Finalists 2026
Congratulations to all of our finalists
Consumer Initiative of the Year
- Albert Bartlett – Roll on Jersey Royal season. Rebirthing a legend
- Aldi UK – Period poverty
- Birds Eye and Nectar – Nectar Millionaire - A first for frozen
- Kimberly-Clark – Kimberly-Clark x Get Comfortable
- Uber Eats Grocery – MyWaitrose loyalty launch
- Warburtons – A National Pleasure
Social Impact Initiative of the Year
- Ahmad Tea – Hand-picked profit shared programme
- Asda – Tickled Pink
- Fyffes – Delivering education and nutrition in partnership with Belizean banana-growing communities
- In Kind Direct – Tesco Burst 5
- Lidl GB – Fuelling the future: How Lidl Foodies is supporting children’s food education
- Natasha Allergy Research Foundation – Allergy School
Supply Chain Initiative of the Year
- Danone UK – Alpro British oats
- Lineage – The Port-to-Pallet control tower
- ManiLife – Building the ManiFactory to make peanut butter like no other
- Spoon Cereals – Rebuilding the breakfast supply chain
Sustainability Initiative of the Year - sponsored by GS1 UK
- ABP UK – Prism 2023 Programme
- Ecosurety – Flexible Plastic Fund – FlexCollect project
- Lidl GB – Rooted in Responsibility: Driving Systemic Change through the Greenhouse
- Point74 with The Compleat Food Group and Sustained – A New Recipe for Sustainability
- Wildfarmed
Technology Initiative of the Year - sponsored by KPMG
- B2B.Store – ProConnect Platform
- Deliveroo – Bundles – Multi-partner ordering
- Iceland Foods & SAI Group – Real-time theft prevention
- Lidl GB – Lidl Plus
- Ocado Retail – Re-platforming to power the next wave of grocery disruption
- Point74 with The Compleat Food Group and Sustained – A New Recipe for Sustainability
- Vusion – Transforming the Shelf Edge
Waste Not Want Not Award
- Barfoots in collaboration with FareShare and Saica Flex – Project Rubble
- Booker Group – 25 million meals
- Charlie Bigham's – Reaching Zero Edible Food Waste
- Lidl GB – Too Good to Waste
- Omega Pressery – From Waste to Worth
Drinks Brand of the Year
- Cruzcampo
- Hawkstone
- Hooch
- Mother Root
- St Austell Brewery
- Thatchers Cider
Soft Drinks Brand of the Year
- Alpro
- Dash
- For Goodness Shakes
- Hip Pop
- Lucozade Sport
- Mockingbird Raw Press
- Red Bull
- San Pellegrino
- Trip
SME Brand of the Year
- Bio&Me
- Dash
- Heck Food
- Little Dish
- Moju
- Pip & Nut
- Vidrate
- Wuka
Food Brand of the Year
- Bio&Me
- Crosta Mollica
- Little Dish
- McCain Foods GB
- Mutti
- Nuii
- Pip & Nut
- Proper
- Strings & Things
- Tony's Chocolonely
Health & Beauty Brand of the Year
- Applied Nutrition
- Balance Activ
- Fussy
- Pärla
- Sure
- Symprove
- Wuka
- Zooki
Household Goods Brand of the Year (includes PetFood)
- Cheeky Panda
- Kimberly-Clark
- Kit & Kin
- Who Gives a Crap
- Wype
Own-Label Range of the Year – sponsored by Kerry Group
- Marks & Spencer – Only Ingredients
- Morrisons – The Best & The Best Signature Collection
- Sainsbury's – Taste the Difference
- Tesco Free From
- Tesco Fred & Flo – Easy Fit Nappy Pants
Employer of the Year - sponsored by SHS Group
- Aldi UK
- Arla Foods
- Müller UK & Ireland
- Noble Foods
- Pilgrim’s Europe
- Proper Snacks
- Tesco
Exporter of the Year
- Doughlicious – The London Dough Co
- Itsu Grocery
- Pilgrim's Europe
- Ramsden International
- Trip
Entrepreneur of the Year - sponsored by Vusion
- Alex Wright and Jack Scott, Dash Water
- David Abrahamovitch, Grind
- Dr Megan Rossi and Jon Walsh, Bio&Me
- George Hughes-Davies, Daily Dose
- Hillary Graves, Little Dish
- Olivia Ferdi & Daniel Khoury, Trip
- Paul Hargreaves, Cotswold Fayre
- Ruby Raut, Wuka
Store Manager of the Year – sponsored by Uber Eats UK
- Rachel Kennick – Asda Southport
- Andy Frith – M&S Fosse Leicester
- Chloe Summons – Morrisons Albion Way, Norwich
- Sam Grogan – Sainsbury’s Dundee
- Douglas Currie – Tesco Old Swan, Liverpool
- Jared Hughes – Waitrose Holloway Road, London
Startup of the Year - sponsored by DHL
- Better Eggs
- Bob
- Dot Dot Bubble Tea
- Love Sum Dumplings
- Omega Pressery
Online Service of the Year - sponsored by PayPal
- Deliveroo
- Morrisons
- Ocado Retail
- Tesco Whoosh
- Uber Eats Grocery
Specialist Online Service of the Year
- Abel & Cole
- Citizens of Soil
- Gousto
- Milk & More
- Sneak Energy
- St Austell Wholesale
Independent Retail Chain of the Year - sponsored by Allwyn
- Abu Bakr Supermarket
- Henderson Retail - Spar
- James Convenience Retail
- Park Garage Group
- Sterling Meat Company
Symbol/Franchise Retailer of the Year
- Best-one
- Budgens
- GoLocal
- Londis
- Nisa Retail
- Premier
Specialist Wholesaler of the Year
- Campbells Prime Meats
- Cotswold Fayre
- Cress Co
- Diverse Fine Food
- Mevalco
- Pricecheck Brand Partners
- Ramsden International
Regional Wholesaler of the Year
- Hunt’s Food Group
- JW Filshill
- Pilgrim Foodservice
- Ribble Farm Fare
- United Wholesale (Scotland)
National Wholesaler of the Year - sponsored by Aqua Carpatica
- Bestway Wholesale
- Booker Group
- Co-op Wholesale
- Creed Foodservice
- JJ Foodservice
- Parfetts
- Sysco GB
- United Wholesale (Scotland)
Own-Label Supplier of the Year
- DCS Group
- Drylock Technologies
- Kingfisher Foods
- Pilgrim's Europe
- Primafruit
Supplier of the Year - sponsored by AlixPartners
- Carlsberg Britvic
- Danone UK
- KP Snacks
- Mackle Petfoods
- Proper Snacks
The Grocer of the Year - sponsored by AlixPartners
- Lidl GB
- M&S
- Ocado Retail
- Sainsbury's
- Tesco
- Waitrose
The Grocer 33 Awards - sponsored by Assosia
- Availability
- Price
- Service
