Asian Trader Awards 2024

Winners 2022

Convenience Product Awards winners 2022

The convenience product awards were presented by Kalpesh & Shailesh Ramniklal Solanki, Group Managing Editor and Executive Editors Asian Trader

Snack brand of the year supported by Sunmark ltd

Winner : Kurkure PepsiCo

Nayaz Kazi Company Secretary Sunmark Ltd, Mohan Khurana General Manager Sunmark Ltd
Nic Storey Senior Impulse Director PepsiCo, Shailesh Solanki, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Soft Drinks Brand of the Year supported by Sunmark Ltd

Winner : Relentless Zero Sugar from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Nayaz Qazi Company Secretary Sunmark Ltd, Mohan Khurana General Manager Sunmark Ltd
Steve Marks Associate Director Wholesale CCEP, Shailesh Solanki, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Confectionery Brand of the Year supported by Sunmark Ltd

Winner : Cadbury Caramilk Buttons by Mondelēz International

Nayaz Qazi Company Secretary Sunmark Ltd, Mohan Khurana General Manager Sunmark Ltd
Susan Nash Trade Communications Manager Mondelez International, Shailesh Solanki, Kalpesh Solanki Matt Forde

Vape and Next Generation Brand of the Year

Winner : Nordic Spirit Spearmint, JTI

Shailesh Solanki, Mark McGuinness Marketing Director JTI UK, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Asian Trader Awards Winners 2022

The awards were presented by Kalpesh & Shailesh Ramniklal Solanki, Group Managing Editor and Executive Editors Asian Trader

Ramniklal Solanki Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner : Steve Keil Director of Tactical Trading, Booker Wholesale Foods Ltd

Shailesh Solanki, Steve Keil, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Asian Trader of the Year

Winner : Shamly Sud for her Racetrack Pitstop Premier, Strathclyde

Shailesh Solanki, Aditya Solanki, Shamly Sud, Madhuri Sood, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Responsible Retailer of the year supported by JTI

Winner : Mayaur (Dee Sedani) One Stop, Stoke On Trent

Shailesh Solanki, Gemma Bateson Sales Director JTI UK, Andrea Shallcross, Tracey Briggs, Dee Sedani, Kalpesh Solanki Matt Forde

Wholesale depot of the year supported by JTI

Winner : Parfetts Cash & Carry, Shepcote Business Park, Sheffield

Shailesh Solanki, Gemma Bateson Sales Director JTI UK, Steve Moore Head of Retail Parfetts
Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Convenience Chain of the Year supported by Dr. Beckmann

Winner : Jayaseelan Thambirajah, MSP Noble Group, Cambridgeshire

Shailesh Solanki, Alison O’Brien Managing Director ACDOCO, Jayaseelan Thambirajah, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Vape Convenience Retailer of the Year supported by British American Tobacco

Winner : Girish Jeeva, Premier Barmulloch Glasgow

Shailesh Solanki, Girish Jeeva, Mustafa Zaidi Head of Business Development, BAT UK, Tharsika Girish, Kalpesh Solanki Matt Forde

Bakery Retailer of the Year supported by Warburtons

Winner : Michael Atherden & Paula Lafferty of Nisa in Bury

Shailesh Solanki, Kate Schoon Customer Business Instore Director Warburtons, Michael Atherden, Paula Lafferty
Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Next Gen Award

Winner : Rushi Patel, Londis Rushi Stores, Berkshire

Shailesh Solanki, Rushi Patel, Shefali Solanki -Nair, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Independent Retailer of the Year supported by Booker

Winner : Kris Naveretam, Londis Burbage, Wiltshire

Shailesh Solanki, Colm Johnson Managing Director, Booker Group – Retail, Luxman Selva, Rolson D’Souza
Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Food To Go Retailer of the Year

Winner : Faz Latif, One Stop Premier, Methil Fife

Shailesh Solanki, Andy Marino, Paul Hamlyn Retail Support Manager Booker, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Spirit of the Community Award supported by Mondelez International

Winner : Amrit Singh, H & Jodie's Nisa Local, Walsall.

Shailesh Solanki, Mark Stananought Sales Director Impulse Channel Mondelez International, Amrit Singh, Harjit Singh Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Symbol Retailer of the Year supported by Bestway

Winner : Nithy and Sue Nityanandan, Costcutter, Epsom, Surrey

Shailesh Solanki, Mike Hollis Bestway Retail Director, Sue Nityanandan, Amy Bullen, Nithy Nityanandan
Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Off Licence of the Year supported by Molson Coors

Winner : Neha Phoughat of Shera’s Premier, Birmingham

Shailesh Solanki, Hena Chandarana Off Trade Customer Activation & Sales Operations Director, Molson Coors
Devam Phoughat, Vikas Phoughat, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Impulse Retailer of the Year

Winner : Peter Juty Costcutter Culverstone, Kent

Shailesh Solanki, Kully Juty, Liz Barclay UK Small Business Commissioner, Peter Juty, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde

Local Hero Award supported by Kurkure

Winner : Jenny Donaghy SPAR, Llandrinio, Powys

Shailesh Solanki, Nic Storey Senior Impulse Director PepsiCo, Jenny Donaghy, Lucy Edwards
Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde