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Food and grocery expert, IGD has announced the shortlisted entries for the annual Food Industry Awards. Now in their 19th year, the awards provide an opportunity for companies and individuals to gain recognition for excellence across a variety of categories, ranging from sustainability and supply chain excellence, to consumer understanding and social innovation.
Shortlists:
TATE & LYLE YOUNG MANAGERS' BUSINESS CHALLENGE FOR UP AND COMING TALENT
For this award young managers are asked to present their thoughts on what characteristics a grocery business will require to survive the economic downturn and likely future environment. They have the chance to win £2,500 and present in front of a panel of industry leaders by demonstrating their ideas and sound business acumen.
- Cornelia Raportaru, Cadbury
- Claire Henzell, Diageo Great Britain Ltd
- Sinead Corbett, Premier Foods Group Ltd
ECR UK AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE DISTRIBUTION
This award is presented to the company that has demonstrated that it has made a measurable improvement to its supply chain through the implementation of ECR principles. This year’s award is for initiatives related to Sustainable Distribution.
- Boots Company plc
- Heart of England Fine Foods
- Kimberly-Clark Ltd & Kellogg's
- Tesco Stores Ltd
- Nestlé UK Ltd & United Biscuits (Holdings) Ltd
DANONE LEADING EDGE LEADING LIGHT AWARD
Designed to help celebrate remarkable talent in the food and grocery industry, this award recognises those who have gone the extra mile and made a real difference to their company, the industry or to Leading Edge (IGD’s Development Network) during the past year. The winner also receives £2,000 prize money. For this category only, members of Leading Edge can still vote for their choice of winner from the following list of shortlisted candidates until the end of September.
- Tom Benton, Little Dish
- Victoria Burgess, Cadbury
- Sarah Corbin, G's Marketing Ltd
- Denys Shortt, DCS Europe plc
- Clare Smith, NFU
- Emma Sundt, Fairtrade Foundation
- Lorraine Thomas, Sodhexo
- Andy Walsh, Makro Cash & Carry
UNILEVER SOCIAL INNOVATION AWARD
This award is presented to the company which demonstrates that it is doing well by doing good. This might be a new business model, product or service which delivers social benefits, or a cause-related marketing campaign that has grown the business while supporting good causes.
- Asda Stores Ltd
- General Mills UK Ltd
- Kellogg's
- Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc
- Warner's Budgens
GENERAL MILLS AWARD FOR CONSUMER UNDERSTANDING
This award is presented to the company that has demonstrated how it has truly understood its end customer and utilised new insight to deliver an innovative business solution such as a new product, service, promotional or information campaign.
- Birds Eye Iglo Ltd
- Compass Group plc
- Mack Multiples
- Premier Foods Group Limited
- Spar (UK) Ltd
NESTLÉ WELLNESS AWARD
This is awarded to a company that has made real impact in making healthier eating and drinking easier for consumers and/or their employees and thus improving public health in the UK.
- The Co-operative Group
- ASDA Dairy Bus
- Unilever UK - Flora
- United Biscuits (Holdings) Ltd
MORRISONS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SMALL BUSINESS
This award recognises the important contribution small businesses make in the food industry and is awarded to a small business that has demonstrated excellence, for example, in a local sourcing or new business initiative, in innovation, people development or marketing.
- Debbie & Andrews Ltd
- Ella's Kitchen Ltd
- Simon Howie Foods
- W S Bentley (Growers) Ltd
IAN MACLAURIN AWARD FOR SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE
This is awarded to the company that has had a real quantifiable impact on the supply chain. It must demonstrate a major step change over and above everyday trading requirements, with innovative, sustainable initiatives.
- Booker Group Ltd
- The Ice Company (Polarcube) Ltd
- Musgrave Group
- Tate & Lyle Sugars
JOHN SAINSBURY AWARD FOR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
This award recognises real commitment to people development. It is awarded for an initiative which has achieved proven business results, people development, sustained learning and on-going performance improvement.
- Cranswick Convenience Foods plc
- Greencore Group plc
- Musgrave Group
- Nestlé UK Ltd
TETRA PAK ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
This award recognises positive initiatives developed by companies with regard to their impact on environmental sustainability.
- Arla Foods UK plc & Asda Stores Ltd
- PepsiCo UK & Ireland
- Sainsbury's
- Tesco Stores Ltd
- Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc
BOXWOOD AWARD FOR BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
New for 2009, this award recognises a recent initiative that demonstrates how organisations have significantly transformed their business to achieve top line growth, operational excellence or sustainable improvements in profit.
- Premier Foods Group Ltd
- Burts Potato Chips Ltd
- Cadbury
- W S Bentley (Growers) Ltd
The winners will be announced on 13 October 2009, at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. This year’s awards ceremony will be attended by more than 550 industry leaders, including chairmen and chief executives from leading food retailers and suppliers.
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Notes to editors:
- For further information on Food Industry Awards 2009, visit www.igd.com/awards
- IGD provides information, insight and best practice to the food and grocery industry worldwide and this year, celebrates its centenary year.
For more information contact:
Meeta Darji, Press Officer, IGD DD: +44 (0)1923 851990. M: +44 (0)7590 230455. E: meeta.darji@igd.com
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