Archive of all Events articles – Page 2
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Love Corn is SME Brand of the Year
Judges were impressed by the unique proposition, whose HFSS-compliant credentials managed to steal shelf space from the giants
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Vadasz is Food Brand of the Year
‘Creating a new superfood category’ was the ambitious aim of this kimchi, fresh pickles and ferments brand
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Flo is Health & Beauty Brand of the Year
The winner brings meaningful difference and much-needed excitement to the somewhat staid period care category
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Astonish is Household Goods Brand of the Year
From opening a £25m facility to expanding into personal care, this West Yorkshire homecare brand is extremely ambitious
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Tesco Finest is Own-Label Range of the Year
Judges were particularly impressed with premiumising meal deals and the brand’s laser focus on great packaging
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Finnebrogue is Employer of the Year (Supplier)
The winning supplier’s revised people strategy included a returners programme, a mental health programme, improved leave policies and two pay rises
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Tesco is Employer of the Year (Retailer)
The supermarket’s improvments to pay, maternity, paternity and adoption leave benefits, and a new virtual GP service stood out to judges
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Fever-Tree is Exporter of the Year
First and foremost a UK success story, but Fever-Tree has equally kept a sharp eye on international markets
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Pip Murray is Entrepreneur of the Year
Leading the fastest-growing brand in UK nut butters, having amassed more than 45,000 stocking points
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Waitrose Lichfield’s Barry Griffiths wins Store Manager of the Year
Judges praised Griffiths’ “genuinely outstanding” achievements during a highly disrupted year
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Suri is Startup of the Year
The brand’s sustainable electric toothbrushes, made from aluminium, can be repaired rather than thrown away
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Tesco wins Online Service of the Year
The UK’s biggest online grocery retailer, serving nearly 1.2 million customers every week, and has undertaken comprehensive investments in the last year
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Who Gives A Crap wins Specialist Online Service of the Year
Set up in 2012, the B Corp sells loo roll made from recycled office paper or bamboo
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Hendersons is Independent Retail Chain of the Year
In 2023, Hendersons delivered a 16.5% rise in sales – outpacing the 12.5% growth in Northern Irish grocery as a whole
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Booker Premier takes Symbol/Franchise Retailer of the Year
Having celebrated its 30th anniversary, Premier added over 400 new stores to its stable last year
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Cook is Specialist Wholesaler of the Year
Last year, this winner signed up 130 new accounts and drove an increase in gross wholesale turnover of 13.9%
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Castell Howell takes Regional Wholesaler of the Year
This Welsh foodservice specialist bounced back strongly from the pandemic and grew sales by 20% in the last year
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: JJ Foodservice is National Wholesaler of the Year
JJ formed a new team dedicated to school tenders and finding new suppliers of school-approved products
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Angus Soft Fruits is Own-Label Supplier of the Year
This winner has developed new varietals through its in-house breeding programme to extend the season, improve taste, and increase yield
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Procter & Gamble is Supplier of the Year
P&G’s strong innovation pipeline helped it deliver strong volume, value, share and overall category growth