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Appleby Westward Delivers Growth In ‘Challenging’ Market

Appleby Westward, the SPAR wholesaler for the south west of England, saw its sales and profits grow last year despite moves by the major...

Gousto Secures Funding To Support Expansion Plan

Meal-kit firm Gousto has secured £30m in a funding which it plans to invest in technologies such as artificial intelligence to help grow its...

Finsbury Food Returns To Growth

Bakery manufacturer Finsbury Food has returned to growth following a difficult first half. In a trading update for the year ended 29 June, the group...

Musgrave MarketPlace Investing In Branch Upgrades

Irish wholesaler Musgrave MarketPlace has revealed that a total of €2.6m has been invested in two of its branches in the first six months...

GSK Secures EC Approval For Pfizer JV; To Hire Former AstraZeneca...

The European Commission (EC) last week approved GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) planned consumer healthcare joint venture with Pfizer. However, the decision is conditional upon Pfizer selling...

Bestway Confirms Restructuring Of Retail Operations

Further details have emerged about last week’s news that Tony Holmes had stepped down from his position as Retail Director at Bestway Wholesale just...

Travis Perkins Preparing To Offload Wickes

DIY chain Wickes could be sold by its parent company Travis Perkins by the middle of next year for up to £500m. This according to...

LloydsPharmacy To Bolster Operations In Ireland

McKesson-owned LloydsPharmacy is set to acquire Ireland-based Median Healthcare Services and three former Health Express chemists which went into examinership earlier this year. According to...

Iceland’s The Food Warehouse Format Offering Online Delivery

Iceland’s fast-growing The Food Warehouse chain has introduced an online delivery service from nine of its stores. According to trade magazine the Grocer, the outlets...

Heineken Launches Report On Booming Cider Market

Heineken UK has released the second edition of its series of industry reports, Shelf Talk, this time focusing on the booming cider category. The...

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