Canadian Grocer announces 2025 Generation Next winners
Canadian Grocer has announced its 2025 Generation Next Award winners.
Thirty-seven up-and-coming industry leaders were recognized during a ceremony at GroceryConnex Monday (Nov. 24), held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.
Launched in 2011, the Generation Next Awards recognize leaders under the age of 40 from all parts of the grocery industry—from retailers to distributors to foundation and CPG professionals.
See the 2025 Generation Next winners below.
Alexandre Jacques, Senior Manager, Facilities, Agropur
Alicia Rhyno Front-End Specialist, Food Basics, Metro Inc.
Alison McFarlane Product Manager, Farm Boy Private Label, Farm Boy Company Inc.
Anthony Salvador Senior Business Development Manager (National Accounts), Conagra Brands Canada
Anuschka Malhotra Customer Team Sales Lead, The Campbell’s Company
Ariel Muir Graphic Designer and Corporate Branding, Summer Fresh Salads
Aurelie Goffinet Senior Brand Manager, Oikos, Danone Canada
Brett Arbique Associate Director, Customer Sales Planning, Kraft Heinz Canada
Casey Spencer General Manager, Central Kitchen, Longo’s
Daniela Taglioni Director, Legal Affairs, Kruger Products
Daria Garlicki Senior Customer Development Leader, Mars Canada
Derek Choy Senior Manager, Sales Strategy and Insights, Restaurant Brands International
Georges Baydoun Principal of Software Engineering and AI, Loblaws Inc
Jacob Steele Store Manager, Quality Foods
James Lam Store Manager, Save-On-Foods
Jesse Stratton Senior Vice President of Sales, The Crump Group Inc.
Jessica Kok R&D Group Leader (Chocolate), North America, Mondelez Canada
Julia Semeraro HR Manager, Vince’s Market
Kelvin Cheng Store Team Leader, Whole Foods Market (Kitsilano)
Koralie Dupont Store Manager, Super C (Mont Tremblant)
Laken Pitts Director, Pricing Strategy, Sobeys Inc
Laura Morrill Marketing Director, Coffee, Nestlé Canada
Margarita Duque Senior Key Account Manager, The Clorox Company
Marleen Dimeski Senior Marketing Manager, Emerging Brands (Snacking), Bimbo Canada
Matt Dill Director of Category Management, Fresh, Farm Boy Company Inc.
Matthew Robertson Senior Manager, Demand Planning & Analytics, UNFI Canada
Maxime Bourget Director of Operations and Transformation Projects, Sobeys Inc.
Mitch Yeatman Category Manager, Grocery/ Dairy/ Frozen, Longo’s
Richard Bertrand Customer Team Lead, Unilever Canada
Rory Johnston Senior Director, Retail Sales, Sofina Foods Inc.
Rose Donatelli Sales Director, Lactalis Canada
Sarah Atteck Brand Manager, General Mills Canada
Spencer Laprairie Senior Manager, Category Development, Food Department, Federated Co-operatives Ltd.
Tyler Gubb Senior National Account Manager, PepsiCo Canada
Tylre Brown Director, Strategic Commercial Development, I-D Foods Corporation
Vivian Yang Senior Data Scientist, Loblaw Companies Ltd.
Zak Bannerman Director, Strategic Marketing Partnerships, Sobeys Inc.
Learn more about this year’s Generation Next winners in the December 2025 issue of Canadian Grocer and soon on CanadianGrocer.com.
Click through the gallery below to see photos of the winners.
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Anushka Malhotra -
Ariel Muir -
Aurelie Goffinet -
Brett Arbique -
Casey Spencer -
Daniela Taglioni -
Daria Garlicki -
Derek Choy -
Georges Baydoun -
Jacob Steele -
James Lam -
Jesse Stratton -
Jessica Kok -
Julia Semerora -
Kelvin Cheng -
Koralie Dupont -
Laken Pitts -
Laura Morrill -
Margarita Duque -
Marleen Dimeski -
Matt Dill -
Matthew Robertson -
Maxime Bourget -
Mitch Yeatman -
Richard Bertrand -
Rory Johnston -
Rose Donatelli -
Sarah Atteck -
Spencer Laprairie -
Tyler Gubb -
Tylre Brown -
Vivian Yang -
Zak Bannerman
