Wholesale

All in it together: restarting the wholesaler to buyer journey during Covid

04 December 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

While media and government have focused on the challenges caused by the pandemic for restaurants, hotels, cafés, pubs and bars, there has been less support for the producers, manufacturers, suppliers and wholesalers.

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Chancellor announces wholesalers can access local authority grants

23 October 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that new discretionary local authority grants are available to “supply chains of those serving the hospitality industry”.

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Trade associations issue desperate plea to chancellor Rishi Sunak

20 October 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

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Brakes joins Marcus Rashford’s child food poverty taskforce

25 September 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

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Scotland’s wholesalers call on Nicola Sturgeon to pledge financial support to supply chain

24 September 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

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Wholesalers call for government support to avoid waste of food

03 July 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

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Scottish Wholesale Association joins Scottish Tourism Recovery Taskforce

23 June 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has been invited to participate in the new Scottish Tourism Recovery[...]

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MPs back wholesalers’ call for business rates relief

15 June 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

More than 50 MPs have joined the Federation of Wholesale Distributors’ call for food and drink[...]

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Wholesalers call for ‘sector-specific’ emergency measures

21 May 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

Wholesalers should have access to the same government support as the retail, hospitality and leisure businesses[...]

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Wholesalers ask hospitality operators to pass grant cash up the supply chain

16 April 2020 by Emma Lake

Wholesalers have issued a plea to their hospitality customers, asking for money received through government grants[...]

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FWD's David Visick: 'This is not a supply chain that can pause, let alone come to a sudden catastrophic stop'

David Visick, director of communications at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors, (FWD), shares his thoughts on the vital importance of foodservice distributors and the key role they will play in rebuilding the hospitality sector as the UK starts to plan a coronavirus exit strategy."

06 April 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

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Minister says wholesale and takeaway employees are key workers ‘delivering a vital service’

30 March 2020

by Katherine Price

Employees of wholesale and takeaway businesses are key workers “delivering an absolutely vital service”, according to the minister for environment, food and rural affairs.

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