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JJ Foodservice bolsters Asian food offering with Gatelands acquisition

16 April 2024 by

Wholesaler JJ Foodservice has acquired London-based Gatelands Supplies for an undisclosed sum as part of its expansion plans to supply Asian restaurants.

Products

Fresh Direct appoints Andy Pembroke as managing director

25 January 2023 by

Sysco Great Britain has appointed Andy Pembroke as the new managing director of Fresh Direct, the foodservice fresh produce wholesaler.

Bidcorp UK acquires Harvest Fine Foods and Thomas Ridley Foodservice Products

Bidcorp UK acquires Harvest Fine Foods and Thomas Ridley Foodservice

25 January 2023 by
Menu Fresh launches new wholesale food distribution model Products

Menu Fresh launches new wholesale food distribution model

16 September 2022 by
Brakes resurrects £2m ‘Help for Hospitality’ fund Suppliers

Brakes resurrects £2m ‘Help for Hospitality’ fund

04 July 2022 by
The Ethical Butcher launches wholesale business Products

The Ethical Butcher launches wholesale business

02 March 2022 by

Brakes launches Help for Hospitality campaign Products

Brakes launches Help for Hospitality campaign

30 March 2021 by

UK wholesaler Brakes has announced a new campaign designed to help get hospitality customers back on[...]

Harlech Foodservice to expand management team Products

Harlech Foodservice to expand management team

25 February 2021 by

Harlech Foodservice has hired a team of head hunters to expand its management team.

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

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

04 December 2020 by

While media and government have focused on the challenges caused by the pandemic for restaurants, hotels,[...]

Chancellor announces wholesalers can access local authority grants Products

Chancellor announces wholesalers can access local authority grants

23 October 2020 by

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that new discretionary local authority grants are available to “supply chains[...]

News

Trade associations issue desperate plea to chancellor Rishi Sunak

A coalition of trade associations have sent an open letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for food and drink wholesalers to be given specific support during the coronavirus pandemic."

20 October 2020 by
Brakes joins Marcus Rashford’s child food poverty taskforce News

Brakes joins Marcus Rashford’s child food poverty taskforce

25 September 2020
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Foodservice supplier Brakes has announced its decision to join the Child Food Poverty Task Force, which was formed by Marcus Rashford earlier this month.

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

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

24 September 2020
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The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has called on first minister Nicola Sturgeon to ensure that any new phase of financial support for the hospitality and tourism sectors includes food and drink wholesalers and other businesses in the supply chain.

Wholesalers call for government support to avoid waste of food News

Wholesalers call for government support to avoid waste of food

03 July 2020 by

Wholesalers are calling on manufacturers and government to work to help move ambient and frozen stock[...]

Scottish Wholesale Association joins Scottish Tourism Recovery Taskforce News

Scottish Wholesale Association joins Scottish Tourism Recovery Taskforce

23 June 2020 by

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

MPs back wholesalers’ call for business rates relief Products

MPs back wholesalers’ call for business rates relief

15 June 2020 by

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

Wholesalers call for ‘sector-specific’ emergency measures News

Wholesalers call for ‘sector-specific’ emergency measures

21 May 2020 by

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

News

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

Wholesalers have issued a plea to their hospitality customers, asking for money received through government grants to be used to settle invoices for stock delivered before the coronavirus-imposed lockdown. "

16 April 2020 by
FWD's David Visick: 'This is not a supply chain that can pause, let alone come to a sudden catastrophic stop' News

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

06 April 2020
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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[...]

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

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

30 March 2020
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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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