Welcome to the April issue of Wholesale Manager. One of Wales’ leading independent foodservice wholesalers has reduced carbon emissions by more than 247 tonnes, donated £10,000 to charitable causes, and increased job and training opportunities. Harlech Foodservice has produced its inaugural environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report, despite not being affected by the climate-related financial disclosure mandate.
Kitwave Group plc, the delivered wholesale business, is pleased to announce that the Group has acquired the entire issued share capital of Total Foodservice Solutions Limited, a leading independent food wholesaler in the North of England. Established over 130 years ago, Total Foodservice delivers wholesale catering supplies of around 4,000 product lines including chilled, frozen and ambient food, non-food and cleaning products.
The vibrant setting of Sun City in South Africa played host to the SPAR UK 2024 Conference, where 480 independent SPAR retailers and families, national account customers, company owned store colleagues, suppliers, RDC and central office leaders attended the highly anticipated business event between 12-16 March 2024. The event, held at The Palace of the Lost City, Sun City, brought together a record number of UK professionals from across SPAR and the convenience sector for a winning exchange of ideas, insights, collaborations and charity-giving.
JJ Foodservice is a family-owned independent company, established in 1988. Its 12 nationwide branches are staffed by nearly 1,000 employees and the group works with more than 400 active local and global suppliers to supply over 3,000 product lines. Kaan Hendekli, Chief Operating Officer at JJ Foodservice, tells our Focus on Foodservice page how the group’s recently opened new depot at Wimbledon is performing and about JJ’s ambition to open three to four branches in London.
A host of the UK’s most iconic sporting events, including the Six Nations, the FA Cup Final and the Cheltenham Gold Cup, are set to provide fans with cutting edge carbon footprint information about the food and drink they choose to purchase. The move comes thanks to a new partnership struck between Freemans Event Partners, the UK based multi-service event partner, and food sustainability experts Klimato. In a Focus on Foodservice interview, Simon Hanna, Chief Operations Officer, Freemans Event Partners, tells Wholesale Manager about the partnership with Klimato and what benefits Freemans gets from being a member of Confex.
B Corp, as a movement, was created in 2006, and it has now grown to having over 8,000 registered companies in 96 countries. Currently, there are over 2,000 B Corp certified brands in the UK, with an ever-growing number signing up, while a glance at the B Corp directory shows a number of brands successfully gaining B Corp accreditation in March 2024, writes Epicurium’s Marketing Manager, Richard Jefferson in a special report.
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