Data shared by Tesco in its Q1 performance update to 30 May provides the first public statement showing detail of the full impact of the pandemic emergency on the wholesaling channel, indicating the specific scale of the asymmetrical effects on retail versus foodservice business.  With total sales for the period boosted to 6.1% by the acquisition of Best Foods in March, Booker’s net like-for-like was just 0.6%.  This disguises massive growth of 23.5% to customers in the independent retail channel, while sales to catering and foodservice customers plunged by 32.1%.  Total value sales for the period were £1.6bn.