Booker announced at its annual general meeting plans to give staff a stake in the business with a share incentive scheme for senior employees and a Save As You Earn Scheme for all staff.

Musgrave Group has closed three Holmes cash and carry depots in Northern Ireland, and plans to convert the rest to its format.

The Prime Minister's call to make the saving of food as important as saving energy has prompted the My Shop is Your Shop (MSYS) campaign to recognise the issue as a positive sales builder for local shops.

Key Lekkerland has announced it will close its head office and transfer management of its national accounts to members.

One of the highest profile leaders in the wholesale sector has announced that he will be retiring in March 2009.

Makro is aiming to increase its staff's understanding of customers' businesses by arranging for them to work in restaurants, pubs and caterers across the UK.

My Shop Is Your shop (MSYS) campaigners hailed its centrepiece of National Independents' Week as the most effective yet with the biggest ever deployment of wholesalers and big brand supplier staff helping retailers in-store.

The total grocery and foodservice wholesale market grew 2% in 2007 to £24.1bn, according to the IGD.