6 May 2025

Tim Fairs joins Bestway Wholesale from McColl’s

Bestway Wholesale has appointed McColl’s customer director Tim Fairs as director of marketing, The Grocer can reveal. Fairs joined the wholesaler this week with responsibility to […]
6 May 2025

Driver crisis: Neither army nor longer hours will solve it, say hauliers

Haulier associations and distributors have slammed the government’s reported intention to scramble army drivers as a solution to the HGV driver crisis. According to research by […]
6 May 2025

Asda invests in foodservice brand-maker startup Lean Kitchen Network

Asda has made an equity investment in foodservice brand-making startup Lean Kitchen Network. The startup will use the funding boost to grow its business, helping large […]
6 May 2025

Mondelez to bring French biscuit brand Lu to the UK

Mondelez is bringing its French biscuit brand Lu to the UK. Four SKUs – Le Petit Chocolat, Le Petit Beurre, Le Petit Biscotte and Le Petit […]
6 May 2025

​Warburtons recruits for distribution roles at new Bognor Regis depot

Warburtons is recruiting for 36 distribution roles at its new Bognor Regis depot. The 35,000 sq ft distribution site, which opened yesterday, will operate 24 hours a […]
6 May 2025

Hill Biscuits brings in former Pladis boss after Paul Monk steps down as chairman

Hill Biscuits has headhunted former Pladis boss Nick Bunker to take over as non-executive chairman after fmcg veteran Paul Monk stepped down from the board, The […]
6 May 2025

City Snapshot: Deliveroo beats expectations as lockdown takeaway habits prove resilient

Top story Deliveroo has grown ahead of expectations in 2021 as demand for the delivery service proved resilient even with Covid restrictions easing. However, the group […]
6 May 2025

Media Bites 11 Aug: Philip Morris, Tesco, Morrisons

Philip Morris is in pole for Vectura race after Carlyle quits auction. The board of Vectura is under pressure over whether to recommend selling the respiratory […]
6 May 2025

Gousto to reroute undeliverable meal kits to the vulnerable through FareShare

Gousto is claiming a first for a meal kit business with plans to reroute failed deliveries to food redistribution charity FareShare. Meal kits that cannot be […]
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