Archive of all Wholesalers articles – Page 70
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InterviewsMushtaque Ahmed: how JJs used tech to become a force in foodservice
How did the ‘Kebab Boys’ become a force in foodservice? And why has the business prospered during the pandemic?
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NewsFoodservice wholesaler Hunt’s expands retail operation
The expansion comes as the family-owned business continues to be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsSWA urges hospitality sector support as Scottish businesses are closed
It comes as first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced new tougher measures for restaurants, pubs and bars in Scotland yesterday
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NewsBidfood sheds 500 jobs and closes five depots as result of coronavirus
Bidfood has made in excess of 500 employees redundant
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NewsPricecheck establishes Belgian subsidiary to enable post-Brexit EU trade
Wholesaler has also hired Suzanne Alecrim as customs and compliance officer
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NewsACS commercial director Paul Chamberlain to step down
Chamberlain will step down in March 2021 after a six-month notice period
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NewsBestway pleads with suppliers for fair stock allocations as demand creeps up
The wholesale giant has begun to see demand rise across a number of products such as alcohol, ambient grocery and toilet roll
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NewsLomond rehires redundant staff as sales soar after hospitality reopening
The Glasgow-based operator laid off 40 employees, reducing its headcount from 113 to 73, during lockdown
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NewsJames Hall adds stores to successful Too Good To Go food waste trial
The Spar wholesaler has sold 459 bags of surplus stock in just two weeks
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NewsParfetts rolls out carbon reduction programme
As part of a raft of measures, the business has installed electric car charge points at its head office in Stockport
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NewsUnitas finance director Andrew Thewlis to retire
He will leave the buying group in February after a six-month notice period
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NewsCountry Range Group splits from Unitas
CRG is the second buying group to exit Unitas within the past three months following Confex’s sudden exit in June
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NewsBrakes joins Marcus Rashford’s child food poverty taskforce
Brakes joins some of the country’s biggest names in grocery including Aldi, Tesco, Iceland and Kellogg’s in backing the Manchester United Star’s campaign
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NewsWholesalers issue urgent plea to government following latest hospitality restrictions
In response to the “body blow” of new restrictions imposed on the hospitality sector last night, the Federation of Wholesale Distributors has written to MPs once again urging them to help lobby the Treasury for an extension to business rate relief
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Comment & OpinionWholesalers may not survive curfew without government help
The wholesale sector should surely be entitled to business rates relief
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NewsBurger boom helps Harlech Foodservice sales soar above expectations
The government’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme has helped the business beat expectations of a ’lengthy and uncertain’ recovery
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NewsBestway and Iceland link for Bargain Booze concessions at The Food Warehouse
A trial kicked off this month, with dedicated Bargain Booze sections introduced at stores in York, Poole and Cheltenham
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NewsTesco ‘affecting competition’ as it secures exclusive NPD deals for Booker, say wholesalers
One senior wholesale source described the move as “anti-competitive”
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NewsJJ Food Service aims to be ‘one stop shop’ for Japanese restaurants with new range
Its new Japanese range will consist of more than 200 sushi products
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NewsBFFF asks members for financial help
The trade body is expecting its revenues to be down around 40% this year