Scottish Grocer Awards 2017 Winners and Highly Commended finalists
Local retailers from across Scotland were honoured last night at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2017.
The event, the biggest awards programme of its type in the country, is held to recognise and celebrate the very best in Scottish convenience retailing.
Held at Glasgow’s Hilton Hotel on Thursday (March 9), the show was hosted by comedian Craig Hill and saw 21 awards go to some of Scotland’s very best independent retailers, symbol stores, forecourts, employees and entrepreneurs.
This year, winners hailed from as far afield as Kinross, Edinburgh, Stevenston, Troon, Dundee and the Outer Hebrides.
The event culminated in the presentation of the Industry Achievement Award, which this year went to Simon Hannah, managing director of wholesaler JW Filshill, the company behind KeyStore.
“This is the 21st year for the Scottish Grocer Awards and I have no hesitation saying it was our best yet.
“Across the board, the standard of entries was exceptional and all of our finalists deserve tremendous credit for the work they do for the industry and their communities.
“Congratulations to all our winners, who work very hard to make convenience retail one of Scotland’s most dynamic and engaging industries.” John McNee, Editor of Scottish Grocer
Dairy Award – Managed Store
Charles Morrish, regional commercial controller, Müller Milk & Ingredients, centre, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Scottish Grocer Dairy Award (managed stores) to Shona Cameron of Scotmid Balerno 2 in Edinburgh
Winner: Scotmid Balerno, Edinburgh
Highly Commended: Spar Tarves, Edinburgh
Dairy Award – Independent Store
Charles Morrish, regional commercial controller, Müller Milk & Ingredients, left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Scottish Grocer Dairy Award (independent store) to Saleem Sadiq of Spar, Renfrew.
Winner: Spar Renfrew
Highly Commended: Premier Cranhill Convenience Store
Bakery Retailer of the Year – Managed Store
Angie Turnbull, Warburtons retail development area manager, centre, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Scottish Grocer Bakery Retailer of the Year Award (managed store) to Craig McAulay of Scotmid Stockbridge.
Winner: Scotmid Stockbridge, Edinburgh
Highly Commended: Spar Dalrymple
Bakery Retailer of the Year – Independent Store
John Clarke, Warburtons retail development area manager, and awards event host Craig Hill present the Scottish Grocer Bakery Retailer of the Year Award (independent store) to Dan Brown and the team from Giacopazzi’s, Sands House, Kinross.
Winner: Giacopazzi’s, Sands House Kinross
Highly Commended: Nisa Local Greens of Markinch, Fife
Tobacco Accessories Retailer of the Year
Gavin Anderson, general sales manager, Republic Technologies (UK), left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Tobacco Accessories Retailer of the Year Award to Adeil Hussain of Family Shopper, Airbles Street, Motherwell.
Mark Taylor, sales development manager, Barr Soft Drinks, left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Best New Store Award to Junfang Yun and Mahmood Saleem of Ardeer Services, Stevenston.
Winner: Ardeer Services, Stevenston
Highly Commended: Giacopazzi’s, Sands House Kinross; Scotmid, Broxburn
Innovation Award
Graham Clout, retail sales manager, JET, and awards event host Craig Hill present the Innovation Award to Dan Brown and the team from Giacopazzi’s, Sands House, Kinross.
Drew McBride, head of network operations, The Post Office, and awards event host Craig Hill present the Post Office Retailer of the Year Award to Khalid Sadiq, left, and Iqbal Sadiq, centre, of St Georges Post Office and Spar, Maryhill.
Winner: St Georges Post Office and Spar Maryhill
Highly Commended: Camelon Post Office and Spar, Falkirk; Biggar Post Office, Biggar
Forecourt Retailer of the Year
Cara Collins, national account manager, Costa Express, and awards event host Craig Hill present the Forecourt Retailer of the Year Award to Imran Ali of Spar Euro Garages Lomondgate.
Sandra Fisher, sales and marketing director, Golden Casket Group, and awards event host Craig Hill present the Confectionery Retailer of the Year Award to Pamela Provan and Amanda Duncan of Barassie Day-Today, Troon.
David Dick, field sales manager, Coca-Cola European Partners, left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Best Soft Drinks Outlet of the Year Award to Martin Lightfoot and Natalie Lightfoot of Londis Solo Convenience, Baillieston.
Neil Taylor, wholesale channel controller for Whyte & Mackay, left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Licensed Retailer of the Year Award to Ryan Harley and Onker Singh of Maxwells, Pollokshield.
Winner: Maxwells, Pollokshield
Highly Commended: Day-Today@Jamil’s, Renfrew; Giacopazzi’s, New Road Milnathort
Beer and Cider Retailer of the Year
John Barton, national account manager, Carlsberg UK, left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Licensed Retailer of the Year Award to Onker Singh and the team from Maxwells, Clarkston.
Winner: Maxwells, Clarkston
Highly Commended: Day-Today@Jamil’s, Renfrew; One Stop Stoneyburn, West Lothian
Responsible Retailer of the Year
Darren Attwell, regional business manager, Imperial Tobacco, left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Responsible Retailer of the Year Award to Sukhi Sangha and Jarnail Sangha of Day-Today Lochside, Ayr.
Winner: Day-Today Lochside, Ayr
Highly Commended: Day-Today Maryhill, Edinburgh; Premier Mo’s Convenience Store, Blantyre
Independent Retailer of the Year
Graeme Fraser, regional development controller, Booker Wholesale, and awards event host Craig Hill present the Independent Retailer of the Year Award to Mo Razzaq and Roxy Razzaq of Family Shopper, Blantyre.
Bep Dhaliwal, trade communications manager, Mars Chocolate UK, left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Community Champion Award to Asif Akhtar and Abada Akhtar of Smeaton Stores, Kirkcaldy.
Winner: Smeaton Stores, Kirkcaldy
Highly Commended: Uig Community Shop, Isle of Lewis; Best-One@Brownlies, Biggar
Tobacco Retailer of the Year
Adam Cann, regional manager North, British American Tobacco UK, left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Tobacco Retailer of the Year Award to Israr Ahmed and Mohammed Sarwar of Pricekracker Dundee.
Julie Nisbet, managing director, McIntosh of Strathmore, left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Chilled Retailer of the Year Award to Claire Buchanan and Joanna MacLeod of MacLennans, Isle of Benbecula.
Eleri Roberts, business development manager, Camelot, left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Employee of the Year Award to Joan Clark, Cranhill Convenience Store.
Jonathan Sykes, divisional manager North, field sales – North, JTI, left, and awards event host Craig Hill, right, present the Entrepreneur Award to Harris Aslam of Eros Retail.
Winner: Harris Aslam, Eros Retail
Industry Achievement Award
Karl Hayes, managing director UK and Ireland, Loch Lomond Group, left, awards event host Craig Hill and Scottish Grocer editor John McNee, right, present the Industry Achievement Award to Simon Hannah, managing director, JW Filshill.
