After weeks scrutinising hundreds of entries across 32 categories, our expert judges have picked the final shortlist for The Grocer Gold Awards 2022.
The awards, which recognise the very best standards in grocery retail, will celebrate the extraordinary achievements of companies and individuals during another challenging year for the sector.
“With the help of nine panels of expert judges we’ve whittled down hundreds of entries to present the Gold Awards shortlist,” said Adam Leyland, editor-in-chief of The Grocer.
“It’s an exceptional list, speaking to some exceptional performances across this vast and varied industry, from startups to industry giants. Now the countdown to the big night can begin.
“It’s sure to be a sellout once again. Hosted this year by Sir Trevor McDonald, the awards will be held at Guildhall, the stunning medieval building in the City of London, on 14 June. So hurry. Tickets will go fast!”
In addition to the categories below, there will be awards for The Grocer 33 and Britain’s Favourite Supermarket announced on the night.
As with all such events, tickets are limited, and bookers can apply to attend via an online form. To register your interest for tickets, click here.
The finalists are:
Drinks Brand of the Year
Caleño Drinks
Henry Westons Cider
Jubel Beer
Pinter
The Spirit of Manchester Distillery
Soft Drinks Brand of the Year
Belvoir Farm
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar
Dash Water
Moju Drinks
Food Brand of the Year
Birds Eye Green Cuisine
Charlie Bigham’s
Cornetto
Nomo
Little Moons
Mindful Chef
The Jolly Hog
This
SME Brand of the Year
Applied Nutrition
Bio&Me
Bol Foods
Moju Drinks
My Fabulosa
The Skinny Food Co.
Household Goods Brand of the Year
Denzel’s
Fabulosa
Neat
Scrumbles
Zoflora
Own-Label Range of the Year
Barista Bar - Henderson Foodservice
Duchy Organic - Waitrose & Partners
Nourish - Wm Morrison Supermarkets
Percy Pig - M&S
Tesco Finest - Tesco
The Levantine Table - Waitrose & Partners
Entrepreneur of the Year
Harris Aslam – Eros Retail
Sony Bihal - Time Wholesale Services
Mark Livings - Lyre’s
Sean Ramsden - Ramsden International
Howard and Vivien Wong - Little Moons
Factory Manager of the Year
Stephen McComb – Finnebrogue Bacon Factory
Angela Whatling – Heck Foods
Zaggy Zachariou – Dalehead Foods Linton
Store Manager of the Year
Sarah Brown – Sainsbury’s Darnley Mains Road, Glasgow
Ryan John – Morrisons Pentre-chwyth, Swansea
Collette McSorely – Asda New Mart Road, Edinburgh
Jon Pearcy – Waitrose Churchill Way, Salisbury
Rebecca Taylor – Tesco Toxteth, Liverpool
Joe Young – Aldi Northumberland Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Business Initiative of the Year
Jacksons Bakery - Retail Own-Label Bakery Contract
Princes and KCIR - Innovation Partnership
Serve Legal - New Product Development
Consumer Initiative of the Year
Asda - Produce Reinvention
Birds Eye Green Cuisine - Proud to Power Team GB
Co-op - Co-op26
Ocado Retail - Good News Just for You
Spar UK - Pick of the Bunch
Weetabix & The FA - 2022 Activation
E-commerce Initiative of the Year
Asda - Delivery as a Service
Co-op - Rise of Rapid Kerb to Kitchen Grocery Deliveries
Criteo & PepsiCo - Walking the Retail Media Talk
Iceland Foods – Iceland App Digitising Loyalty
Wiltshire Farm Foods – Wiltshire Farm Foods App
Supply Chain Initiative of the Year
Delphis Eco - Collaborate to Zero
Tesco and Arla Foods - Boxed Milk
Valpak – Driven by Tomorrow
Zeus Labs - Zeus
Sustainability Initiative of the Year
Finnebrogue Artisan - Foundation Earth on-pack eco-scores
Lidl GB - Eco-Score Labelling
Morrisons – Net Zero Agri 2030
Podback – Coffee Pod Recycling
Suntory Food and Beverage - Progression, Not Perfection
Tesco - Greener Transport
Waitrose & Partners - Sheep to Sleep
Wild Cosmetics - Wild
Wyke Farms - Good Cheddar Needn’t Cost The Earth
Technology Initiative of the Year
Aldi - Shop & Go
B2B Store – b2b.store ecommerce platform
Get More Vits & AIM (Action Insight Management) - Knowing the future
Nectar360 - The Digital Trading Platform
Tesco - GetGo
Waste Not Want Not Award
Abel & Cole - One Box, One Portion
Gousto - Gousto, DPD & Fareshare Partnership
Iceland - Fresh or Free Guarantee
Simply Doughnuts – Waste reduction
Tesco - Reducing Food Waste
Worldwide Fruit & The Bread and Butter Thing - A Fruitful Partnership
Employer of the Year
Aldi
Arla Foods UK
Gousto
JW Filshill
Lidl GB
Ocado Retail
Parfetts
Tesco
William Jackson Food Group
Exporter of the Year
Dash Water
Fever-Tree
Smylies
Symington’s
Start-up of the Year
Caleño Drinks
Homethings
Neat
Norlo
Nutri-Genetix
Zeus Labs
Online Supermarket of the Year
Asda
Iceland Foods
Ocado Retail
Tesco
Specialist Online Retailer of the Year
Abel & Cole
Field&Flower
HelloFresh
Mindful Chef
The Ethical Butcher
Independent Retail Chain of the Year
Eros Retail
Henderson Retail
MSP & Nobel Group
Symbol/Franchise Retailer of the Year
Costcutter
JW Filshill
Nisa Retail
One Stop
Parfetts Go Local
Premier
National Wholesaler of the Year
Bestway
Booker
Brakes
Henderson Foodservice
JJ Foodservice
Regional & Specialist Wholesaler of the Year
CJ Lang
JW Filshill
Parfetts
Pricecheck
Time Wholesale Services
The Grocer of the Year
Aldi
Lidl
M&S Food
Ocado Retail
Sainsbury’s
Tesco
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