Organisers of Women in Wholesale (WiW) have announced that the theme for the 2018 conference taking place on September 11th in London, will be ‘Progress to Success.’ Opening the day will be Debbie Harrison, Joint Managing Director of Pricecheck (pictured below) – a fast-growing UK wholesaler...
National wholesaler JJ Food Service has seen a dramatic increase in driver efficiency following an investment into the use of Telematics across its multi-temperature vehicle fleet. The project started six months ago and already the amount of time vehicles are left idling has reduced by 500...
National wholesaler JJ Food Service has expanded its sales team and product range to support the UK care homes sector. Despite its core business being with the independent restaurant trade, the wholesaler says that the care home sector is in good growth and the business is...
National wholesaler JJ Food Service will be holding Trade Days across ten of its UK branches offering businesses free products and discounts on food, drink, disposables, packaging and hygiene products. Group General Manager, Terry Larkin said, “We are keen to tell customers about our great products...
Kirsty Winkel, Trading Manager for Landmark Wholesale shares the highlights of her nine-year career with Landmark Wholesale How long have you worked in your current job? I joined Landmark Wholesale in November 2008, working within the Accounts Department but I secured my current role in Trading (Non-Food -...
88% of managing directors and HR personnel within the wholesale industry believe a gender-diverse workforce can have a positive impact on how a business performs, with 57% of managing directors wanting more female representation at board level. Yet, how the industry targets females through the recruitment...
Our first ever Women in Wholesale Speed Networking and Mentoring event took place yesterday at 250 Bishopsgate in London. Here's the photo highlights...
Janna Horsthuis is the Managing Director of Robinson’s, which was established in 1886 and has evolved, over five generations, into one of the Isle of Man’s best-known companies. Today, the foodservice retailer and wholesaler employs over 175 people and manages over 8,000 product lines. Janna...
We're delighted to be working with wholesale's most inspiring leaders for our first-ever speed networking and mentoring event. Our mentors will be sharing practical advice and career boosting tips. Topics include: career progression, confidence, how to lead and motivate teams and how to better support women...
This month, our Top Talent interview is with Head of Insight and Customer Experience at Bidfood, Sarah Whiddett. She says taking risks, speaking out and using every opportunity to put yourself forward has helped her to progress quickly at Bidfood Name, job title and company Sarah Whiddett, Head...