Sales Directors’ Forum (SDF)
We bring together Sales Directors with leading retail and food service figures to hear about their future plans and for a regular exchange of views and debate.
The forums are a useful way to engage with retailers less formally and are open to Sales Directors/Managers and those with a commercial interest including Export and Account Managers.
The forum is Chaired by Tony Jones, Sales Director Grocery of Tilda.
Committee purpose
The Forum keeps FDF members up to date with the strategic plans of their retail and food service customers.
- Enables suppliers to hear about the future changes in the retail and food service landscape.
- A chance to hear about other activities relating to commercial relationships including the Groceries Code of Practice.
- Opportunities to network with peers in FDF member and non member companies.
Why join?
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Insights into the latest retail and consumer trends helping you stay up to date
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Engage with retailers and food service customers and hear about their upcoming plans in order to boost your sales
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Opportunity to network and share insights with other members
Latest updates
Don’t let your surplus stock go to waste this Bank Holiday weekend
While the nation celebrates the Jubilee, the extended Bank Holiday weekend could play havoc with forecasting and deliveries. But this doesn’t have to mean stock going to waste.
FDF affiliate member Company Shop Group offers a one-stop solution for your surplus – if you can eat it, use it or wear it, we can take it.
Not only that, but we will unlock the value from your stock by enabling you to sell or donate it, meaning you can enjoy a financial or social return; or a blend of both.
Whether it’s short-dated stock, caused by fluctuating forecasts, or product that requires some form of intervention – such as relabelling or repackaging – we can help. With over 50 years’ experience, BRC certification, and approval from every major UK retailer to redistribute own label, we make sure products are redistributed safely and compliantly. And, through our member-based stores, we also maintain the highest levels of brand integrity for you and your products.
We’re here throughout the Bank Holiday weekend, so please get in touch to find out how we can help you at surplus@companyshopgroup.co.uk. You can see our full redistribution expertise here.
FDF Sales Director Forum – RangeMe, 3 March
For our next Sales Director Forum we are pleased to be joined by Nicky Jackson, Founder & CEO of RangeMe.
RangeMe first launched in 2014 and is now used by more than 15,000 retail buyers in the UK, Benelux region, North America, and Asia Pacific. The platform enables suppliers to showcase their ranges and link with retail buyers looking to discover new products and discover new trends. Buyers from Tesco, Co-Op, Asda and now Iceland are using RangeMe’s software to source emerging products across grocery, chilled and frozen.
Join us on Thurs 3 March at 9am to learn more about how they work with retailers, their strategic plans and priorities and an update on current trends.