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Kitwave Group plc, the delivered wholesale business, is pleased to announce that the Company has acquired M.J. Baker Foodservice Limited, the West Country’s leading independent foodservice supplier. Founded in 1999 and based in Newton Abbott, Devon, M.J. Baker offers over 3,500 products in ambient, chilled and frozen foods, together with alcohol, confectionery and non-food items. The leading brands are complemented…
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Kitwave Group plc, the independent, delivered wholesale business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Maxted, Group Operations Director, Head of the Frozen and Chilled division, to the Kitwave Board as Chief Operating Officer with immediate effect. Ben joined the Group in 2011 as the divisional Finance Director of the Automatic Retailing division, a role which he held for…
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Kitwave Group plc, the independent, delivered wholesale business, is proud to announce that David Brind, Chief Financial Officer, and his friend Stuart Jackson are undertaking a 100-mile hike from Berwick to Newcastle, starting on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, in support of the Heart of the Tyne campaign on behalf of the British Heart Foundation (“BHF”). Across the country, every 5…
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We are proud to announce that Kitwave Group’s IPO on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in May has been recognised as ‘Deal of the Year (above £10m)’ at Insider’s North East Dealmakers Awards 2021. The judges felt that, as one of very few IPOs completed in the North East, the deal is a significant boost for the local market….
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AIM listings have a habit of flying under the radar, and this week’s admission to the London market for established independent wholesaler, Kitwave, is no exception. The day turned out to be a success and shares have moved up since the flotation.
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Kitwave Group’s move to go public last week and list on London’s junior AIM market is big news for wholesale. The family-owned business is only the second food and drink wholesaler to be listed from The Grocer’s Big 30 Wholesalers, following Booker, which trades as Tesco. The Initial Public Offering has seen “strong investors” pour £82m into the North Tyneside-based…
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Kitwave-owned on-trade wholesaler HB Clark will be moving to its new Wakefield Hub premises in the autumn after three years of planning. The move will see HB Clark relocate from its current 40,000 sq ft depot in Westgate Brewery, Wakefield to a 65,000 sq ft purpose-built site just under a mile away. The Grocer understands the new premises has cost…
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It’s been a bloody battlefield for the wholesale sector in the pandemic. What’s happened and what’s the outlook? Read full article
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Kitwave Wholesale Group has appointed Mark Earl to the new role of group financial controller, with Laura Wilson-Bell stepping into his previous position as finance director at the group’s chilled and frozen operator, Eden Farm. Earl will report directly to group CFO David Brind and will have day-to-day control along with financial management, while Brind will have a wider strategic…
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Kitwave Wholesale Group, the leading independents’ independent wholesaler, is pleased to announce another year of record financial results for the year ended 30 April 19. The group which was recently named as number 47 in the Sunday Times Top Track 250 list of Britain’s leading privately owned mid-market growth companies, has now reported its 8th year of consecutive growth. During the…
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