After weeks scrutnising hundreds of entries across 33 categories, our expert judges have picked the final shortlist for The Grocer Gold Awards 2021.
The awards, which celebrate and recognise the very best standards in grocery retail, will shine a light on the extraordinary achievements of companies and individuals since the outbreak of the coronavirus last January.
“This year’s Gold Awards shortlist is brimming with brilliance,” said Adam Leyland, editor-in-chief of The Grocer. ”Against a background of the pandemic, the shortlist captures the grocery sector’s heroic efforts to feed the nation, its adaptability and creativity, its massively hard work, dedication and sense of duty; and some truly incredible performances individually but above all collectively, at team, brand and company level.”
With seven new categories, 2021 will be the biggest Grocer Golds event ever. The enhanced lineup will see more emphasis given to products and suppliers, with new awards for alcoholic drinks brands, household goods, personal care and petfood.
Having been held virtually in 2020, the awards ceremony will this year return to the Guildhall in London on 5 October, where the winners will be revealed. To book tickets click here
Drinks Brand of the Year
Caleño Drinks
Carling – Molson Coors
Freixenet
Henry Westons – Westons Cider
I heart Wines
Soft Drinks Brand of the Year
Horlicks – Aimia Foods
Moju Drinks
Monster – Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Robinsons - Britvic
Vita Coco
Food Brand of the Year
Charlie Bigham’s
Doritos Stax – PepsiCo
Itsu [grocery]
Little Moons
Rustlers – Kepak
St Pierre – St Pierre Group
This
Whitby Seafoods
Household & Personal Care Brand of the Year
Acnecide – Galderma
Daylesford Organic
Fabulosa – My Fabulosa
Lifebuoy – Unilever
SME Brand of the Year
Biotiful Dairy
Little Moons
Made for Drink
Mash Direct
Re: Nourish
Petfood Brand of the Year
Butcher’s Nourishing Food for Dogs – Butcher’s Pet Care
Denzel’s
Harringtons – Inspired Pet Nutrition
Lily’s Kitchen
Own-Label Range of the Year
County Bridge – AF Blakemore
Extra Special – Asda
Gro – Co-op
Lacura – Aldi
Entrepreneur of the Year
Natasha Bowes – Biotiful Dairy
Mark Livings – Lyre’s
John Pallagi – Farmison & Co
Sean Ramsden – Ramsden International
James Sharpe – My Fabulosa
Factory Manager of the Year
Rob James, Princes
Brian Jones, Pladis UK&I
Paul Jones, Arla Foods
Leanne Taylor, Eat Natural
Paddy Townsend, Westaway Sausages
Ben Wingfield, Cranswick Country Foods
Store Manager of the Year
Kerry Ashdown, Morrisons Sidcup
Gill Klinkert, Waitrose Abergavenny
Vik Sidhu, Tesco Aldershot
Ben Taw, Sainsbury’s Farlington, Portsmouth
Dan Wharrier, Asda Killingbeck Drive, Leeds
Business Initiative of the Year
Bestway Wholesale – The Bestway Good Food Wholesale Initiative
Buyers Discovery Club – The Buyers Discovery Club
Central England Co-operative – Anti-violence campaign
Company Shop Group – The Luminary Programme
Co-op – Fighting Food Poverty During a Pandemic 2020
Consumer Initiative of the Year
Aldi – The Hunger Monster
Central England Co-op – Boley Park new flagship store
Co-op – Co-op evolution
Lidl – Lidl Plus
The Midcounties Co-operative – Home delivery service
E-commerce Initiative of the Year
Asda – Your Regulars
iForce Group – PepsiCo Direct to Consumer, iForce – One Step Ahead
Kraft Heinz – Heinz To Home
Piccolo Foods – Piccolo’s Just-For-You personalised subscription service
Sainsbury’s – Priority access to home delivery slots
Wensleydale Creamery – The Wensleydale Creamery Online Deli
Supply Chain Initiative of the Year
iForce Group – PepsiCo Direct to Consumer, iForce – One Step Ahead
One Stop & Relex
Pilgrim’s UK – Co-op & Pilgrim’s UK Future of Food initiative
Simply Supply Chain – Drop & Drive Claims Workgroup
Sustainability Initiative of the Year
Alara – Grow Back Greener
Asda Stores – Asda Middleton; Reduce:Reuse:Recycle
Co-op – Project Closed Loop II
Cranswick – Second Nature
Piccolo Foods – Yellow & Go Fully Recyclable Pouch
Pilgrim’s UK – Pilgrim’s UK 2030 – Driving sustainability from farm to fork
Technology Initiative of the Year
B2B.store – B2B.store e-commerce platform
Ocucon – OCCUPi
Nectar360 and CitrusAd – Delivering next generation e-commerce retail media for Sainsburys.co.uk
SMG - Plan-Apps
Time Wholesale Services – Voice of the Customer
Waste Not Want Not Award
Company Shop – The Luminary Programme
Daylesford Organic – Reducing our impact
Lidl – Drastically Driving Down Our Food Waste – Too Good to Waste
Morrisons & The Bread and Butter Thing Partnership
The Park – Project Wineview – Wine Wastage Reduction
Waitrose – Give a Little Love campaign
Employer of the Year
Aldi
Morrisons
Princes
Tesco
Exporter of the Year
Kabuto Noodles
Ramsden International
Smylies
Startup of the Year
Hun Wine
Lyre’s
Moo to You
Offblak
Plant Power
Online Supermarket of the Year
Asda
Iceland Foods
Morrisons
Sainsbury’s
Tesco
Waitrose
Specialist Online Retailer of the Year
Farmdrop
Farmison & Co
Field&flower
HelloFresh
Mindful Chef
Independent Retail Chain of the Year
Cook
Henderson’s
LA Foods
Symbol/Franchise Retailer of the Year
Londis
Nisa Retail
One Stop
Premier
Spar
National Wholesaler of the Year
Bestway Wholesale
Bidfood
Booker
Brakes
JJ Foodservice
Specialist Wholesaler of Year
Millennium Cash & Carry
Pricecheck
Time Wholesale Services
Wholegood
Regional Wholesaler of the Year
Parfetts
United Wholesale Scotland
The Grocer of the Year
Aldi
Co-op
Iceland
Morrisons
Tesco
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