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The FWD Gold Medal Awards return to Old Billingsgate on Thursday 28 November 2024. Nominations are now open for what is set to be a fantastic event, celebrating wholesalers and suppliers in the sector.   This year boasts 13 wholesale awards and 12 Supplier Award categories. These include the newest additions: the sought-after Diversity in Wholesale awards and Sustainability awards   As in previous years, the awards recognise not only companies but individuals within the sector. These include the popular wholesale award categories: Wholesale Star, Wholesale Manager, Customer Development, Star Driver, Telesales Star and Emerging Talent, and the Emerging Talent supplier award category.   FWD’s membership has grown in the past 18 months and we look forward to an even greater range of entries. But that is down to you! Suppliers must be nominated by an FWD wholesale member so get your thinking caps on and submit a vote for the top suppliers you work with! The only caveat is they must be an FWD member. Other supplier awards open for nominations: Emerging Talent, Sustainable Supplier and Diversity in Wholesale. If you’re a supplier and feel you should be recognised, submit a nomination before the September cut-off date!   Wholesaler awards open for nominations: Retail Wholesaler, Foodservice Wholesaler, On Trade Wholesaler, Wholesaler with Turnover up to £50m, Diversity in Wholesale, Data & Insight, Sustainable Wholesaler and individual wholesale awards: Wholesale Star, Wholesale Manager, Customer Development, Star Driver, Telesales Star and Emerging Talent.   Submit a nomination and book tickets for the FWD Gold Medal Awards: https://www.fwdapp.co.uk   Watch our film featuring 2023 Gold Medal winners: Kane Pearce, JJ Foodservice, Customer Development Gold Medal winner; Patrick Nayler, Creed Foodservice, Wholesale Manager; Issy Blatherwick, Budweiser Brewing Group, Emerging Talent Gold Medal winner; Gail Davidson, Henderson Foodservice, Telesales Star, and Sustainable Supplier winner, Budweiser Brewing Group: https://lnkd.in/djGBZtvx #wholesale #foodanddrink #UK #suppliers #awards

A fantastic Introduction to Wholesale session at Parfetts / Go Local Birmingham today. Thanks for hosting us! More than 2,000 people have benefitted from our 'How to Win' programme of in-depot training days. This session is the ideal starter pack for anyone involved in the channel, providing the insigh and advice you’ll need for success. Our speakers include wholesalers, suppliers and data analysts who cover: - Size and scale of the market - How wholesale works - Customer and consumer insight - Wholesaler and supplier perspectives - Partnerships and promotions - Depot tour - Lunch Next up: How to Win in Foodservice at Bidfood, Slough on 14 August. Limited places remaining. This is a free event for FWD wholesale and supplier members.

Collaboration is the name of the game in wholesale, as we find out when Infor, FWD Service Provider member, joins wholesale member Reynolds Catering Supplies Ltd for the latest episode of WholeStory. Hot off the back of our annual conference, there's plenty of continuity surrounding pressing topics for the sector: cyber security, AI and sustainability. "For Reynolds, Net Zero is up there with cyber security" says Richard Calder. And Infor are the ones helping Reynolds on this journey, providing the tools to help capture the data around sustainability reporting. While net zero is very much a journey for customers at the moment, legislation is driving it. Infor know that AI will be a natural part of people's application development in the future. Andy and the team are here to make it easier and faster for people to adopt AI in their business. Tune in and find out more. Available now on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e7sT6jgJ Or listen via Podbean: https://lnkd.in/eADeNX52 #podcast #wholesale #foodanddrink #uk #BringingWholesaleTogether

We're back from Manchester after FWD Live! 2024, our annual conference bringing wholesale together. See all the photos from the day here: https://lnkd.in/euBDTjAY Thank you to everyone who attended our sessions. You asked and we listened: more expert speakers, a diverse range of topics... Thank you to: RSM for their session on cyber crime Choco for their session on AI 3Keel for their session on sustainability Corin & Co of their session on diversity and inclusion Lumina Intelligence for their session on the Future of Food to Go Cirkle for their session on social media and influencers DGA Group for their political update ahead of 4 July! Our fantastic keynote - a global leading hostage negotiator who looked at how to win a negotiation Our wholesale panel: WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS P L C Unitas Wholesale Nisa Retail Confex Ltd #FWDLive2024 #wholesale #foodanddrink #conference #uk

FWD Live! 2024 is underway and our wholesale panel had plenty to talk about.... https://lnkd.in/eBQhN6Kz

As we kick off FWD Live! 2024, we want to say a huge thank you to our sponsors for helping make this event possible. We listened to feedback and are delighted to present more expert insight than ever before across a range of topics including cyber crime, diversity and inclusion, sustainability and more. Tonight's raffle is in aid of FareShare UK and we have some fantastic prizes available donated by FWD supplier members. Enjoy your day and join in using the hashtag #FWDLive24 #bringingwholesaletogether

We look forward to welcoming you to FWD Live! 2024. Our annual conference takes place tomorrow and we're excited to deliver a packed programme including 'Get Ready to Influence' with Amy Searle and Rebecca Holmes at Cirkle