Open exclusively to IFE exhibitors, Food & Drink Wholesale UK (FWD) are bringing 4 key wholesalers groups to discover your latest products at IFE. FWD is the trade association for food and drink wholesalers in the UK. You will have the opportunity to meet with buyers from: Booker, National Buying Consortium (NBC), Sugro and The Wholesale Group (TWG). Do you have what it takes to impress the buying team of these wholesalers? Entry deadline: 19th February 2026 at 5 pm.
Wholesalers Participating
Booker
Booker is the UK’s biggest food wholesaler for hospitality, catering and retail businesses.
They offer customers range of products and services – instore and online – including a dedicated butchery service, fresh, chilled, frozen and ambient foods, snacks, beers, wines and spirits, soft drinks, store cupboard items, dry goods and non-food supplies. Through our on-trade business, Venus Wine and Spirit Merchants, we also offer over 2,000 premium spirits, wines, keg, craft and packaged lagers and ciders.
A subsidiary of Tesco plc, Booker also supports independent retailers and owns the symbol brands of Budgens, Londis and Premier.



NBC & NDN
Meet the Buying Group – NBC – AND the Wholesaler - NDN. NBC is a fully integrated buying group for independent wholesalers and cash and carries – with a big difference. We operate NDN – our centralised and wholly owned warehousing and logistics service providing a safe, reliable route to market for our suppliers. As well as being one point of contact for over 65 members servicing over 45000 outlets through NBC, NDN provides the additional benefits to suppliers of a centralised order to cash function, Bulk purchasing opportunities, and reduced credit risks. Our customers get access to brands in more realistic quantities at great NET prices.
Sugro
Sugro uk is a buying & marketing group with over 40 years of trading and excellent digital member offer: All-in-one ecommerce solution with personalised app and web development, open banking, e-loyalty rewards scheme and whatsapp for business capabilities. With the group’s turnover of over £2.5bn, sugro uk consists of over 80 independent wholesalers, servicing retail, foodservice, quick service restaurants, hospitality and education sectors. The group has a strong coverage across mainland, northern ireland, channel islands and isle of man. With over 20 consecutive years of growth, the group trades with over 150 suppliers across confectionery, crisps & snacks, soft drinks, grocery, catering and non-food areas.


The Wholesale Group
The Wholesale Group represents 14% of the UK Wholesale market and a combined annual turnover of over £4.5billion. With 255 Wholesale members servicing retail and foodservice customers across the UK, The Wholesale Group works with brands across all product categories. We also operate a number of own-brand ranges under CHEF Assured, CORE and Clean Solutions.
Central Distribution operates a route to market for brands wanting to penetrate the UK Wholesale market. Operating since 2009 as a consolidator for a wide variety of FMCG brands spanning retail and foodservice, Central Distribution is the chosen distributor for secondary wholesaling within the UK market.
*IFE and FWD conclude at the point of introduction between the wholesalers and the selected exhibitors. All subsequent discussions and decisions, including any potential deal or partnership, are to be handled directly between the parties involved.
Please note that entry does not guarantee a place. All submissions will be reviewed by the wholesalers buying team and brands will be contacted to confirm their place. Exclusively open to exhibitors of IFE 2026.
Entry deadline: 19th February 2026 at 5pm.
