Wholesaler News

Unitas is leveraging its position as the UK’s largest independent wholesale group to offer its 150 members centrally-negotiated rates on overhead purchases including energy supply and agency staff. The introduction of Unitas Procurement Services has already proven beneficial, with one member reporting a significant monthly saving of £20,000. This achievement is a testament to the […]

Unitas are excited to announce that the judging process for the Connect Awards 2024 is now complete and we can reveal the shortlists for the supplier categories. The Connect Awards 2024 take place during the Unitas Trade Show in Liverpool on March 6th and celebrate all the achievements of our Members and Suppliers throughout 2023. […]

The Scottish Wholesale Achievers Awards celebrated its 21st anniversary yesterday evening, Thursday 22nd February 2024 at the O2 Academy in Edinburgh. The awards highlight and reward best practice, outstanding performance and innovation across all areas of the wholesale trade in Scotland and the evening saw Unitas members recognised in an impressive ten awards! All Unitas Member […]

Unitas are excited to announce that the judging process for the Connect Awards 2024 is now complete and we can reveal the shortlists for the seven member categories. The Connect Awards 2024 take place after the Unitas Trade Show in Liverpool on March 6th and will celebrate the achievements of our Members and Suppliers throughout […]

Unitas are proud to announce that we have received a Gold Award from Grocery Aid. GroceryAid provides emotional, practical, and financial support for people working within the grocery sector 24/7 and we are honoured to be recognised for helping to change grocery colleagues’ lives for the better throughout 2023. The support that GroceryAid provide to […]

Caterers Kitchen Premium A-Grade Chips 12/12mm were awarded a CCM Chefs’ Award in the Potato Products category. The CCM Chefs’ Own-Brand Awards 2023 were held on 9th January 2024 in London, and we are delighted to announce, that Caterers Kitchen has been named as the Potato Products Category Winner 2023. These prestigious awards, organised by […]

Unitas Wholesale is delighted to announce the appointment of Cheryl Hope to the Unitas Board. The move follows Cheryl’s promotion to Trading Director earlier this year. Cheryl joined Unitas in 2022 and has been instrumental in successfully implementing a member centric approach. In her role, Cheryl has also enhanced supplier relationships and delivered collaborative initiatives, […]

The highly anticipated FWD Gold Medal awards took place at Old Billingsgate in London on the 30th November 2023 and we are pleased to reveal that six awards were received by our members. These members were recognised for their both their individual and business achievements throughout 2023 and are a testament to the dedication and […]

Unitas Wholesale is pleased to announce the launch of our brand-new Plan for Profit Grocery Category Guide, which highlights the must stock core range lines for independent retailers across grocery, chilled, non-food and frozen. This guidance is updated annually to reflect changing customer behaviours and is developed alongside our supporting category experts, and a network […]

The Asian Trader Awards 2023 will be held on Tuesday 7th November at the Westminster Park Plaza hotel in London. The awards are celebrating their 37th successive year and reward remarkable retailers in the convenience channel. We are pleased to share that following three Unitas Retailers have been announced as finalists for this year’s prestigious […]