Introducing the Generation Next winners of 2025
Bold thinkers, innovators, problem solvers and future leaders—this year's Generation Next winners have it all. These 37 standout young professionals are making waves in roles spanning sales, technology, marketing, product development and operations, and are proving that the grocery industry is in very capable hands.
For 15 years, Canadian Grocer has celebrated the industry’s brightest rising stars under age 40; we can’t wait for you to meet the class of 2025.
Click on the names below to learn more about this year's Generation Next winners.
Brett Arbique, Associate Director, Customer Sales Planning, Kraft Heinz Canada
Sarah Atteck, Brand Manager, Cereal, General Mills Canada
Zak Bannerman, Director, Strategic Marketing Partnerships, Sobeys Inc.
Georges Baydoun, Principal AI Engineer, Loblaw Companies Ltd.
Richard Bertrand, Customer Team Lead, Unilever Canada
Maxime Bourget, Director of Operations and Transformation Projects, Sobeys Inc.
Tylre Brown, Director, Strategic Commercial Development, I-D Foods Corporation
Kelvin Cheng, Store Team Leader, Whole Foods Market, Kitsilano, Whole Foods Market
Derek Choy, Senior Manager, Sales Strategy and Insights, Restaurant Brands International
Matt Dill, Director of Category Management, Fresh, Farm Boy
Marleen Dimeski, Senior Marketing Manager, Emerging Brands (Snacking), Bimbo Canada
Rose Donatelli, Sales Director- Fluid, Lactalis Canada
Koralie Dupont, Store Manager, Super C Mont Tremblant, Metro Inc.
Margarita Duque, Senior Key Account Manager, The Clorox Company of Canada
Daria Garlicki, Sneior Sales Leader, Mars Wrigley Canada
Aurelie Goffinet, Senior Brand Manager, Marketing, Oikos, Danone Canada
Tyler Gubb, Senior National Account Manager, PepsiCo Canada
Alexandre Jacques, Director, Simplification and Optimization, Agropur
Rory Johnston, Senior Director, Retail Sales, Sofina Foods
Jessica Kok, R&D Group Leader (Chocolate) North America, Mondelēz Canada
James Lam, Store Manager, Save-On-Foods, Grande Prairie, Alta., Save-On-Foods
Spencer Laprairie, Senior Manager, Category Development, Food Department, Federated Co-operatives Limited
Anuschka Malhotra, Customer Team Sales Lead, Campbell Company of Canada
Alison McFarlane, Private Label Manager, Farm Boy
Laura Morrill, Marketing Director, Coffee, Nestlé Canada
Ariel Muir, Graphic Designer, Summer Fresh
Laken Pitts, Director, Pricing Strategy, Sobeys Inc.
Alicia Rhyno, Front-End Specialist, Food Basics, Metro Inc.
Matthew Robertson, Senior Manager, Demand Planning & Analytics, UNFI Canada
Anthony Salvador, Senior Business Development Manger, National Accounts, Conagra Brands Canada
Julia Semeraro, HR Manager, Vince's Market
Casey Spencer, General Manager, Central Kitchen, Longo's
Jacob Steele, Store Manager, Quality Foods Nanoose Bay, Quality Foods
Jesse Stratton, Senior Vice-President of Sales, The Crump Group
Daniela Taglioni, Director, Legal Affairs, Kruger Products
Vivian Yang, Senior Data Scientist, Loblaw Companies Ltd.
Mitch Yeatman, Category Manager, Grocery/Dairy/Frozen, Longo's
Profiles were published in the December 2025/January 2026 issue of Canadian Grocer