PHOTO GALLERY: CFIG reveals Top Ten in Grocery, Master Merchandiser Award winners
The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG) handed out several awards at the Grocery Innovations Canada (GIC) exhibition and conference this week.
CFIG announced winners of the 2023 Top Ten in Grocery Awards and Master Merchandiser Awards Tuesday (Oct. 24).
Held at the Toronto Congress Centre, GIC took place on Oct. 24 and 25.
The 2023 GIC award winners are below. Photography courtesy CFIG.
2023 Top Ten in Grocery Awards
Industry judges selected the Top Ten in Grocery Award winners from the The New Product Showcase.
Best Packaging
Karma Probiotic Water Strawberry Lemonade (Karma Culture Inc.)
Best Health & Wellness Product
Herbal Coffee Alternative with Dandelion Original (Nummy Creations Inc.)
Best Condiment
Plant-based Dressing and Dip Creamy Miso (La Presserie)
Best Beverage
Liquid IV Passion Fruit (Unilever Canada)
Best Pet Product
DreamBone Wavy Chips Chicken & Peanut Butter (Spectrum Brands Global Pet Care Canada Inc.)
Best Non-food Product
Rf-Paper Electronic Shelf Labels 1.5" Electronic Shelf Label (Aketroniks)
Best Local Product
Demetres Ultra Premium Ice Cream Pints House of Earl Grey (Demetres)
Best Convenience Product
Instant Pumpkin Stewed Pumpkin (Life Foods)
Best Sustainable Product
Heat N' Eat Popcorn Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn (Bad Monkey Popcorn Inc.)
Best Spread
Fruit + Chia Spread Blackberry (World of Chia)
Swipe through the gallery below to see this year’s winners.
2023 Master Merchandiser Awards
A panel of industry judges determined category winners based on: creativity and visual appeal; effective use of signage; display shopability; effective cross-merchandising; and supporting manufacturer compliance.
Merchandising displays, promotions and events were held between Aug. 13, 2022 and Aug. 11, 2023.
First to Market – New Product
Small Surface – Gold
London Road Market, Lethbridge, Alta.
Duane Gurr and team
Supplier: Michael Burrows, Saputo
Medium Surface – Gold
Market Street Vulcan, Vulcan, Alta.
Scott Mitchell and team
Supplier: Sharon Gower, Saputo
Large Surface – Gold
Lady York Foods, North York, Ont.
Gabriele Torchetti and team
Supplier: Anthy Kapsalis, Burnbrae Farms
Themed Event
Small Surface – Gold
Fairway Market #12, Sidney, B.C.
Cameron Kung and team
Supplier: Brad Gray, Tree Of Life
Medium Surface – Gold
IGA #36 Marketplace, Coquitlam, B.C.
Finbar O’Riordan and team
Supplier: Lilian Paiement, General Mills
Large Surface – Gold
Save-On-Foods #996, Burnaby, B.C.
Brian Clark and team
Supplier: Craig Britton, Maple Leaf Foods, WonderBrands, KraftHeinz, Smucker Foods
Perimeter Display
Small Surface – Gold
South Hill Fine Foods, Moose Jaw, Sask.
Jaspreet Nagra and team
Supplier: Carey Bailey, Saputo
Medium Surface – Gold
Longo’s Bayview, Thornhill, Ont.
Longo’s Bayview team
Supplier: Adam O’Driscoll, Maple Leaf Foods
Large Surface – Gold
Portage La Prairie Co-op Food Store, Portage La Prairie, Man.
Mike Robinson and team
Supplier: Dallas Alexander, Lactalis Canada
Multi-manufacturer
Small Surface – Gold
Sun Valley Supermarket, Scarborough, Ont.
Jim and Vicki Bexis and team
Supplier: Vince Tedesco, Maple Leaf Foods, Bimbo Canada
Medium Surface – Gold
Powell's Supermarket, Bay Roberts, N.L.
Powell's Supermarket Bay Roberts team
Supplier: Shane Tipple, PepsiCo Foods and Derek Mercer, Old Dutch
Large Surface – Gold
Save-On-Foods #980, Orchard Plaza, Kelowna, B.C.
Eric Falkenberg, Scott Nazaruk and team
Supplier: Michael Tatchell, Kevin Kentel and Steven MacLean, Coca-Cola and Linda Laidlaw, Nestlé Canada
Single Manufacturer
Small Surface – Gold
Colemans St. Anthony, St. Anthony, N.L.
Melanie Powell and team
Supplier: Kruger Products.
Medium Surface – Gold
Calgary Co-op 8, Calgary
Jerry Kulacz and team
Supplier: Taylor Bryant, Kraft Heinz
Large Surface – Gold
Save-On-Foods #980, Orchard Plaza, Kelowna, B.C.
Eric Falkenberg and Scott Nazaruk
Supplier: Kevin Kentel, Steven MacLean, Ken McCaffrey and Michael Tatchell, Coca-Cola
Swipe through the gallery below to see this year’s winners.
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CFIG President and CEO Tom Shurrie (left) with the Save-On-Foods #980 team -
Shurrie and the Calgary Co-op 8 team -
Shurrie and the Colemans St. Anthony team -
Shurrie and the Save-On-Foods #980 team -
Shurrie and the Powell's Supermarket team -
Shurrie and the Sun Valley Supermarket team -
Shurrie and the Portage La Prairie Co-op Food Store team -
Shurrie and the South Hill Fine Foods team -
Shurrie and the Longo’s Bayview team -
Shurrie and the Save-On-Foods #996 team -
Shurrie and the Fairway Market #12 team -
Shurrie and the Lady York Foods team -
Shurrie and the Market Street Vulcan team -
Shurrie and the London Road Market team -
L-R: Gary Sands, CFIG; Jamie Nelson, Pattison Food Group; Rick Rabba, Rabba Fine Foods; Lisa Thompson, Ontario minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs; Laura Collaton, CFIG; and Shurrie.