FWD announces winners of 2021 Gold Medal Awards

Date: November 26, 2021Leave a comment

The FWD announced the winners of its 2021 Gold Medal Awards last night (25 November) at Old Billingsgate, London. Wholesaler awards: Retail Wholesaler: Parfetts Foodservice Wholesaler: Creed Foodservice Smaller Wholesaler: […]

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Nick Redford of Zest Food Partners wins Start-Up Entrepreneur award

Date: November 25, 2021Leave a comment

Nick Redford, strategy director of Zest Food Partners, has been named Start-Up Entrepreneur of the Year for the North West at the 2021 Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Launched in 2012, […]

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GAP Convenience Distribution wins BP award

Date: November 25, 2021Leave a comment

G.A.P Convenience Distribution – part of the James Hall & Co group – has won an award for its flexible support to fuel station operator BP. Preston-based G.A.P was named […]

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Butterkist links with new Spider-Man film for on-pack promotion

Date: November 24, 2021Leave a comment

KP Snacks has launched an on-pack promotion for Butterkist, celebrating the release (on 17 December) of the new Sony Pictures film, Spider-Man: No Way Home. The promotional packs feature images […]

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M&J Seafood supports initiative to promote British mussels in schools

Date: November 24, 2021Leave a comment

M&J Seafood is one of several organisations involved in a ‘Mussel Power’ initiative this week whereby 8,000 students in over 200 schools will get to taste British mussels. The activity […]

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SPAR hits £2m milestone in fundraising for Marie Curie

Date: November 24, 2021Leave a comment

SPAR has hit the milestone of raising £2 million for Marie Curie since its partnership with the charity began in 2017. The money raised through in-store fundraising, customer donations and […]

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Filshill’s Amanda Casey to host WiW wellness briefing

Date: November 24, 2021Leave a comment

Amanda Casey (pictured), health & safety manager at JW Filshill, is running a Women in Wholesale (WiW) breakfast briefing focusing on mental health and wellness. The Zoom session will take […]

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Woods Foodservice wins Confex Green Wholesaler award

Date: November 24, 2021Leave a comment

Woods Foodservice has won the Confex Green Wholesaler of the Year award, sponsored by Inspired Energy, in celebration of its environmental initiatives. The Uxbridge-based wholesaler is a certified Carbon Neutral […]

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Nisa targets 1000 more stores to support Too Good To Go

Date: November 24, 2021Leave a comment

Nisa has launched a campaign to increase the number of stores supporting the Too Good To Go initiative, which fights food waste. To mark two years of working with Too […]

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Brakes’ Virtual Winter Food Festival offers ideas and guidance

Date: November 24, 2021Leave a comment

Brakes’ Virtual Winter Food Festival, which is live until 14 January 2022, offers foodservice operators ideas and insights as they look to navigate the challenges of the festive season and […]

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GroceryAid Sporting Lunch hits fundraising record

Date: November 20, 2021Leave a comment

GroceryAid’s Sporting Lunch has raised more than £633,000 for the charity – a record amount for this annual event. Held at Grosvenor House, London, the lunch was attended by more […]

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Sugro offsets convention carbon emissions by planting trees

Date: November 20, 2021Leave a comment

Sugro has taken a forward-thinking approach to offsetting the carbon emissions for its recent convention in Dubai. Working with Creating Tomorrow’s Forests, the Sugro team were able to calculate the […]

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