WholeStory - An FWD Podcast

Following October's Diversity in Wholesale Conference, panel participants Adam Turner (Heineken) and Stacey Gooch (Booker) join Amanda Nutt (Corin & Co) and Lyndsey Cambridge (FWD) to further discuss Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace. 
What do we mean by human sustainability, and how is it a route to commercial success? As society changes, organisations need to adapt. Booker, Heineken and Corin & Co share best practice in putting employee wellbeing front and centre. Listen to our all new episode to find out more.

As nominations open for the FWD Gold Medal Awards 2024,  Lyndsey Cambridge catches up with past Gold Medal winners Amanda Casey (Wholesale Star) from JW Filshill and Holly Pennington (Emerging Talent) from Parfetts. 
Holly and Amanda talk discuss their roles on wholesale, how they've evolved over time and the. initiatives and new-found confidence following their award wins. 

Working together is the name of the game, as we find out when FWD Service Provider member, Infor, joins wholesale member, Reynolds Foodservice, in the latest episode of WholeStory.
Hot off the back of our annual conference, there's plenty of continuity surrounding pressing topics for the sector: AI and sustainability. Infor and Reynolds explore this and more.... Listen now.

Our summer series of podcasts launches with a Diversity in Wholesale special. 
Women in Wholesale 2024 mentor, Kate Carroll, from Nisa, and FWD member and Women in Wholesale attendee, Sabia Hussain from Caterlyst, speak to James Bielby about diversity and inclusion in the wholesale sector. 
Kate discusses some of the inspirational support networks for employees in place at Nisa and says the sector is unrecognisable from 10 years ago.
However, there is still plenty of work to be done. Sabia talks about being in an ethnic minority group and how she feels both at work and at sector events. She also shares some of the initiatives showcased by Kate at Women in Wholesale she has put forward at  Caterlyst.
Thought provoking and inspirational, this is one not to miss.

In the new episode of WholeStory, Lana Bhikha from Woods Foodservice and Choco's Frank Kight and Alex Kiely join FWD's James Bielby to discuss Choco AI,  embracing change and saving 11,000 hours! 

Warehouse Management Systems are under the spotlight in the latest episode of WholeStory. Are they doing all they can for us? How have they evolved over time and that does the future hold? Find out as James Bielby, CEO FWD is joined by Mark Nolan, Information Services Business Partner for Hendersons Foodservice and Andy Pratt, Business Transformation Specialist at BCP. 

FWD CEO James is joined by Tom Gittins, CEO of Confex, and Kelly Pye, Client Services Manager at TWC, in the latest episode of WholeStory. The trio discuss price marked packs vs own brand - is there room for both in wholesale? - and the new AI voice recognition software Confex is trialling to enable smaller wholesalers to be open 24/7. 

As millions pledge to go vegan for the month of January, FWD CEO James Bielby speaks to FWD members, Martina Isella, Senior Marketing Manager at Violife Professional, and Zoe Gill, Development Chef at Sysco, to explore the benefits of a plant-based diet and new food products available. We also hear from Toni Vernelli, International Head of Policy and Communications at Veganuary, who talks about the lasting impact of Veganuary, which is now in its 10th year.
 
 

FWD CEO James Bielby joins Katherine Morgan and Shauna Dubler of Dentons Global Associates to discuss the political landscape and the effect on the wholesale sector as we head into 2024.
James asks the questions: when will we see a General Election? Who will be the next Conservative Party leader? How will the wholesale sector be impacted?
Listen now.

In episode 2 of WholeStory, FWD CEO James Bielby speaks to Kirsty Cooper, new Commercial Director at Unitas Wholesale, and Marc Koenen, Solution Engineering Leader at Akeron. 
The FWD wholesale and supplier members discuss supply chain efficiencies across the sector and reveal why wholesale is the place to be.