Sugro UK, the leading member-owned buying and marketing group has appointed Sue Hubber as their Business Development Manager for the South.

Sue Hubber has joined Sugro UK as a Business Development Manager. Sue has 25 years of experience at Britvic covering convenience, forecourts and grocery as well as extensive wholesale knowledge working with the likes of Tea Times Trading and First Quality Foods.

Sugro UK Head of Commercial and Marketing Yulia Petitt said: “I am absolutely delighted to welcome Sue to the Sugro Family. Sue has an extensive knowledge of the wholesale industry having spent over 25 years at Britvic looking after the convenience channel. I am confident that with Sue’s skills and experience in the industry she will be a great asset for the business.”

“Sugro has had 17 consecutive years of growth and it continues with its strong performance in 2023, with year-to-date growth of 31%, compared to the same period in 2022. Sugro commercial strategy with a large focus on digitalisation, diversification into catering, alcohol & non-food categories and member centric approach continues to drive the business forward with another strong year of growth predicted by the Group in 2023 so it is very exciting to be able to expand our Commercial Team by appointing the second Business Development Manager who will be able to focus on our Members in the South whilst Shruti Senapati, Sugro Business Development Manager who re-joined the business over 3 months ago, will continue with her support for the Northern based Members.”

Sue Hubber added “I am delighted to be part of the Sugro team joining a very pro-active and growing buying group. I am looking forward to drawing on past experiences in soft drinks and snacking to build and develop new connections.”