All articles by Lyndsey Cambridge – Page 28
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NewsMars apologises for wholesaler Christmas confectionery supply issues
Wholesalers raised concerns they were experiencing shortages of products and delays in delivery
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NewsHunt’s Foodservice opens first food store in 90-year history
Hunt’s new ‘food outlet’ in Dorset aims to pass on wholesale prices to trade and consumers
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NewsNisa encourages members to sign up to Too Good To Go food waste app
Morrisons announced it would be the first supermarket to partner with Too Good To Go last week
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NewsJuul continues push across UK with Tesco listing
US vape brand also hit shelves in Morrisons over recent weeks
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NewsAppleby Westward picks up convenience store chain Denovo Retail
Southampton-based Denovo operates 15 c-stores and two forecourt sites
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NewsACS offers convenience stores guidance on installing water refill stations
The latest ACS Voice of Local Shops survey shows that 51% of the independent retailers surveyed provide water dispensers
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NewsJW Filshill and SGF introduce kids’ fruit loyalty scheme
The scheme incentivises kids to choose fruit instead of confectionery by giving them a loyalty card
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NewsBooker, East End Foods and Dhamecha win big at Him Wholesale Awards 2019
The winners were decided using Him’s annual Wholesale Tracking Programme
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NewsCoral Rose appointed first female chairman of the FWD
Rose will succeed Bidfood CEO Andrew Selley, who has been in the position since 2017
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NewsWholesalers trailing behind retail on black plastic removal
The majority of supermarkets claim they will have ditched own label black plastic by 2020, but wholesalers are lagging behind
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NewsKitwave reports turnover and profits hike following ‘very positive year’
The north east-based operator completed the acquisition of Alpine Fine Foods earlier this month
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NewsMartin Race takes over as Parfetts trust board chairman
The board comprises joint MDs Greg Suszczenia and David Grimes together with two employee-elected members
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NewsAlexei Cowan made Wilko Retail’s first head of design
Previously Cowan worked as head of design for Home Retail Group
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NewsHenderson Group launches ‘The Chef’ range of premium ready meals
The range is a collaboration between Hendersons’ Wholesale and Foodservice operations
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NewsLynas Foodservice chairman Norman Lynas dies aged 77
In 2017 Lynas received an OBE for services to the business community and young people
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NewsPret’s chief customer officer Barnaby Dawe steps down
Dawe joined Pret in October 2018 after three years as global chief marketing officer at Just Eat
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NewsCaterforce announces plans to increase turnover by 12% by 2021
The group is forecasting revenue of £537m for 2019, up from £524m the previous year
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NewsCook to revamp its ex-offender recruitment programme
Get Ready will launch in January and feature a two-week training programme for eight individuals run three times a year
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NewsLynas Food Service introduces packaging-free range in stores
Customers of the Northern Irish wholesaler can fill their own containers in the ‘Unwrapped: Reuse & Refill’ zones
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NewsMusgrave CEO Chris Martin joins Wilko board
Martin will take up the role as a non-executive director in January and will chair the audit and risk committee