Tesco staff and customers have raised more than £6.1m for their Charity of the Year, Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Industry Announcements
Galaxy chocolate to become Rainforest Alliance certified
9 April 2009
Mars today announces that by 2010 all Galaxy milk chocolate bars will carry a Rainforest Alliance Certified seal in the UK & Ireland.
Walkers Champions Retailers to Support Local Communities!
31 March 2009
Walkers, the UK’s No. 1 crisps and snacks manufacturer, is proud to launch its exciting Retailer Champions initiative. Developed to showcase and reward impulse retailers who are following leading category advice and growing their sales of Crisps & Snacks, Walkers Retailer Champions gives independent retailers the chance to receive a share of £11,000 to donate to local community projects, and a chance to win free stock for their stores.
Palmer and Harvey launch Sweetdirect van sales operation
30 March 2009
Following the success of Snacksdirect, Palmer and Harvey, the UK’s largest wholesale distributor, is delighted to announce the launch of Sweetdirect – a brand new direct to store van sales service supplying a range of confectionery and sweet brands to over 20,000 independent retailers.
Service announcement: whatsmybrand.com
20 March 2009
Whatsmybrand.com is currently experiencing problems with our ‘.com’ URL. But please do not be concerned as we are still available at www.whatsmybrand.co.uk and our partners can still access and publish their data at http://partners.co.uk
Waitrose MD is new Caravan fundraising head
20 March 2009
Last month the great and the good of the Grocery Industry once again came together for the Annual Diamond Ball, the first national fundraiser of 2009 for Caravan, the grocery industry charity. The event was a huge success and thanks to the generosity of all who attended the money raised will look after 160 of [...]
Co-operative Food MD joins Caravan as trustee
19 March 2009
Caravan, the charity for the UK grocery and FMCG marketplace is delighted to announce and welcome Tim Hurrell, Co-operative Food Retail Managing Director to its Board of Trustees.
Pro-retail 2009 – Palmer & Harvey prepares for its annual trade show
10 March 2009
Pro-retail is celebrating 27 years at the forefront of independent retailing with a series of exciting new exhibits for the show.
Sainsbury’s renews contract with GlobalExpense
13 February 2009
Sainsbury’s, one of the leading food retailers in the UK, has renewed its contract with GlobalExpense, one of Europe’s largest payers of employee expenses, to outsource its expense management process for a further five years.
ADM Londis takes on voice picking system from TDG
12 February 2009
ADM Londis plc, one of Ireland’s fastest growing premier symbol groups and TDG, European supply chain specialist, announce a €650,000 (£587,700) investment in a voice picking system for ADM Londis’ 90,000 sq ft warehouse & distribution facility in Johnstown, Co Kildare.
