The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) hosted the Gold Medal Awards last Thursday, a celebration of the channel’s best wholesalers and suppliers. Today’s Group members dominated the evening with ten nominations and three Awards. Bestway and Booker received two Awards each. The event was held as the HAC Royal Artillery Gardens in London. We’d like to congratulate all the winners and runners up, listed below.
Cash and Carry Manager (Independent)
- Winner Altaf Khanjra, Khanjra International Foods
- Shortlisted: Sony Bihal, Time C&C; Fukhera Khalid, Elbrook C&C
- Read our profile of Khanjra here
- Read our profile of Time Cash & Carry here
Wholesaler Service to Retail
- Winner: JW Filshill
- Shortlisted: DeeBee, Savage & Whitten
- Read our profile of J W Filshill here
- Read how DeeBee is growing sales with own-label lines here
Wholesaler service to foodservice
- Winner: MJ Baker Foodservice
- Shortlisted: P&H Direct; Total Foodservice
- Read our profile of P&H Direct here
Environmental Initiative in the Wholesale Channel
- Winner: Booker
- Shortlisted: East End Foods, 3663
- Read our profile of East End Foods here:
Green Wholesaler of the Year
- Winner:3663
- Shortlisted: Booker; JW Filshill Sutherland Brothers
- Read the latest news from 3663 here
Cash and Carry Manager (Multiple)
- Winner: Alan Evans, Blakemore Newport
- Shortlisted: Rob Butler, Booker Swansea, Steve MacDonald, Costco Farnborough
- Read our profile of Costco Watford in the December issue of BW, out this week.
Cash and Carry Depot Team
- Winner: Bestway Nuneaton
- Shortlisted: Alfa Wholesale, Glasgow, Gold Star Cash & Carry, Harrow
- See how Gold Star is winning with ethnic foods
Gold Medal Shop Floor Worker
- Winner: Dan Brown, Booker Watford
- Shortlisted: Nazaqat Ali, Blakemore Birmingham, Mehul Patel, Dhamecha Wembley
Gold Medal for Delivered Depot Manager
- Winner: Graham Barton, P&H Hemel Hempstead :
- Shortlisted: Steve Jones, 3663 Manchester Sud Patel, Turner & Wrights Bolton
- Read what Paul Hagon, group strategy and development director at P&H, said at our Wholesaler Roundtable in the December issue of BW, out this week.
Delivered Wholesale Driver
- Winner: Anthony Beardsall, Creed Foodservice Ilkeston
- Shortlisted: Keith Ball, P&H Saltash, Rob Hughes, P&H Birtley, Shane Weaver, 3663 Swansea
Young Wholesaler of the Year
- Winner: Muhammad Asad, Bestway
- Shortlisted: Nichola Bryce, Creed Foodservice, Chris Gallaher, Booker
- Read our profile of Bestway Hackney here
Read the full FWD Gold Medal Awards report here
Image caption: Bill Laird (second from the right) accepts the Cash & Carry Manager of the year Gold Medal Award on behalf of winner Altaf Khanjra, who unfortunately couldn’t attend.
