2026 Judges

We are delighted to present our judges for The Grocer Gold Awards 2026.

 

Theadora Alexander
CEO
YF
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Miranda Ballard
Global Head of SMB
NielsenIQ
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Mike Barry
Co Founder
Planeatry Alliance
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Matthew Barwell
NED
Advertising Standards Authority
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James Beeson
Drinks Editor
The Grocer
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Charlie Beevor
Commercial Partner
EdenLab
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Alessandra Bellini
Founder & CEO
Bellini Works Ltd
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Natalie Berg
Retail Analyst and Podcast Host
Retail Disrupted
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Karen Betts
Chief Executive
Food and Drink Federation
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Katrina Bishop
UK Head of Thought Leadership
NIQ
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Sarah Bradbury
CEO
IGD
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Gail Bridgeman
Director of Ecommerce
Bidfood
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Giles Brook
Investor
Giles Brook
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Kris Comerford
CEO
Direct Produce Supplies (DPS)
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Julian Crane
MD UK & Ireland
NIQ
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Roisin Currie
CEO
Greggs plc
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Ed Devlin
Finance Editor
The Grocer
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Fiona Fitzpatrick
Founder
Brand Growth Heroes
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Ged Futter
Director
The retail mind Ltd
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Suzanne Glancy-Ross
European Managing Director
Treatt
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Ronny Gottschlich
Founder of Heunadel Retail Advisory
Heunadel Retail Advisory
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Andy Halliwell
Vice President, UK Retail
Publicis Sapient
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Will Hayllar
Global Managing Partner
OC&C Strategy Consultants
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Alex Heffernan
Thought Leadership & Executive Insights Director
NIQ
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Ronan Hegarty
News Editor
The Grocer
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Fiona Kendrick
CEO
Treo Consultancy
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Jonathan Kittow
Managing Director
Simply Supply Chain Limited
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Niamh Leonard-Bedwell
Category Reports Editor
The Grocer
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Adam Leyland
Editor-in-Chief
The Grocer
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Richard Lim
CEO
Retail Economics
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Marcelo Marques
President & CEO
Kerry
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Paul Martin
Partner Managing Director
AlixPartners
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Barney Mauleverer
Chair
Future of Food & Food and Drink Exporters Association
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Fraser McKevitt
Head of Retail and Consumer Insight
Worldpanel by Numerator
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Dene Mullen
Features Editor
The Grocer
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Sebastian Munden CBE
Chair
WRAP
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George Nott
Technology Editor
The Grocer
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Teresa O'Nwere-Tan
Clinical Director
Tan&Co
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Jacqui Parr
Editor
The Grocer
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Richard Pennycook
Chairman
2 Sisters Food Group
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Andy Searle
EMEA Head of Consumer Products, Partner & Managing Director
AlixPartners
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Daniel Selwood
Special Projects Editor
The Grocer
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Andrew Staniland
Group Trading Director
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited
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Megan Tatum
Freelance Journalist
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Alexander Troughton
Regional General Manager Retail, EMEA
Uber
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Chris Tyas
Chair
GS1UK
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Kevin White
International Trade Editor
The Grocer
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Ed Woodall
Chief Executive
Association of Convenience Stores Ltd
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Ian Wright
Partner
Acuti Associates
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Walter Zanre
CEO
Filippo Berio UK Ltd
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