It was another excellent LEAD (Leading Executives Advancing Diversity) meeting last Tuesday. Thanks to Marsh for their excellent hospitality not least the amazing view of the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and surrounding buildings. Here's a summary of the day! Helen Cooke's presentation on disability and diversity...
Blakemore Group HR Director Ian Diment will reveal the wholesaler’s new Equality and Diversity strategy at the Women in Wholesale conference on October 19th. The event has been organised to support the development and progression of women in the sector. Last year, Blakemore launched a ‘Women...
Power-networker Jill Livesey (pictured left), Managing Director of HIM, will reveal her Seven Essential Habits of Effective Networking at the Women in Wholesale conference taking place on October 19th at the British Library. Jill joined the research consultancy six years ago when she networked her way to becoming...
Marketing Director of Costco, Sue Knowles, has received the Costco Award for being an ‘Inspiring Woman’ at the wholesaler’s annual conference in Seattle last month. The Award (pictured below) was given to Sue for the work she has put in to developing the wholesaler’s internal networking...
National wholesaler JJ Food Service has launched a new range of wild, line-caught, fully traceable and individually quick frozen (IQF) Icelandic cod and haddock. Using the hook and line method, wild fish are caught live and stored on ice in prime condition before being filleted and...
National wholesaler JJ Food Service has set a target to employ at least 20% female warehouse staff by 2018 to help promote careers within the business to a greater diversity of talent. JJ Food Service HQ Branch Manager Sedat Kaan Hendekli, said, “At the start of...
Restaurant website builder FOODit has partnered with JJ Food Service to offer customers an amazing 8% off their JJ shopping in August if they spend an average of £1000 per week. Head of Product at FOODit Paul Sharp said: “We understand that the biggest cost for...
Premier Foods has announced that Pamela Maclean, Alison Carmody and Vicky Mogford from foodservice distributor Bidfood, have been crowned the winning team of the McDougalls Wholesaler Baking Team of the Year competition. The final took place on 27th June at the Premier Foods head office...
National wholesaler JJ Food Service has launched Tag My Local, a campaign that encourages diners to nominate a local independent restaurant or takeaway they’d like to order online from who are not currently transactional. In return, the person will receive £20 off their first takeaway once the...
National wholesaler JJ Food Service has added a frozen ‘Chippy Chip’ (CHP153) to its own-label range to help fish and chip shops and mobile caterers to save time, labour and overhead costs. Group General Manager of JJ Food Service Terry Larkin said, “Prepping your own potatoes...