It’s not every day you get recognised by The Queen, but on the occasion of Her Majesty’s 96th birthday, Wanis International Foods was delighted to be honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. A family business founded nearly six decades ago, when Queen Elizabeth was in her mid-thirties, we were recognised for…
Celebrating the third edition of Dr. Lola Ramocan’s book ‘Community Helpers’, the Jamaican author put on a hugely popular book signing at our East London Cash & Carry. Attended by our customers, including many Caribbean retailers and food service entrepreneurs, the signing resulted in over 60 books being sold in just one hour, many of…
On Tuesday August 17th, Wanis was delighted to welcome the newly appointed Mayor of Waltham Forest, Cllr Elizabeth Baptise, and her Youth Mayor Team (YMT) to our Leyton headquarters for a guided tour, offering them some insights into the business of World Foods. The tour began with an introduction to our key brands by Operations…
The popularity of World Foods has been steadily increasing for many years but has gone into overdrive since the pandemic barged its way into our lives in Spring 2020. With overseas travel and adventurous leisure activities being put on ice, many have turned to exotic international foods to fill the void, contributing to a 28.7%…
Rice Week As one of the country’s top distributors of rice, we love a good National Rice Week get-together (socially distanced, of course). The sun was out and the rice was flowing as we welcomed several esteemed guests for our international rice tasting event featuring Aunty Debi’s Nigerian style Jollof Rice, Chef Gayle’s Jamaican Style…
Tropical Sun partners with the Jamaica-UK Rugby 7s! Tropical Sun Foods is proud to announce its partnership with the Jamaica-UK Rugby Sevens Team! The Jamaica-UK Team are made up of UK-based Jamaican heritage players, and alongside their Jamaican-based team mates, they are on a mission that transcends even their Olympic aspirations: bringing the joys of…