Top Notch! Meet the 2025 Star Women in Grocery Award Winners
Since 2012, Canadian Grocer has proudly celebrated the remarkable women driving innovation and excellence in the grocery industry through our annual Star Women in Grocery Awards. This year’s winners—60 in all—represent all parts of the country and every facet of the industry, from operations to marketing, sales, supply chain, finance, technology and beyond. These are smart, passionate leaders who have been nominated by colleagues and carefully selected by our editorial team for their achievements.
Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of recognizing hundreds of exceptional women. For 2025, we’re thrilled to introduce a new distinction: the Star Women in Grocery Icon Award. This special honour will be presented annually to one woman widely admired for her leadership and contributions to the Canadian grocery industry.
In its inaugural year, the Star Women in Grocery Icon Award is presented to Diane J. Brisebois, president and CEO of the Retail Council of Canada.
Learn more about this year’s inspiring winners in the Q&As linked below.
Senior-Level Stars
Wendy Baker, Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada
Lisa Beausoleil, Nestlé Canada
Marie-Eve Brunet, I-D Foods Corporation
Chantal Butler, Mondelēz Canada
Jennie Coleman, Equifruit
Erika DeHaas, Sobeys Inc.
Bryana Ganong, Ganong Bros.
Avie Leang-Lorenzo, Sobeys Inc.
Nathalie Lefebvre, Metro
Nicole Salloum, Farm Boy
KC Shendelman, Longo's
Liette Vigneault, Agropur
Shining-Level Stars
Beata Stolarski, A. Lassonde
Isabelle Cantin, Bimbo Canada
France Lacasse, Burnbrae Farms
Karrie Fox, Calgary Co-op
Amana Choudry, Carlton Cards
Hali Burness, Conagra Brands Canada
Marie-Eve Girard, Danone Canada
Leanne Claerbout, General Mills Canada
Nadia Harasym, Giant Tiger Stores
Cydney Taylor, Kenvue Canada
Amélie Lavoie, Keurig Dr Pepper Canada
Megan Bentham-Campbell, Kraft Heinz Canada
Angie Arvanitis, Kruger Products
Rose Postiglione, Lactalis Canada
Jen O'Brien, Lindt & Sprüngli Canada
Pamela Wong, Loblaw
Amanda Galante, Loblaw
Sasha Jaime, Loblaw
Jenn Kelly, Loblaw
Tarra Suppa, Loblaw
Allison Boman, Longo's
Elizabeth Mackay, Maple Leaf Foods
Christina D'Angelo, Mars Food & Nutrition
Sam Bhullar, Mars Pet Nutrition Canada
Ally Sanders-Witter, McCormick
Marie-Christine Bélanger, Metro
Katie Chan, Metro
Tracey Pritchard, Pattison Food Group
Shawna McClure, Pattison Food Group
Melissa Chatten, Piller's Fine Foods
Amanda Labuckas, FreshCo (Sobeys)
Jody Ruggiero, Sofina Foods
Grace Tham, Stong's Market
Krizia Znidarcic, The Clorox Company of Canada
Lindsey McDonald, The J.M. Smucker Co.
Caley Houtop, The North West Company
Lisa Gilbert, UNFI Canada
Robin Taylor, Unilever Canada
Shelly Watson, Walmart Canada
Lisa Hughes, Walmart Canada
Neda Shafiee, Whole Foods Market
Marie-Hélène Ouellet, WK Kellogg Canada Corp.
Store-Level Stars
Nimfa Dulay, Longo's
Lyne Nadeau, Super C (Metro)
Jennifer Hall, Food Basics (Metro)
Kairsti Fraser, Safeway (Sobeys)
Lana Boyechko, FreshCo (Sobeys)
Kara Stokes, Sweláps Market
