Eighteen rising stars of the grocery trade were recognized Monday afternoon with Canadian Grocer’s Generation Next Award.
The award, now in its 11th year, goes to suppliers and retailers under 40 who demonstrate leadership, a commitment to working in grocery and involvement in the industry or their community.
The 2021 winners are:
Sarah Au, Director of Marketing, Muskoka Brewery
Eli Browne, Director of Corporate Sustainability, Sobeys
Laura Dobson, OMNI & New Revenue Streams Team Lead, Unilever Canada
Melissa Edighoffer, Marketing Planning Manager, Calgary Co-op
Kyle Findlay, District Manager, Food Basics / Metro
James Inglis, President, Blind Bay Village Grocer
Rehan Iqbal, Store Owner, Rehan's Your Independent Grocer
Lee Jeyes, Senior Director, Store Process & Innovation, Walmart Canada
Claudia Joanis, Vice-President, Ice Cream Category, Agropur Cooperative
Marcin Krzyzanowski, Director, Supply Chain Ontario, Bimbo Canada
Matthew Maiss, Store Manager, Longo's
Erin McKeever, Marketing Manager, eCommerce & Digital, Kruger Products
Brianne Miller, CEO and Co-Founder, Nada Grocery
Ryan Nesbitt, Store Manager, Save-On-Foods
Doug Palmer, Senior Finance Director, Canada & International, The J.M. Smucker Company
Natacha Roy, Director, National Procurement, Grocery, Metro
Mandy Siu, Customer Business Development Manager, Maple Leaf Foods
Natasha Vandenhurk, Chief Executive Officer, Three Farmers Foods
The winners were awarded during Canadian Grocer's GroceryConnex–a virtual event that includes Generation Next, Thought Leadership and the Golden Pencil Awards in one experience.
You can read more about the winners in the December/January issue of Canadian Grocer!