Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards honour Food and Grocery Retailers

Mumbai: The second day of the 11th annual mega congregation of the India Food Forum held in Mumbai last evening culminated with the Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards, which honoured outstanding achievers among India’s leading food service chains and food & grocery retailers.

The jury comprised of distinguished personalities in the field of research and consulting with thorough insights into the business of foodservice/ food & grocery and included Ajay Macaden (Executive Director, Nielsen India), Ankur Shiv Bhandari (Founder & CEO, Asbicon Group), B. S. Nagesh (Founder, TRRAIN), Harminder Sahni (Founder & Md, Wazir Advisors), Sunil Kumar (Alagh Founder & Chairman, SKA Advisors), Prof. Ravi Dhar (Yale School of Management), Harish Bijoor (Founder / Harish Bijoor Consults), Saloni Nangia (President, Technopak India),Rama Bijapurkar (Expert Marketing Strategy & Consumer Behavior) among others.

The three categories of awards were:

Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards 2018 powered by Dukes: Images Awards for Excellence in Food and Grocery Retail
IMAGES Food Service Awards
IMAGES Food Startups and Innovation Awards

Here is the list of winners across different categories: –

Winners of Coca-Cola Golden Spoon Awards 2018

IMAGES Most Admired F & G Retailer of the Year – Big Bazaar
IMAGES Most Admired Specialty Store – Nuts & Spices
IMAGES Most Admired National Supermarket – Easyday
IMAGES Most Admired Human Resource Policies & Initiatives – HyperCity
IMAGES Most Admired Category Performer of the Year – Nitin Bhujbale, Category Manager, Beverages,Trent Hypermarket and Saif Kohari, Category Manager, Processed Food, Savories & Confectionery, Trent Hypermarket
IMAGES Excellence Award: Regional Chains – Modern Bazaar & Ratnadeep Supermarkets
IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of The Year of The Year: Technology Implementation in Store Operations & Loyalty Programs – SPAR – 3D virtual show room

IMAGES Most Admired Brand Retailer Partnership – Star Bazaar & Ferrero
- 1st Runner-Up: bigbasket & Ayush
- 2nd Runner-up: Spencer’s & Kissan
IMAGES Most Admired Innovation In Food Ingredients, Products & Processes – Future Consumer – Desi Atta
- Runner-up: HUL – Knorr Croutons
IMAGES Most Admired Innovation In Retail Offering, Formats & Services – Wow! Momo – Innovative Formats
Runner-up: HyperCity – India’s First Self-Checkout Store

IMAGES Most Admired Marketing & Promotions – HUL – Kissan Engagement Platform

1st Runner-up: HUL – Knorr Confused Bhook
2nd Runner-up: Travel Food Services – Indonesian Food Festival

IMAGES FOOD SERVICE AWARDS 2018

IMAGES Most Admired Foodservice Retailer of the year: Cafes and Juice Bars – Starbucks
IMAGES Most Admired Foodservice Retailer of the Year: QSR Indian Origin – Wow! Momo
IMAGES Most Admired Foodservice Retailer of the Year: Pubs & Bars – The Beer Café
IMAGES Most Admired Foodservice Retailer of the Year: Ice Cream & Dessert Parlours – The Chocolate Room
IMAGES Most Admired Foodservice Retailer of the year: DINE-IN – Paradise (Casual Dine in)
IMAGES Most Admired Foodservice Retailer of the year: DINE-IN – Copper Chimney (Fine Dine in)
IMAGES Most Admired Foodservice Retailer of the year: One Specific Outlet – A Reverie
IMAGES Most Admired Food Court of the year: Food Quest, Elante Chandigarh (North), GVK One, Hyderabad (South), Q Court, Quest Mall, Kolkata (East) and Phoenix Marketcity, Pune (West)
IMAGES Excellence Award – Burger King
IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Group of the Year – Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality

IMAGES FOOD STARTUPS & INNOVATION AWARDS