Wholesalers' dismay at ‘highly inefficient’ Diageo move to cut off direct supply to businesses failing to meet minimum order level

Cotswolds-based buying group Confex held its annual conference in Lanzarote at the start of October

The Cotswolds-based buying group Confex has announced strong results for the first half of 2023

Bradford-based, famliy owned wholesaler Adams Foodservice Trading has joined Confex, boosting the Cotswold-based buying group’s turnover by £80m

Talk of recession, war and political upheaval punctuated 2022, but as leading figures say, there is still reason to feel positive for 2023

Change on industry title after four-and-a-half years

New recruits from Scotland add to £3 billion group turnover

Lana Bhikha becomes deputy managing director as she prepares to take top position in the future

The Energy Bill Relief Scheme will provide much-welcomed cost reductions for six months but wholesalers say a longer-term plan is needed for the sector