The shortlist has been unveiled for the IGD Awards 2019, the annual event celebrating the best of the global food and consumer goods industry.
More than 500 senior executives will gather to hear the winners be announced at the awards ceremony at London’s Tobacco Dock on the 7 November following IGD’s new two-day event, IGD Live.
Just over 100 companies have been shortlisted for the prestigious awards. Each shortlisted company will present their entry to a panel of industry experts in September.
The full shortlist is as follows:
The IGD Business Transformation Award
- Greencore Manufacturing Excellence
- Hana Group
- Birds Eye
- Premier Foods Group
- Perrigo (UK&I)
The IGD Digital Commerce Award
- Britvic & Logobrand Field Marketing
- Co-operative Group
- JJ Foodservice
- Diageo & Asda Stores
- Asda Stores (Online Groceries – Mobile Check In)
- Asda Stores (Online Groceries – Recipes)
The IGD Diversity and Inclusion Award
- Co-operative Group
- Diversity in Grocery Group
- Scally’s of Clonakilty – Supervalu
- Coca-Cola European Partners
The IGD Health and Wellbeing Award
- British Poultry Council
- Alpro UK
- ESS, Compass Group UK & Ireland
- Upfield UK
- Veg Power
The IGD John Sainsbury Learning and Development Award
- Henderson Retail
- Booker Group
- Aldi Stores UK
- Proctor & Gamble UK
The IGD Leading Light Award
- Chris Ward, Product Manager, Co-operative Group
- Emma Curtis, UK Sales Director, Strong Roots Food Company UK
- Kelly Williams, Sales & Marketing Director, Savona Foodservice South West
- Jose Carles, Apprentice Refrigeration Engineer, Coca-Cola European Partners
The IGD McNicol Award for Entrepreneurship
- Simon Gray, Boost Drinks
- Wayne Hudson, Birds Eye UK
- Kirsty Henshaw, Kirsty’s
- Sean Ramsden, Ramsdens International
- Debbie Harrison, Pricecheck
The IGD Online Retailer of the Year Award
- Tesco Stores
- Iceland Foods
- Ocado Group
- Sainsbury’s
- Asda Stores
- Morrisons
- Amazon
- Waitrose
- Marks & Spencer
The IGD Retailer of the Year Award
- Aldi Stores UK
- Lidl
- Waitrose
- Iceland Foods
- Tesco Stores
- Co-operative Group
- Marks & Spencer
- Sainsbury’s
- Asda Stores
- Morrisons
The IGD Food-to-Go Operator of the Year Award
- Greggs
- Subway
- Pret a Manger
- McDonald’s
- Burger King
- Starbucks
- Costa Coffee
- KFC
- Caffè Nero
The IGD Store of the Year Award
- Giant Heirloom, Philadelphia, USA
- K-Citymarket, Järvenpää, Finland
- Sainsbury’s, Selly Oak, UK
- Sam’s Club Now, Dallas, USA
- Pão de Açúcar, Sao Pãulo, Brazil
- SuperValu, Clonakilty, Ireland
The IGD Shopper Activation Excellence Award
- Nestlé UK&I
- LEGO
- Unilever UK
- Co-operative Group
- Johnson & Johnson Consumer Services EMEA
- Britvic Soft Drinks
The IGD Shopper Insight Award
- Nestlé Purina Petcare UK
- Iceland Foods
- i2C
- BerryWorld
- dunhummby
The IGD Small Business Award
- Biotiful Dairy
- Food Attraction
- Kirsty’s
- Deliciously Ella
- Bambino Mio
The Small Store of the Year Award
- Henderson’s SPAR, Fortfield Belfast
- 7-Eleven, Copenhagen
- Fresh Atelier, Brussels
- Hema fast&freshade, Shanghai
- SPAR, Merrion Row, Dublin
- Co-op on the go, London
The IGD Supply Cain Excellence Award
- CHEP UK
- Highland Spring Group
- AB-InBev
- Tesco, Accolade Wines and WEPA
- JJ Foodservice
- Ornua Foods UK
The IGD Sustainable Futures Award
- Sainsbury’s Supermarkets
- Central England Co-operative
- Finlay’s
- Asda Stores, FareShare and the Trussell Trust
- Co-operative Group
- Thornton’s Budgens
To book a table at the awards, visit the IGD website
