The FWD has revealed the shortlist for the wholesale section of its annual awards, with the winners set to be announced next month:
Best Use of Data & Insight
AF Blakemore
Bidfood UK
Sysco GB
Best Use of AI
Delifresh
JJ Foodservice
Parfetts
Sustainable Wholesaler of the Year
Bidfood
JW Filshill
Hunt’s Food Group
Wholesale Innovation of the Year
Hunt’s Food Group
JJ Foodservice
United Wholesale (Scotland)
Driver of the Year
Ruairidh Crilley, Bidfood
Dean Harries, Castell Howell Foods
Gavin Roderick, Creed Foodservice
Diversity in Wholesale
AF Blakemore
Creed Foodservice
Sysco GB
Outstanding Customer Service
Nav Goodridge Singh, Bidfood
Constance Keetley, Creed Foodservice
Rob Rowley Williams, Harlech Foodservice
Read more: Parfetts and Bidfood named best wholesalers at FWD awards
Colleague of the Year
Jennie Ewart, Parfetts/Go Local
Dona Jones, Harlech Foodservice
Danny Mitchell, Parfetts/Go Local
Future Leader of the Year
Emma Holden, Country Range Group
Charlotte Parker, Freemans Event Partners
Matthew Hitchen, Trevors Foodservice
Special Recognition Award
Neil Allinson, Castell Howell Foods
Paul Duncalf, Sysco GB
Asim Sarwar, United Wholesale (Scotland)
Best Wholesaler (Turnover up to £50m)
Direct Line Supplies
Dunns Food & Drink
Trevors Foodservice
Foodservice Wholesaler of the Year
Castell Howell Foods
Henderson Foodservice
Sysco GB
Retail Wholesaler of the Year
Booker Group
Parfetts
United Wholesale (Scotland)
