Tropical Sun, the UK’s largest world food brand which is exclusively distributed by Wanis have been supporting PL84U, an East London food bank and charity, for some time with financial and ancillary support. Tropical Sun’s PR department wanted to highlight the amazing work that the charity and its founder Saira Begum do in the community…
We were delighted to sponsor the Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch at the Mardyke Centre which is located close to our distribution centre in Rainham for the third year. Wanis staff volunteered alongside residents and councillors to prepare and serve a complimentary three-course meal to guests, some celebrating their 95th Christmas. Further festive cheer came courtesy…
Wanis was honoured to be invited to Number 10 Downing Street’s festive celebration, where the Prime Minister, joked that it would be nice to “make everything brighter” with just a click of a button” as he switched on the Christmas lights in the most famous street in England. Wanis Managing Director, Sanjay Wadhwani and…
On Sunday 5th June, residents of Waltham Forest came together at local charity PL8 4U’s street party…
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…