The Grocer Cup for Outstanding Business Achievement is one of the grocery industry’s top accolades. It is awarded to the individual who has inspired exceptional results in the preceding year and has made the biggest contribution to the grocery industry. The Grocer Cup is a special award because readers of The Grocer vote from a shortlist of senior industry players to decide who wins.

The Grocer Cup is part of the prestigious annual IGD Food Industry Awards, which play a vital part in celebrating innovation and best practice. The awards are given to food and non-food companies throughout the industry and recognise success across a range of categories, including sustainability, consumer understanding, supply chain excellence and many more. 

The glittering 2012 awards ceremony took place on the 9 October at The Lancaster London Hotel, with Ranjit Singh Boparan (above) scooping The Grocer Cup for Outstanding Business Achievement.

2012’s shortlist was:

Andy Clarke	Asda
Charles Wilson	Booker
Dalton Philips	Morrisons
David Salkeld	Symingtons
Justin King	Sainsbury’s
Ken McMeikan	Greggs
Neil Turton	Nisa
Paul Walsh	Diageo
Ranjit Boparan	2 Sisters Food
Richard Cousins	Compass

 

Previous winners:

2011	Jim McCarthy, Poundland
2010	Charles Wilson, Booker
2009	Peter Marks, The Co-operative
2008	Andy Bond, Asda
2007	Jerry Marwood, Spar (UK) Ltd
2006	Gianni Ciserani, Procter & Gamble
2005	Sir Anwar Pervez, Bestway Holdings Ltd

For more information about the evening please visit www.igd.com/awards