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The Grocer Cup winner Greggs CEO Roisin Currie on ‘a point of pride’
There have been few high street success stories to match Greggs’ pivot from take-home bakery to takeaway behemoth
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Tesco takes The Grocer 33 Award for Price for the first time
For the first time since the birth of the Grocer 33 back in 1997, we have a new name on this award
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Tesco eases to victory in The Grocer 33 Award for Availability
The UK’s biggest grocer was miles ahead of its rivals in terms of providing our mystery shoppers with full baskets this year
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Waitrose takes The Grocer 33 Award for Service
The upmarket retailer picked up 16 Grocer 33 store of the week awards - down from the 20 it scored last year
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Coca-Cola wins Consumer Initiative of the Year
Geo-targeted social media posts, plus influencer content and endorsements, sparked significant engagement and traction among younger consumers
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Bestway wins E-Commerce Initiative of the Year
This groundbreaking real-time analytics dashboard for suppliers, gave them “unprecedented” visibility into their brand performance
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Drylock wins Supply Chain Initiative of the Year
This logistics revamp led to a 10% efficiency gain on palletisation and a 75% reduction on greenhouse gas emissions versus standard trucks
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Abel & Cole wins Sustainability Initiative of the Year
An intervention with the potential to deliver a “massive impact” in the battle against packaging waste, said our judges
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: CJ Lang wins Technology Initiative of the Year
One Spar employee said “in all my 26 years’ service with this company, it is, in my opinion, the biggest game-changer to date”
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: The Felix Project wins the Waste Not Want Not Award
With more than 1,000 volunteers, 105 tonnes of fruit was rescued that would otherwise have been left to rot
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Moth is Drinks Brand of the Year
This brand has established itself as the market leader, now holding a 70% share of the ‘super-premium’ RTD segment
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Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Dash Water is Soft Drinks Brand of the Year
The brand’s fun stunts have bolstered brand awareness and helped its social media following soar
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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