This week LEAD UK Chapter held its Christmas Networking event at the prestigious Ernst Young (EY) Offices at 1 More Place, just a stone’s throw from the stunning Tower of London. More than 50 men and women attended to enjoy presentations on ‘Engaging Men in Gender...
Flexible working, tackling unconscious bias and attracting and retaining talent were just some of the themes debated at the second Women in Wholesale (WiW) conference at The British Library last week. Almost 200 men and women from across the food and drink wholesale and manufacturing industry gathered...
National wholesaler JJ Food Service has increased the number of females working in the warehouse from zero to 13% in just six months, following its ‘Women in the Warehouse’ recruitment campaign. JJ Food Service COO, Mushtaque Ahmed, said, “Minor workplace adjustments have taken the physicality out...
A WiW Guest Blog by Janet Standing The idea that ‘people buy people’ is fundamental to the success of any kind of business, be it in a B2B or a B2C context. Wholesalers support small- to medium-sized retailers, on-trade customers and foodservice vendors who are the anchors...
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...