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FWD appoints Bestway MD as new chairman

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Dawood Pervez, managing director of Bestway Wholesale, has been announced as the new chairman of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD). Pervez will take over the post from Coral Rose of Fairway Foodservice in January, and will become the 61st person to head the trade association in its 104-year history. A Council member since 2018, Pervez …

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