Bestway Wholesale

Bestway Wholesale

Wholesale

The best way to grow your food and drinks business.

About us

At Bestway, we’re the UK’s largest trade-only retailer. The biggest. Number one. From pharmacy and cement, to banking and wholesale – you name it, we work with it. And it’s that variety – that sheer scale – that means we can offer so many opportunities for so many people in so many different careers. Whether you’re in finance or marketing, logistics or communications, join us and you’ll join forces with an ambitious group of industry experts who are shaping the way our business – and our industry – develops.

Industry
Wholesale
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
London
Type
Privately Held
Founded
1976
Specialties
wholesale, retail, logistics, and foodservice

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Employees at Bestway Wholesale

Updates

  • We are pleased to announce that Bestway has been honoured with the prestigious GroceryAid Gold Award! The GroceryAid Awards give recognition to the backing they receive from organisations across the industry who go above and beyond within the grocery industry. Winning the Gold Award is a testament to our dedication and hard work on creating awareness, fundraising and volunteering activities. Remember, colleagues working in any area of the industry can access GA's support. This includes manufacturing, supermarkets, independents, wholesalers, distribution, sales and all support functions. If you need financial, emotional, or practical support, call their free helpline on 08088 021 122, or start a live chat and get more information on their website: https://lnkd.in/dR_hgF2 A huge thank you to GroceryAid for this incredible recognition! #groceryaid #groceryindustry #GroceryAidGoldAward #CommunityImpact #GAAWARDS24

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  • We’re delighted to announce that Bestway scores a ‘hat trick’ for best retail own label Best-in winning three awards at the 2024 Cash & Carry Management Own-Brand Awards! The Awards recognise the best own label retail lines in the UK, and the judging is conducted in blind tastings by highly experienced chefs. ✔️The Bestway’s own label range Best-in Raspberry Bakewell Flapjack won the Biscuits Category, with judges citing that the flapjacks had a delicious soft and gooey texture with an intense almond flavour with a hint of raspberry. ✔️The Bestway’s own label range Best-in Rainbow Cookie won the Children’s Selection Category, and the judges commented that the cookies had a nice crunch, were a good size and not too sweet. ✔️The Bestway’s own label range Best-in Rainbow Pencils won the Confectionery Category, and the judges enjoyed the exciting range of colours they come in and they were fizzy to taste and good value. Our Best in range is designed to target value within our partner convenience stores, offering great value and quality to drive category sales, while delivering a minimum margin to the retailer of 30%. To learn more about our award-winning range go to: https://lnkd.in/emrnsB_Y https://lnkd.in/eV6ztYPg An exclusive awards lunch for the winners and special guests was held at the prestigious venue of The Royal Horseguards Hotel in London. We could not be more proud of this achievement!

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  • Our flagship ‘Thank You’ Event is finally here! Exceptional prices only at Bestway’s Great Big Thank You Event! As a way to thank our customers for their loyalty and support in 2024, we have prepared 3 weeks of unmissable deals to kick start 2025 with the best prices. Discover our depot and online surprises: ✅ BOGOFs ✅ Buy 2 get 1 Free offers ✅ Unmissable deals ✅ Big savings with 50%+ PORs ✅ Leading brands & products Join us as we kick off a year of celebrations, honouring 50 incredible years of Bestway supporting independent retailers. Here’s to decades more of support for you, thriving partnerships, progress, and prosperity for our customers! Thank you!

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  • As we wrap up another incredible year, we want to extend our warmest holidays wishes to our colleagues, valued customers and trusted supplier partners. We have a big year coming up in 2025 and looking ahead we could not be more excited to continue fostering support, inspiration, and bring best in class executions and innovative solutions for our customers and supplier partners. We look forward to embracing new opportunities to innovate, collaborate, and achieve great things together. Here's to an amazing year ahead!

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  • What an honour to have been awarded a Gold Medal Award from The Federation of Wholesale Distributors for the Best Use of Data & Insight! 🏆 We are so pleased to share that Bestway Wholesale has once again set the bar in the wholesale industry! In early 2023, we launched our Real-Time Analytics Dashboard—a transformative platform designed to empower suppliers with unparalleled visibility into their brand performance. This innovative tool provides real-time insights into customer buying behaviours on our website, revolutionizing how suppliers optimize their sales and merchandising strategies. By delivering immediate, actionable data, our dashboard has redefined collaboration and enabled suppliers to make smarter, faster decisions that drive results. This achievement reinforces Bestway Wholesale’s position as a trailblazer in leveraging data-driven solutions to lead the industry forward. Here's to driving innovation and setting new benchmarks for success! Many thanks to all our partners and colleagues for making this achievement possible!

