Wholesaler News

Delegates at this month’s Unitas conference will be challenged and inspired by two prominent keynote speakers; Henry Dimbleby, whose recommendations on sustainable and healthy food provision are expected to influence the Government, and the team-building strategist James Kerr. Dimbleby is the managing Partner of Bramble Partners, and co-founder and former CEO of Leon restaurants. He […]

We have a fantastic new addition to our team with Victoria Lockie, former Head of Retail at Nisa, joining Unitas as Retail Director. Victoria brings many years of experience in the independent convenience sector, including 12 years leading the Nisa Retail field team supporting stores in the UK and Ireland. She is an ambassador for […]

The new 2024 Plan for Profit Licensed & Tobacco Category Guide is now available for free download. This comprehensive guide offers valuable insights and strategies for maximizing sales in the Licensed & Tobacco categories. The guide covers essential SKUs across Beer, Lager, Cider, ARTDs, Spirits, Wine, and Tobacco, ensuring retailers have the must-stock products to […]

National foodservice distributor Direct Line Supplies Ltd (DLS) has become the latest independent wholesaler to join Unitas. DLS offers an extensive range of frozen, chilled, and ambient products, along with packaging and cleaning materials. Established in 1988, this family-owned business has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality service that consistently exceeds customer expectations.  GM […]

Unitas members are seeing incredible savings of up to 38% on business expenditure in the first half of the year through the group’s procurement service in partnership with Auditel, the costs, procurement and carbon solutions company. The scheme leverages the scale of Unitas’ 148 members to negotiate preferential terms with suppliers of non-resale products and […]

We would like to thank our supplier partners for choosing us as their number one retail wholesaler in the 2024 Advantage Report. The Report, which maps and benchmarks business-to-business relationships through feedback from business partners, reveals Unitas as the suppliers’ favourite wholesaler for Overall Performance, Partnership and Execution. The Unitas Support Centre was praised by […]

Unitas members got their first taste of new foodservice products at our Meet the Member event at Whittlebury Park, Silverstone. Against a soundtrack of Formula One cars practising for the British Grand Prix, the members met suppliers in over 1500 one-to-one meetings throughout the two-day session. Many of the 50 suppliers displaying their ranges took […]

Here at Unitas we would like to congratulate our member, JJ Foodservice Limited, for winning the title of National Wholesaler of the Year at the Grocer Gold Awards. The judges said that JJ “has earned a reputation in recent years as an innovative and flexible operator that can react to and thrive in the face […]

Unitas Trading Director Cheryl Hope took the stage at last week’s FWD Live! Event in Manchester to make the case for suppliers’ investment in the wholesale channel. Cheryl told the audience: “There’s such a fantastic growth opportunity to really increase brand visibility and awareness.  If you go around any one of our member depots, they’re […]

Challenging playing conditions didn’t deter Unitas’ On Trade members and their guests raising a huge £2,500 in a ‘Beat the Pro’ golf competition and evening raffle at the Forest of Arden this month. Their donation was matched by Unitas, giving Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice £5,000. The following day’s Meet the Member session was a chance to catch […]