SID was founded and is organised by seasoned drinks events professionals Judy Kendrick and Janet Harrison. Together they have decades’ of experience creating and delivering trade and consumer events and effective marketing projects. They are supported by a fantastic team.
Judy Kendrick
Director
With more than 30 years’ experience in the drinks trade, Judy created a number of iconic drinks trade events including The Specialist Importers Trade Tasting, esoterica and Wines Unearthed. She is a Director of the People’s Choice Drinks Awards
Janet Harrison
Director
Founder of the People’s Choice Drinks Awards and owner of Cracking Wine, Janet is an experienced events specialist and project manager. Together with Judy, she runs Manchester Trade Tastings, organising and hosting wine events in the vibrant city of Manchester
Anne Jones
Sustainability Consultant
For many years, part of the Waitrose wine buying team, Anne has a high level of technical knowledge and expertise. She is Wine GB’s Sustainability Ambassador, founding trustee for the Sustainable Wine Roundtable and helped launch the Sustainable Wines of Great Britain certification.
Lou Nash
Event & Admin Support
Lou qualified as a solicitor in 2003, specialising in professional indemnity until her first son was born in 2008. She brings a wealth of transferable experience, an ability to connect with people and a passion to work hard as part of the team to deliver successful projects and events. In addition to SID, Lou has also worked with Wines Unearthed and People’s Choice Drinks Awards.
Silvia Bento
Administrator
A skilled Portuguese administrative assistant committed to ensuring efficiency and known for attention to detail. Fluent in several languages, facilitating communication with international clients. Collaborates with Wines Unearthed and the People’s Choice Drinks Awards, supporting projects that connect people and businesses across the global drinks industry.
Fran Draper
Sustainability Consultant
Fran has been in the drinks industry for over 20 years, working client and agency side, across commercial and marketing roles and now runs her own consultancy business. A Chartered Marketer, Fran has recently achieved the CIM Diploma in Sustainable Marketing, as well as becoming Carbon Literate Certified.
Contact Us
Judy Kendrick: +44 7770 472717
Janet Harrison: +44 7793 749362
E-mail: hello@sustainabilityindrinks.com