James Badger
James covers the wholesale, convenience and retail sectors for The Grocer.
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- Tel:
- 01293 610261
- Email:
- james.badger@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsCook on track to launch 15 frozen vending machines by Christmas
The B Corp business announced in March that it was implementing the new machines, which are manufactured by smart vending operator Mother
- News
Q Catering launches new online ordering platform
The wholesaler said the new solution would offer “ease and convenience” to its customers across the UK
- News
Sysco announces strategic partnership with Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
The research foundation was set up by Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse in 2019, following the death of their daughter Natasha three years prior
- News
Grocery legend Charles Wilson awarded CBE
Wilson is a long-serving champion of GroceryAid, serving as the charity’s president from January 2020 to December 2021
- News
Castell Howell sales jump as Welsh free school meals rollout accelerates
In 2019, the Welsh government announced its intention that all primary school pupils would receive a universal free school meal by 2024
- News
Harlech Foodservice wins contract to supply NHS Wales
As part of the deal, Harlech will supply 450 lines of dry store products, including canned goods, rice and pulses to 120 locations across Wales
- Comment & Opinion
Cawston Press leans into comedy cult status thanks to James Acaster
Cawston’s comedy and cocktails evening was an entertaining night for a good cause
- News
Brakes launches new campaign to capitalise on ‘plant forward’ trend
Plant forward cooking places a greater focus on plant-based foods, without strictly limiting the consumption of animal products
- News
Pesticide use in UK farming declines but activist concerns remain
According to the pesticide usage survey, between 2016 and 2020, both the overall weight of pesticides and the area of land treated fell by around 25%
- News
Foodservice wholesaler RD Johns’ turnover jumps by 66% in 2022
The improved offering helped the company to bring in £7m of business from new customers across the hospitality, education and care sectors
- News
Regal Wholesale turnover passes £20m mark in 2022
The figures mean the wholesaler remains on track to meet its turnover target of £25m by 2025
- News
JJ Foodservice installs 2,000 solar panels at three further depots
The business has also invested £2.5m to replace gas-powered counterbalance and power pallet trucks with electric equivalents
- News
JJ Foodservice chief transport officer Mick Montague retires
As chief transport officer, Montague was instrumental in co-ordinating the opening of the foodservice specialist’s first branches across the UK
- News
Costco profits jump 44% to £120.6m in 2022
Fuel sales were improved by the opening of a new petrol station in Watford, which took the business’s total to 19 petrol stations across 29 warehouse sites
- News
Harlech Foodservice appoints Josie Swift as head of purchasing
After joining Harlech as a purchasing assistant in 2021, Swift was promoted to supply chain manager in just six months
- News
Brakes installs solar panels at its Aylesford depot
Sysco GB, Brakes’ parent company, plans to cut carbon emissions overall by 27.5% between 2019 and 2030
- The Big Interview
Sysco GB chief executive Peter Jackson: ‘I don’t normally do interviews’
Sysco is a foodservice colossus yet much like its CEO in the UK, prefers to keep a low profile. In a rare interview, he opens up about the company’s plans
- News
Foodservice wholesaler RD Johns moves into new HQ
The business, which supplies customers across the south of England, said the facility would improve capacity and boost growth
- News
Thomas Ridley wins City Pub Group supply contract
The new deal follows the acquisition of Thomas Ridley by Bidcorp in January. It is now part of the Caterfood Group
- News
Sugro rebrands as it expands into new categories
The group has begun to focus on foodservice, catering, non-food and alcohol products alongside its traditional confectionery and impulse offering
