Taking place at London’s ExCel Centre, the conference brought together 135 foodservice and hospitality suppliers and 600+ attendees, and included presentations, workshops and a supplier expo to provide 'insight into the Foodbuy business and what it has planned for the year ahead'.
Managing director Oliver Cock said: “We’re committed to building and maintaining long-term partnerships with our suppliers and the Foodbuy conference plays a vital part in this. It enables us to give our suppliers an insight into what is taking place and coming up, and how they can be part of this vision.”
Hosted by comedian Rob Beckett, the gala dinner and awards then celebrated seven suppliers who Foodbuy felt have “made excellent contribution to its business in the previous year.” These included:
- Supplier of the Year – Bunzl
- Supporting Business Growth – Coca Cola Enterprises
- Innovation – Molson Coors
- Implementation – Well Dressed Tables
- Corporate Responsibility - Oritain
- Supply Chain – Vestey Foods
- New Supplier of the Year - Clipper
Cock added: “The awards evening gave us the opportunity to celebrate and recognise our exceptional suppliers and I would like to congratulate all of our winners for going above and beyond to provide an outstanding service and fantastic products across the board.”