshill launches same-day click & collect at Hillington Park
The move to a more flexible ordering model is a result of customer research which showed a need for same-day collection
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NewsJames Hall hits £500k in own label charity donations
The own label sandwiches are sold across the wholesaler’s 640 Spar stores
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NewsSugro urges penalties for sugar tax avoiders that import cheap soft drinks
The buying group says its members are struggling to compete with importers avoiding the levy
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NewsWholesaler Pricecheck hires 21 in graduate & placement schemes
There are 10 students on this year’s placement scheme compared to six last year
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NewsDignity at Work charter attracts likes of Co-op, Bestway and Diageo
So far the charter has gained 23 signatories including buying groups Confex and Fairway Foodservice
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NewsBidfood acquires Brighton-based wholesaler Elite Fine Foods
Elite delivers to more than 2,500 catering establishments across the UK from its seven multi-temperature sites
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NewsUWS to trial online deliveries through Day-Today symbols
The Glasgow-based wholesaler has partnered with third party online platform OrderVago for the trial
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NewsAppleby Westward sees 10% profit hike as sales increase
The south west-based delivered wholesaler recorded pre-tax profits of £3.1m
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NewsSarwar to become United Wholesale exec chairman in management shake-up
Operations director Chris Gallacher becomes new managing director
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NewsAmazon ‘poses biggest risk to wholesalers in the UK’
Delegates at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors annual conference have been warned of the threat to market share
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NewsBooker backtracks on doubling of lower limit for weekly orders
Staff at the Abbotts Ann village store in Hampshire contacted the CMA over the changes
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NewsNatalie Campbell takes up online manager role at Parfetts
Her brief is to transform the digital experience for the wholesaler’s suppliers
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NewsSpar offers retailers 15% off own-brand product range
The Love It and List It campaign is designed to incentivise and reward loyal retailers
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NewsBooker retail MD to take on Motor Fuel Group role
Fox will start his new role as MD of retail with the forecourt operator on 1 September
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NewsPercentage of women in top wholesale jobs up 55%
33 females out of a possible 192 positions are currently in senior level roles
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NewsParfetts hails turnaround of ex-Blakemore depot
The cash & carry operator bought the Middlesbrough depot in June 2018
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NewsHenderson Group to invest £26m on company-owned stores
The investment will include £17m on nine new-build stores and £9m for six Spar and Eurospar refurbishments
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NewsBidfood to relaunch Punjab Kitchen as Simply Puree
The acquisition took place in January but was only confirmed by Bidfood’s South African parent company Bidcorp last month