Archive of all events and awards articles – Page 3
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Eco-pack of the year
Several years of research lie behind this sustainable ‘smart strip’ from John West
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Flexible plastic pack of the year
The on-pack design was printed using Eco Flexibles’ new water-based inkjet setup, a far less impactful option
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Composite pack of the year
The 100% recycled punnets from BerryWorld UK are a category first for branded packaging in berries
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Events & AwardsThe 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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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Events & AwardsGrocer 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