UGI recognizes supplier excellence – Grocery Business Magazine

United Grocers Inc. (UGI) celebrated supplier excellence and its 50th anniversary at the UGI Supplier Dinner and Awards gala, held at the Toronto Congress Centre on October 27, 2022.

Best Grocery Supplier:

Kruger Products

From left: Mike Lovsin, Freson Brothers; Dan Hansen, Save-On-Foods; Steeve Lamontagne, Dan Touseant, Michel Manseau, Dino Bianco and Ryan Scanzano, Kruger Inc.

Best Services and Equipment:

NielsenIQ

Josh Brady, London Drugs; Hanif Mohamed and Mehwish Chaudhry, NielsenIQ; Lorraine Mercer-hall, Colemans

Best Innovative Program:

PepsiCo Foods

Tim Lalach, Federated Co-op; Mike Lust and Yanick Couture, PepsiCo Foods; Lyne Jetté, Metro Inc.

Best Private Label:

Ice River Sustainable Solutions

Annie St.-Laurent, Metro Inc.; Kevin Rodgers, Ice River Sustainable Solutions; Matt Coleman, Colemans

Best Fresh:

Maple Leaf Foods

David Chatyrbok, North West Company; Daisy Samaniego and John Tobin, Maple Leaf Foods; John Carbone, Core-Mark

Exceptional Retail:

Coca-Cola

Ron Welke, Federated Co-op; Ryan Kellins and Tim McNerney, Coca-Cola; Troy Dewinetz, Buy-Low Foods