The most prestigious event in the food and drink industry, The Grocer Gold Awards, was held at The Dorchester last night.

In front of a sellout audience including the leading retail and wholesale players, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose all took home gongs, with Musgrave Budgens Londis, wholesaler Brakes and independent chain Tates also among the retail winners.

On the supply side, it was a great evening for Coca Cola Enterprises, picking up the Star Product Award as well as the Best Branded Supplier Award, with Arla winning the Best Own-Label Supplier Award.

The highly contested awards, sponsored by GS1, Headcount, Disney and Deloitte, recognise the best of the best in grocery retail for financial performance, customer service, innovation, competitive pricing and product offerings.

Many of the awards are based on exclusive research for The Grocer, while others are judged by industry experts who define gold standard excellence across the entire industry.

We are pleased to announce that the winners of The Grocer Gold Awards 2007 are:

Best Branded Supplier: Coca-Cola Enterprises

Best Own Label Supplier: Arla Foods

Best Own Label Range

Winner

Taste the Difference - Sainsbury’s

Highly Commended

Cooks Ingredients Range - Waitrose

The Star Product Award: Coke Zero - Coca-Cola Enterprises

Best Consumer Initiative: British Food Fortnight - Musgrave Budgens Londis

Best Business Initiative: Regional Fresh Produce - Waitrose

Britain’s Favourite Supermarket: Tesco

Best Independent Retail Chain: Tates

Best Wholesaler: Brakes

Grocer 33 - Availability: Morrisons

Grocer 33 - Service:  Morrisons      

Grocer 33 - Price:  Asda  

Best Online Retailer: Ocado

The Grocer of the Year: Sainsbury’s

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