Finalists 2019

Brand of the Year

  • Alpro – Alpro
  • Birds Eye – Nomad
  • Mini Babybel® – Bel UK
  • Mr Kipling – Premier Foods
  • Zoflora – Thornton & Ross

Business Initiative of the Year

  • Flagship Store Programme – A.F. Blakemore & Son
  • Get Set to Eat Fresh – Aldi UK
  • Driving awareness of Taylors of Harrogate coffee capsules – Capture Agency
  • Closer to where you are – Co-op

Concession of the Year

  • COOK – COOK Trading
  • Skwishee – Skwishee
  • Sushi Daily – KellyDeli
  • Unearthed – Winterbotham Darby & Co

Consumer Initiative of the Year

  • Budweiser, World Cup – AB InBev
  • Bringing Back Captain Birds Eye – Birds Eye
  • Co-op Music Festival Pop Up Shops 2018 – Co-op
  • Fruit & Veg Boxes – Lidl
  • Cadbury Glass and a Half in Everyone – Mondelez International

Drinks Brand of the Year

  • Bud Light – Budweiser Brewing Group
  • Coca-Cola – Coca-Cola European Partners
  • Doom Bar – Molson Coors Brewing Company
  • Heineken 0.0 – Heineken
  • Thatchers Cider – Thatchers Cider Company

Employer of the Year

  • Aldi UK
  • Belazu Ingredient Company
  • Henderson Foodservice
  • Weetabix Food Company

Entrepreneur of the Year

  • Carl Saxton – Wholegood
  • Denis Lynn – Finnebrogue Artisan
  • Julian Hearn – Huel
  • Steve Perez – Global Brands
  • Theadora Alexander & Chris Green – Young Foodies

Exporter of the Year

  • Atom Brands
  • Mr Lee’s Pure Foods Co.
  • Smylies
  • The Whisky Exchange

Green Initiative of the Year

  • Plastic bottles to paper-based cartons – The a2 Milk Company
  • Carbon Neutral by 2019 – Aldi UK
  • Biodegradable capsules – Lost Sheep Coffee
  • Plastic Free Zones – Thornton’s Budgens

Independent Retail Chain of the Year

  • COOK
  • Eros Retail
  • Fraser’s Retail
  • Jempsons
  • McBride Retail Group

Logistics Supplier of the Year

  • Bestway Vans Direct
  • Fowler Welch
  • Logistics Reply
  • Pladis Logistics

Online Supermarket of the Year

  • Asda
  • Iceland
  • Ocado
  • Tesco

SME Brand of the Year

  • Bio-Tiful Dairy
  • Childs Farm
  • Fulfil Protein and Vitamin Bars
  • PROPERCORN
  • WOW Food & Drinks

Specialist Online Retailer of the Year

  • Farmison & Co
  • Huel
  • Mindful Chef
  • Muscle Food
  • The Whisky Exchange

Start-up of the Year

  • British Herb Kitchen
  • Freaks of Nature
  • Punchy Drinks
  • Skwishee
  • The Turmeric Co.

Store Manager of the Year

  • Steven Moyes, Asda Livingston Superstore, West Lothian
  • Jason Nicholson, Morrisons West Kirby
  • Lindsey Cole, Sainsbury’s Bristol
  • Keith Davis, Tesco Crieff Road, Perth
  • Dickie Danby, Waitrose Chester

Supplier of the Year – Branded

  • Alcoholic Drinks – Cider of Sweden
  • Ambient – John West
  • Bakery – Warburtons
  • Chilled Food – Higgidy
  • Dairy – Arla
  • Frozen – Unilever
  • Health & Beauty – Pfizer
  • Household – Unilever
  • Pet Food – Inspired Pet Nutrition
  • Snacks & Confectionery – Mars
  • Soft Drinks – Nichols
  • Tobacco – Imperial Tobacco

Supplier  of the Year - Own Label

  • Ambient – LDH (La Doria)
  • Bakery – Fine Lady Bakeries
  • Chilled Food – Peters
  • Dairy – Ornua
  • Fresh Produce – Berryworld
  • Frozen – Froneri/R&R
  • Meat, Fish & Poultry – ABP
  • Soft Drinks – Princes

Symbol/Franchise Convenience Retailer of the Year

  • Best-one
  • Budgens
  • Londis
  • One Stop Franchise
  • Premier

Technology Supplier of the Year

  • Epos Now
  • Happen
  • PayPoint
  • Relex Solutions
  • Ubamarket

The Grocer of the Year

  • Aldi
  • Co-op
  • Lidl
  • Morrisons
  • Ocado
  • Tesco

Waste Not Want Not Award

  • Christmas Donation Scheme – Aldi UK
  • Changing Mindsets – Company Shop
  • Second Nature – Cranswick
  • No time for waste – Tesco

Wholesaler of the Year

  • Bestway Wholesale
  • Bidfood
  • Booker
  • Henderson Foodservice

Specialist Wholesaler of the Year - New Category

  • Surya Foods
  • Time Wholesale Services
  • Wholegood