The Wholesale Group welcomes 11th new member since January

The Wholesale Group has added 11 wholesale members since its launch on 1 January 2025.

The new members operate in both retail and foodservice, and will take the group’s turnover to £4.52bn.

With the new joiners, the group has increased its number of depots to 257.

They include Café Deli in Croydon, McCartney Foodservice in Boston, Consort Frozen Foods in Burgess Hill and Ewood Foods in Accrington.

“The Wholesale Group continues to go from strength to strength since its inception at the beginning of the year,” said Tom Gittins, joint managing director.

“We firmly believed that the formation of a buying group centred around service and focused on independent wholesalers would create a growth platform for the future, and wholesalers have responded, with 11 new members choosing to join us in our first few weeks.”

Ewood Foods owner Stephen Sutcliffe added: “As part of the group, we are looking forward to collaborating with other like-minded family wholesale businesses, and we welcome the opportunity to further futureproof our business with the group’s bespoke digital marketing support, powerful own-brand range and the access it provides to more than 400 supplier partners.

“The huge benefits offered by the group, including a share of the profits and no membership fees, meant that it was an easy decision to make for our future success.”