All Sysco articles – Page 8
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Brakes dismisses job fears as Warrington site gets green light
Brakes has secured planning permission for a 200,000 sq ft distribution centre in Warrington….
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Brakes passes on inflation to boost profits
Brakes Group has reported improved first half profits after passing on cost inflation to its customers…
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Brakes secures £150m from new contracts
Foodservice giant Brakes has picked up new business worth £150m since the start of the year. Around £50m of the new…
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Brakes parent Cucina reveals further losses
Losses at Brakes parent company Cucina Lux deepened by 13% to £106m in 2011…
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Brakes snaps up £100m in business from collapsed DBC
Foodservice giant Brakes has taken on at least £100m worth of business from the administrators of its collapsed rival DBC.
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Brakes touts own label to beat own price rises
Foodservice giant Brakes has urged customers to shun branded products in favour of its Brakes own-brand to save money as it warned of a price hike from 1 February.
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Brakes bids farewell to Barden after just a year
Stefan Barden has left foodservice giant Brakes Group following a management restructure that saw his position as UK chief executive axed.
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Brakes completes capture of new finance chief
Brakes has named its new chief financial officer. Philip Wieland joins from General Healthcare Group.
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Kitchener: sad loss of ‘a man of integrity’
The industry is mourning the loss of Paul Kitchener, who has passed away after a long illness. Kitchener held a number of senior roles in the industry, including chief operating officer of Brakes and CEO of Burton’s Foods. He joined…
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Brakes adds sharing tapas to winter lines
Brakes is targeting the potential of the Christmas sharing market with a new range of pre-prepared tapas as part of its new autumn and winter offer. The tapas options, which include mushroom and Stilton topper, meatballs in a…
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Brakes finance chief Fearn to join brewer Greene King
Brakes Group finance chief Matthew Fearn is leaving the foodservice giant to join Greene King. Fearn, who joined Brakes in 2007, will start at the brewer on 1 September.
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Cash-strapped shoppers slam brakes on grocery growth
Growth in the UK grocery market slowed dramatically over the past three months, as shoppers further reined in their spending in response to inflation.
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Brakes and Compass Group sign record £300m distribution deal
Compass Group has signed what it claims is the UK's largest catering distribution contract with Brakes. From January 2012 Brakes will receive deliveries of £300m worth of frozen, ambient and chilled goods from suppliers at its depots and...
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Barden snapped up to be the new Brakes CEO
Outgoing Northern Foods CEO Stefan Barden has wasted no time in finding a new role as CEO of foodservice giant Brakes.Brakes has been on the lookout since August for a new figurehead to drive its £2bn UK business and Barden's...
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Outgoing Northern boss Barden bags Brakes switch
Outgoing Northern Foods chief executive Stefan Barden has sealed a surprise switch to foodservice giant Brakes.
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Brakes seeking CEO to drive its UK operations
Brakes is looking for a UK CEO to drive the UK business forward while new group CEO Philip Jansen oversees strategy and spearheads its aggressive expansion plans abroad.A spokeswoman for Brakes confirmed the foodservice giant was looking...
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Probe into chemical leak at Brakes depot
An investigation has been launched after a chemical leak at a Brakes distribution centre in Tamworth.Eight people were taken to hospital following the ammonia leak from a refrigeration system during routine maintenance.
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Safety probe after blast at Brakes depot
An investigation is underway following a chemical leak at a Brakes factory in Tamworth on Friday.
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Brakes spree continues as it snaps up Browns
Brakes has bought catering butcher Browns Food Service in its third acquisition of 2010.Browns will still be run as an independent business, led by its current MD Andrew Dalton, and would "sit comfortably alongside" Brakes' range of...
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Fruit and veg complete DBC Foodservice range
DBC Foodservice has launched a range of fresh fruit and veg to help it compete against Brakes and 3663 First For Foodservice.
The range of 70 SKUs means the foodservice provider can now provide its national customer base with a full…