The Wholesale Group has recruited 11 new wholesale members, which collectively now increase annual group turnover to £4.52bn, taking the group’s total wholesale depots to 257 which is claimed to represent more than 13.7% of the total UK wholesale market.
The new members span both retail and foodservice, and include Café Deli in Croydon, McCartney Foodservice in Boston, Consort Frozen Foods in Burgess Hill and Ewoods Foods in Accrington.
“The Wholesale Group continues to go from strength to strength since its inception at the beginning of the year,” said Tom Gittins, joint managing director. “We firmly believed that the formation of a buying group centred around service and focussed on independent wholesalers would create a growth platform for the future, and wholesalers have responded with 11 new members choosing to join us in our first few weeks.”
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“We are absolutely delighted to be joining The Wholesale Group as we continue our next chapter of growth,” said Stephen Sutcliffe, owner, Ewood Foods.
“As part of the group, we are looking forward to collaborating with other like-minded family wholesale businesses, and we welcome the opportunity to further futureproof our business with the group’s bespoke digital marketing support, powerful own brand range and the access it provides to more than 400 supplier partners. The huge benefits offered by the group, including a share of the profits and no membership fees, meant that it was an easy decision to make for our future success.”
The 11 new members will join The Wholesale Group at its first trade show in Cheltenham on 20 March 2025.
“It is clear that independent family wholesale is thriving and has found a true home with The Wholesale Group,” said Gittins. “We remain the only buying group with no membership fees and a share of the profit for every member, a unique selling point which has proved to be compelling in the current market.”
