Bestway Wholesale managing director Dawood Pervez is the new Chairman of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD), taking over the post from Coral Rose of Fairway Foodservice in January. He becomes the 61st person to head the trade association in its 104-year history. A Council member since 2018, Dawood has always been a keen supporter of the work FWD does to represent the interests of its 600 wholesale members to Government, suppliers and beyond.
Over 20 tonnes of vital medicines has left the UK heading for Pakistan where it will be distributed to victims of the recent flooding disaster and resulting humanitarian disaster. The medicines, donated by Bestway Group, are being flown to Islamabad by Virgin Atlantic Cargo who are transporting the medication. The medicines will help the 3.2million people who have lost their homes and livelihoods and been displaced by the flooding which left more than a third of the country under water, and damaged more than 4million acres of crops.
Manchester’s SPAR stores owned by independent retailer Paul Stone have reached one million sandwich sales helping to support the work of Marie Curie Nurses. Paul Stone owns five Manchester SPAR stores in total at City Tower, Oxford Road, Princess Street, Piccadilly, and St Mary’s Gate, and collectively, the stores have sold one million sandwiches since Marie Curie became SPAR UK’s national charity partner in November 2016. One penny from every sandwich and wrap sold in a SPAR store in the North of England goes to Marie Curie, meaning that over £10,000 has been raised for the UK’s leading end of life care charity in the six-year period, helping to support more than 500 Marie Curie nursing hours.
Caterforce shared positive news around its sales growth and investment back into the group at its sixth conference. The event, Connect and Inspire, was held at the ICC Wales and The Celtic Manor Resort, a long-standing customer of Caterforce member Castell Howell. The event, which was attended by more than 250 delegates, kicked off with an invaluable ‘meet the member’ networking session before presentations from senior members of the group talking about marketing initiatives, sustainability and regional specialisms, our special report reveals.
Convenience retailers looking to stay relevant must improve, streamline, and automate in-store operations to elevate the customer experience. This is according to Andrew Blatherwick, Chairman Emeritus and Advisor at RELEX Solutions. Quick commerce businesses have made aggressive moves into the convenience space, promising delivery of small baskets within as little as 10 minutes, says our special report.
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