2019 IGD Awards: winners announced

Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Co-op and Greggs were amongst the winners at the IGD Awards, which took place in London this week.

“Even in a particularly challenging external climate, the food industry continues to offer shoppers fresh ideas and great service. All the teams who attended the ceremony are developing first-class products, building responsive supply chains and creating inspirational ways to shop,” says Susan Barratt, CEO at IGD.

“Every year we are inspired by the quality and variety of the award entries we receive, and year on year they somehow manage to top the last. 2019 is no exception. Whether a winner or a finalist, all our nominees should be extremely proud of their achievements.”

The majority of the winners were selected by a panel of industry experts, including representatives from IGD and companies from across the food and grocery supply chain. The exception was three shopper-voted categories – the IGD Food-to-Go Operator of the Year, the IGD Online Retailer of the Year and the IGD Retailer of the Year.

Winners as follows:

The IGD Leading Light Award: José Carles, Coca-Cola European Partners

The Diversity and Inclusion Award: Scally’s of Clonakilty - Supervalu

The IGD John Sainsbury Learning and Development Award: Booker Group

The IGD Health & Wellbeing Award: Veg Power CIC

The IGD Sustainable Futures Award: Co-op

The IGD Supply Chain Excellence Award: JJ Foodservice

The IGD Digital Commerce Award: Asda Online Groceries

The IGD Small Business Award: Food Attraction Ltd

The IGD Business Transformation Award: Birds Eye

The IGD Small Store of the Year Award: SPAR, Merrion Row, Ireland

The IGD Store of the Year Award: K-Citymarket, Finland