WHOLESALE
HANCOCKS
Hancocks marks 60 years with birthday bash The celebrations get underway tomorrow with an in-store event at the wholesaler's Bristol depot.
Hancocks Bristol opened in 1983 when Ray and Liz Hancock began wholesaling confectionery from their sweet shop.
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ancocks is kicking of its 60th anniversary celebrations with an in-store event tomorrow for customers and suppliers at its Bristol depot. Sponsored by Haribo, Nestlé, Mondelez and Frisia, the celebration will include a number of retailer offers, prize draws and giveaways. Retailers will also have the chance to hear about Hancocks’ plans for the year ahead and new confectionery lines to be introduced.
Hancocks’ Bristol depot was the sixth to open back in 1983, just 21 years after the businesses original founding in 1962 – when Ray and Liz Hancock began wholesaling confectionery from their sweet shop. The depot, one of 14 Hancocks locations around the UK, supplies a number of busy seaside resorts and theme parks along the South West coast with seasonal treats including lollies, candy floss and pick and mix.
Hancocks’ Bristol store manager Daniel Hancock said the event would be the perfect chance to talk to retailers about its plans for the year and new lines. Hancocks’ Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Summerley added: “Reaching such a milestone anniversary is a testament to how our teams across the business work together, the service and products we’re able to supply to retailers, however large or small and the suppliers we work with on a daily basis."
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