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Retail arm for wholesaler Ethnic foods C&C/wholesaler New Delhi Cash & Carry has opened a retail store in Liverpool after securing funding from NatWest. L7 Village Market has begun trading on the 10,000 sq ft former Aldi site on Prescot Road in Fairfield. Director Kemal Aslan, told Cash & Carry Management that Liverpool-based NDCC has been supplying ethnic food to Merseyside caterers and retailers since 1967. “This year we are aiming for a turnover of around £14m from the C&C/wholesale business. “We have a 21,000 sq ft site for the C&C side and another a few miles away for delivered trade (26,000 sq ft). Delivered is the greater part of our business.
Kemal Aslan outside New Delhi Cash & Carry’s retail store.
“We make around 400 deliveries a week using 10 vehicles. Most of these are in the Merseyside area, but we have also been extending towards the Lake District.” Although NDCC has traditionally specialised in South Asian foodstuffs, the new supermarket is stocking a broader range of produce,
including Chinese, Thai, Greek and Eastern European food. The company moved out of retailing in 1998 to focus on C&C/wholesaling to the catering industry. It now feels the time is right to start again. Tel: New Delhi Cash & Carry 0151-220 8281.
Keeping gas workers satisfied Landmark Wholesale member JW Gray & Co has been awarded a four-year contract to supply goods to the Laggan-Tormore facility about 85 miles north-west of the Shetland Islands. It can accommodate up to 900 gas and oil construction workers at Sella Ness. The Laggan-Tormore project involves the construction of an offshore gas terminal
as well as sub-sea facilities and pipelines to support the extraction of gas and associated materials. Iain Johnston, director of the wholesaler, with depots in Lerwick and Kirkwall, said: “I am absolutely delighted that after months of hard work and negotiation, Compass Catering has awarded us this contract. “I have tried to include
Johnston: ‘Absolutely delighted’.
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local infrastructure and product into the project and I am pleased that local dairy produce will be incorporated into the supply chain and that Shetland Transport will be used to ship goods. “Credit must go to our staff, who have shown great willingness to help with this important contract.” JW Gray & Co managing director George Hepburn commented: “We have shown yet again that we can compete with our mainland competition and retain vital income and jobs in Shetland.” The company, which also has a bonded warehouse, supplies the licensed, retail, foodservice and catering trades with fresh, chilled, frozen, canned and dry food. Tel: JW Gray & Co (01595) 693749.
Care homes contract 3663 has won a two-year food and drink contract with retirement community group Sunrise Senior Living. The deal is valued at more than £2m a year. After supplying Sunrise Care Homes with wines & spirits across the 27 sites nationwide through ViVAS, the foodservice specialist’s joint venture with wine company Bibendum, 3663 has
One of the 27 care homes.
now been asked to deliver grocery, frozen and chilled products through buying company Pelican. Taz Hussain, 3663’s national account manager, said: “We’re delighted that Sunrise Senior Living decided we should supply all their food and drink needs. This is a great account win.” Tel: 3663 (0370) 3663 000.
Budget range SPAR has launched an ownlabel economy range in the UK, following its success in seven European countries. S Budget comprises 33 ‘everyday essentials’ in fresh, grocery and household, including baked beans, Cheddar cheese, chopped tomatoes, energy drinks, lemonade and juice, bleach, kitchen towels and washingup liquid. The range, available through group wholesalers, will be regularly monitored. Tel: SPAR UK 020-8426 3700.
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