Unitas Appoints New Trading Director

Unitas Wholesale has announced the appointment of Gurms Athwal as its new Trading Director, effective from 2nd June. Athwal has more than 25 years of...

Bestway In Final Stages Of Securing New Supply Deal For Costcutter

Weeks after it was revealed that Nisa (now known as Co-op Wholesale) will stop supplying the 1,500-strong Costcutter chain at the end of this...

United Wholesale Scotland Moves Into England Via Acquisition

United Wholesale (Scotland) (UWS) has acquired Time Wholesale Services (TWS) for an undisclosed sum, marking its expansion into England. UWS currently trades from two depots...

TWC Reaffirms Focus On Supporting Growth In Wholesale Sector At Inaugural...

Data and insight consultancy TWC held their inaugural ‘trade briefing’ last week, attended by over fifty of its clients, partners and associates, including senior...

CJ Lang Strengthening Supplier Collaboration To Drive Growth

CJ Lang & Son, the Scottish SPAR wholesaler and convenience retailer, attracted more than 200 suppliers from across the UK to its recent briefing...

Former Unitas Retail Director Joining Morrisons

Morrisons has recruited Victoria Lockie to become its head of wholesale, strategic projects and acquisitions. According to trade publication The Grocer, the former Unitas retail...

Musgrave Launches Supplier Sustainability Initiative

Musgrave, the owner of the SuperValu and Centra chains in Ireland, has launched the Musgrave Supplier Sustainability Initiative (MSSI)  to drive collective action on issues...

New Food Wholesale Buying Group Launched

A new food wholesale buying group called UniCo has been launched in the UK. The members-owned organisation is “dedicated to revolutionising the fast-food and quick...

Parfetts Hires New Trading Director

Parfetts has appointed Cheryl Hope as its new Trading Director. She joins the wholesaler from Unitas, where she led the trading team for three...

SPAR Ireland Outlines Expansion Strategy Following Record Year

SPAR Ireland, which is operated by retail and wholesale group BWG Foods, has launched a new business strategy aimed at “leveraging current momentum” behind...

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