Archive of all Wholesalers articles – Page 66
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NewsHenderson Wholesale reports rocketing sales and profits
The company-owned stores division, Henderson Retail posted a 12% increase in turnover to £384m and a 12.9% jump in pre-tax profit to £8.7m
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NewsJJ Food Service launches campaign to recruit women for night shift work
The campaign is focused on its Enfield, Dagenham and Sidcup branches
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NewsParfetts posts 10% jump in turnover as profits surge
The wholesaler’s like-for-like sales grew by 5%
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NewsLeadsom warned over no-deal Brexit impact on food and drink workforce
Trade bodies are calling for a revision down of the suggested £30,000 minimum salary threshold
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NewsExponent buys specialist foods wholesaler East End Foods
Exponent confirmed that several members of the Wouhra family would continue with the £200m turnover business
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NewsHi-Line Wines blames collapse on increased supermarket competition
A winding up petition was presented in August by Kingsway Asset Finance, which claims to be a creditor of the company
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NewsSpiritrade moves into wine, CBD and soft drinks
The platform is moving into wine, soft drinks, CBD-infused drinks and energy drinks
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Amazon a threat to the wholesale sector, or does it offer an opportunity?
Until recently, wholesale has been relatively unscathed by the online giant. But could the advent of Amazon Business change that?
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NewsBidfood makes DTC debut with standalone Catering2You service
The foodservice giant has launched Catering2You.co.uk, a standalone online marketplace aimed at small businesses, event organisers and consumers looking to buy in bulk
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NewsEx-Tulip director Clare Bocking named commercial chief at DCS Group
Bocking will commence her new role with the Banbury-based business at the end of September
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NewsTobacco Track and Trace ‘to be scrapped in no-deal Brexit’
The regulations have been called ‘the biggest regulatory cost to be imposed on the wholesale sector since the introduction of the national living wage’
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NewsJW Filshill posts 7% sales boost despite Brexit concerns
In June, Filshill announced plans to move to a new larger headquarters near Glasgow Airport
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NewsWing Yip opens refurbished Birmingham Business Centre
The Nechells Park Road building comprises 22 multi-purpose units available for local businesses to rent
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NewsAF Blakemore reports ‘tremendous’ year as profits rocket
The wholesaler had made major investments in the period, upgrading and buying new stores, improving logistics and developing IT systems
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NewsNHS hot meals supplier Apetito invests in Brexit stockpiling
The Wiltshire-based distributor supplies 46,000 hot meals daily to NHS patients
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NewsAF Blakemore secures multi-temp warehouse in Bedford
The company will occupy the new distribution depot in 2021, subject to planning permission
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NewsBidfood set to repeat 29 March Brexit stockpiling levels
The wholesaler has been working to ensure it has a ‘sensible level’ of long-life and ambient contingency stock
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NewsConfex signs another member as part of ‘aggressive’ strategy
NBC was unveiled in May, led by former Confex director David Lunt, with 20 Confex wholesalers
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NewsNational Buying Consortium reports strong first month of trading
NBC had purchased a new office in Chipping Norton with four staff now working there
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NewsKitwave acquires chilled product wholesaler Central Supplies
The deal marks Kitwave’s first major acquisition since it bought on-trade alcohol wholesaler HB Clark in 2016