Lidl took home the Grocer of the Year trophy at the Grocer Gold awards last night (10 June), marking its first ever triumph in the category.
The discounter’s surprise win was vindication for a huge year, as they gained further ground on the big players in the market without slowing the pace of their growth.
Other winners on a big night at the Guildhall in London included BrewDog, the rapidly expanding craft brewer, which won SME Drinks Brand of the Year, and entrepreneur of the year for co-founder James Watt.
| Winners | |
|---|---|
| Store Manager of the Year | |
| Winner: Richard Perry | Sainsbury’s Heyford Hill, Oxford |
| Branded Supplier of the Year | |
| Winner: Procter & Gamble | |
| Own Label Supplier of the Year | |
| Winner: Bakkavor | |
| Business Initiative of the Year | |
| Winner: Bestway | |
| Consumer Initiative of the Year | |
| Winner: United Biscuits | |
| Green Initiative of the Year | |
| Winner: Bernard Matthews | |
| Employer of the Year | |
| Winner: Mars Food | |
| Exporter of the Year | |
| Winner: Joe & Seph’s | |
| Entrepreneur of the Year | |
| Winner: James Watt | BrewDog |
| Logistics Supplier of the Year | |
| Winner: Palletforce | |
| Technology Supplier of the Year | |
| Winner: Bestway | |
| Online Supermarket of the Year | |
| Winner: Ocado | |
| Own-Label Range of the Year | |
| Winner: Make Up Gallery | Poundland |
| SME Brand of the Year | |
| Winner: Trewithen Dairy | Trewithen Dairy |
| Brand of the Year | |
| Winner: Kinder Kids | Ferrero UK & Ireland |
| SME Drinks Brand of the Year | |
| Winner: BrewDog | BrewDog |
| Drinks Brand of the Year | |
| Winner: Pepsi | Britvic Soft Drinks |
| Drinks Retailer of the Year | |
| Winner: Oddbins | |
| Specialist Online Retailer of the Year | |
| Winner: HelloFresh | |
| Independent Retail Chain of the Year | |
| Winner: Booths | |
| Symbol Retailer of the Year | |
| Winner: Spar UK | |
| Wholesaler of the Year | |
| Winner: Booker Group | |
| Grocer 33 Availability | |
| Winner: Sainsbury’s | |
| Grocer 33 Price | |
| Winner: Asda | |
| Grocer 33 Service | |
| Winner: Sainsbury’s | |
| Britain’s Favourite Supermarket | |
| Winner: Tesco | |
| The Grocer of the Year | |
| Winner: Lidl | |
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