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
- IMAGES Most Admired Food Startups of the Year:
- Frshly
- Thickshake Factory
- Jarlie
- Earthy Tales
- NumberMall