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  • One of the fastest growing soft drinks brands in the UK are making a big come back with the much loved Tango Cherry launch! 🍒 Available in 500 ml PMP and plain packs in our depots and online, this launch from Britvic plc promises to help retailers excite the category and answer the demand for popular soft drink flavours. Bestway is committed to delivering innovative and exciting launches for our retailers, showcasing the latest product developments from our forward-thinking suppliers. That’s why we’ve raised the bar once again with dynamic in-depot displays and engaging executions on our website and app. We would like to say a big thank you to all our colleagues who supported with brining this activation to life. We are very lucky to be able to work with such strong supplier partners who continue to trust Bestway to launch their products through the wholesale channel with incredible activations online and in depots. Pop your Tango Cherry! Get Tango’d!

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  • 🚂 All aboard the Profit Express! 🚂 We could not be more excited to announce the launch this year’s Christmas campaign, the Profit Express, live in our nationwide depots and online starting today. Inspired by the magic of the Polar Express, this campaign is packed with exclusive deals, dazzling supplier-branded displays, and high-impact promotions - for our depot and online retailer customers. Guided by the Bestway steam engine, retailers will follow a route to the North Pole filled with breathtaking scenery, exclusive offers, and holiday cheer. Customers can interact with themed “carriages,” each designed to inspire and engage with seasonal offers and immersive displays. With interactive carriages, exciting stops, and unmissable seasonal offers, the Profit Express promises to elevate sales and profitability for our suppliers while supporting the growth of independent retailers during this key festive trading period. A big thank you to all the supplier partners and colleagues involved in bringing this to live! Join us on this unforgettable journey to the North Pole! ❄️✨ #ProfitExpress

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  • What an incredible night at Bestway Awards 2024 yesterday! Colleagues, retailers, supplier partners have all gathered to recognise the talent, vision, determination, and entrepreneurialism that we have seen during 2024. Last night we honoured and celebrated exceptional performance, recognizing those who go above and beyond, demonstrating excellence and a passion for serving and inspiring their communities and customers. The awards presented only begin to reflect the hundreds of impressive nominations we received, each one a testament to the dedication and hard work across our community. To our award-winning retailers, we would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your dedication to operating at the highest standards. To our colleagues, we are so proud to celebrate your heroic efforts across the entire business, going above and beyond the call of duty to achieve extraordinary things. To our supplier partners, we are so grateful for the immense ongoing support and working in strong collaboration with us to make more possible for our customers. Together, we've achieved remarkable milestones, and last night was a powerful reminder of the collective impact we can make. Here’s to another year of growth, collaboration, and continued success as we keep pushing the boundaries of excellence in 2025 and beyond. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees – you truly inspire us all! #BestwayAwards #BestwayAwards2024

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  • What a fantastic evening celebrating our retailers and depots at the prestigious Asian Trader Awards 2024! We could not be more proud to be recognised among the best in our industry, consistently demonstrating excellence, innovation, and dedication. Congratulations to all the winners and their amazing teams for being awarded these esteemed titles: · Wholesale Depot of the Year: Bestway Sher Depot, Kilbirnie Street, Glasgow · Symbol Retailer of the Year: Kersheaup Vagadia, Costcutter Kearsley, Bolton · Off Licence of the Year: Pradeep Thangaraj, Wine Rack, Bicester, Oxford · Tobacco Retailer of the year: Suresh Arulanantham, My Costcutter Murco, Rye, East Sussex · Businesswoman of the Year: Sue Nithyanadan, Costcutter, Epsom, Surrey · Asian Trader of the Year: Shaan Chaudry, Costcutter, Triple A Foodstore, Nuneaton, Warwickshire Thank you Asian Trader for the well-deserved recognition and to all our colleagues who have worked so hard for securing these fantastic wins! #AsianTraderAwards24

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  • NEW EXCLUSIVE Boost Drinks Ltd £1PMP from our key supplier partner has just landed! Offering great value for retailers and end consumers in a generous 500ml can with an amazing value from one of the top energy stimulation brands in the UK. At Bestway we are always looking for ways to bring incredible value to our key supplier partners and retailers and bring new products first in the market. This latest addition is just the beginning of what’s to come as we continue to strengthen our offerings with premium products at unbeatable prices and exceptional value. Bigger cans, bigger value, bigger sales!

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