Bestway Wholesale celebrated the achievements of its community at The Bestway Awards 2025, held at Marriott Grosvenor House in London last week.
The Awards celebrate ‘business at its best’ and included Colleague Awards, Retailer Awards and Supplier Awards.
The awards were presented by awards host, musician and TV presenter Myleene Klass, alongside Bestway Wholesale’ leadership, including Managing Director, Dawood Pervez, Group Trading Director, Kenton Burchell, Retail Director, Jamie Davison, Head of Human Resources, Angela Underwood and Operations Director, Ashar Rehman.
Bestway Wholesale Managing Director, Dawood Pervez, said:
“As we celebrate 50 years of Bestway, these awards recognise far more than commercial achievement – they honour the dedication, passion and exceptional performance of the people who serve and inspire communities across the UK every single day. What truly sets Bestway apart is our sense of community: the resilience, ambition and commitment shared by our retailers, colleagues and supplier partners. Independent stores have never mattered more, and it is through these strong partnerships that we continue to support livelihoods and create meaningful impact.
“It is a privilege to recognise individuals and teams who go above and beyond, setting new standards, strengthening our industry partnerships and showing what’s possible when we work together. Their success is our success and they inspire us every day. Congratulations to all our winners and nominees. Together, we look forward to shaping an even stronger independent retail sector for the next 50 years and beyond.”
WINNERS:
Colleague Awards:
· Be proud of what you do: Lauren Jamie-Smith
· Champion what’s right: Audrey Bannister
· Everyone voice matters: Sreeruma Radhamohanan
· We are one family: Chandran Duraisamy
· Office Colleague of the Year: Rina Depala
· Store Colleague of the Year: Wendy Bartlett
· Field Colleague of the Year: Scott Harvey
· Depot Colleague of the Year: Tommi Noble
· Store Of The Year: Central Convenience Store, Chulmleigh
· Depot Of The Year: Manchester
Retailer Awards:
· Large Convenience Store of the Year: triple ‘a’ Foodhall, Nuneaton
· Off-license of the Year: Bargain Booze, Millom
· Small Store of the Year: best-one, World’s End
· Pet Retailer of the Year: Mole Avon Country Store
· Independent retailer of the Year : Fair Price, Nottingham
· Food-To-Go retailer of the Year: Costcutter, Kirk Sandell
· Community Store of the Year: Costcutter, Swanage
· Most Improved Store of the Year: Simply Fresh, Old Oak Road, London
· Special Recognition Award: Peter Patel, Costcutter
· Retail Excellence Award: Costcutter (Kersheaup Vagadia)
· Catering Fast Food Outlet of the Year: Chicken Cottage
Supplier Awards:
· Digital Talent of the Year: Karen Smith, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
· Stock Manager of the Year: Syan Adams, Carlsberg
· Account Manager of the Year: Dabra Smethurst, AG Barr
