Inside the 2022 Star Women in Grocery Awards ceremony
See photos from this year's Star Women in Grocery Ceremony, held in Toronto
Canadian Grocer’s Star Women in Grocery ceremony brought together industry leaders last week to celebrate 49 women who have demonstrated expertise, innovation, vision and leadership in the grocery business.
At the special breakfast event held in Toronto on Sept. 28, winners participated in a panel discussion about leadership, delving into such topics as the importance of accepting feedback, the challenges of being a working parent and treating vulnerability as an asset.
If you missed the chance to attend this year's in-person event, swipe through the gallery below to see some highlights.
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EnsembleIQ CEO Jennifer Litterick and CFIG president and CEO Tom Shurrie. Photography by John Goldstein -
A sold-out crowd gathered in Toronto on Sept. 28 in support of this year’s Star Women in Grocery winners. Photography by John Goldstein -
The half-day event kicked off with breakfast and networking. Photography by John Goldstein -
EnsembleIQ SVP Sandra Parente introduced this year’s keynote speaker UNFI Canada president Stacey Kravitz. Photography by John Goldstein -
McCormick Canada’s Erin Rooney and Canadian Grocer publisher Vanessa Peters. Photography by John Goldstein -
2020 Star Women winner Marie-Eve Royer (Bimbo Canada) and Joe Fusco (Metro). Photography by John Goldstein -
2022 Golden Pencil winners Carmen Fortino (Metro) and Michel Manseau (Kruger Products). Photography by John Goldstein -
2022 Star Women winner Nicole Koveos (Save-On-Foods), Errol Cerit (FHCP), 2015 Star Women winner Brenda Kirk (Save-On-Foods) and 2022 Star Women winner Naomi McLeod (Save-On-Foods). Photography by John Goldstein -
Canadian Grocer publisher Vanessa Peters, 2022 Star Women winner Susan Irving (Kruger Products) and Christine Poltrok (PepsiCo Canada). Photography by John Goldstein -
2022 Star Women winners Ariane Friesen (The Clorox Company of Canada) and Jessica Armstrong (Maple Leaf Foods). Photography by John Goldstein -
2021 Star Women winner and Sobeys’ SVP of e-commerce Sarah Joyce. Photography by John Goldstein -
This year’s Star Women in Grocery winners received their trophies during the breakfast and conference event. Photography by John Goldstein -
Unilever Canada president Gary Wade was on hand to introduce the panel discussion. Photography by John Goldstein -
The team from Agropur supported their colleagues and 2022 Star Women winners Mariline Mailhot and Michèle Théberge. Photography by John Goldstein -
Mark Bendix (Bimbo Canada) Michael Medline (Empire) and Marie-Eve Royer (Bimbo Canada). Photography by John Goldstein -
The team from Danone were on hand to support their colleague and 2022 Star Women winner Marie-Eve Lemieux-Roy. Photography by John Goldstein -
Eli Browne, 2022 Star Women winner and director, corporate sustainability at Sobeys. Photography by John Goldstein -
CFIG’s Tom Shurrie and Scott Lorimer from Maple Leaf Foods. Photography by John Goldstein
