List of the best independent supermarkets announced

Posted by Andrea Hogan on 3rd April 2017

Leading Victorian, Queensland and Northern New South Wales IGA supermarkets have been recognised at the 2017 state IGA Awards of Excellence.

The awards are held each year to recognise the best independent supermarkets in several different categories.

This year’s awards come at a time when IGA’s larger supermarket competitors are looking to expand further and likely to be scrutinizing the opportunities among the successful IGA outlets.

1.IGA VIC Awards of Excellence 2017 winners

The full list of Victorian winners are as follows:

Ritchies IGA Mt Eliza

  • IGA Store of the Year
  • IGA Meat Department of the Year Award
  • IGA Bakery Department of the Year Award
  • IGA Delicatessen Department of the Year Award
  • IGA grocery and General Merchandise Department of the Year Award
  • IGA Dairy/Freezer Department of the Year Award

Ritchies SUPA IGA Mount Waverley

  • SUPA IGA Store of the Year
  • SUPA IGA Meat Department of the Year Award
  • SUPA IGA Bakery Department of the Year Award
  • SUPA IGA Fresh Produce of the Year Award
  • SUPA IGA Grocery and general Merchandise Department of the Year Award

Boccaccico SUPA IGA Balwyn

  • SUPA IGA Delicatessen Department of the Year Award
  • IGA Retail Transformation and innovation Award

Fairleys SUPA IGA Shepparton

  • SUPA IGA Dairy/Freezer Department of the Year Award
  • IGA Community Award

Other winners

  • Renaissance IGA Hawthorn Glenferrie Road –IGA Fresh Produce Department of the Year Award
  • Marks SUPA IGA Mansfield – Service Award of the Year
  • Sarah Harman Port Fairy IGA – IGA Team member/Rising Star Award
  • Daniel Muscat, Morgans IGA Group – Vince Camera Award for best Store Manager

2. IGA QLD and Northern NSW Awards of Excellence 2017 winners

The full list of Queensland and Northern New South Wales winners are as follows:

Whites SUPA IGA Bli Bli

  • SUPA IGA Delicatessen Department of the Year Award – second year running
  • SUPA IGA Dairy/Freezer Department of the Year Award – second year running
  • IGA Community Award

IGA Mt Cotton

  • IGA Store of the Year
  • IGA Dairy/Freezer Department of the Year Award
  • IGA Meat Department of the Year

IGA North Buderim

  • IGA Delicatessen Department of the Year Award
  • IGA Fresh Produce Department of the Year Award

SUPA IGA Atherton

  • SUPA IGA Store of the Year
  • SUPA IGA Meat Department of the Year Award
  • SUPA IGA Fresh Produce Department of the Year Award

IGA Marketplace Wises Road

  • IGA Bakery Department of the Year Award
  • IGA Service Award of the Year

Other winners

  • IGA X-press Bowen Hills – Store of the Year
  • IGA Beewah – IGA Grocery and General Merchandise Department of the Year Award
  • SUPA IGA Tully – SUPA IGA Grocery and General Merchandise Department of the Year Award
  • Ritchies SUPA IGA Boonah – IGA Retail Transformation and innovation Award
  • Drakes SUPA IGA Glenmore – SUPA IGA bakery Department of the Year Award
  • Simon Tanti, Drakes SUPA IGA Rochdale – Team Member/Rising Star

 

Victorian General Manager of Metcash Supermarkets, Paul Everad, said Metcash likes to acknowledge the hard work and commitment of its stores through the awards.

“Congratulations to Flinders Street IGA E-press, Ritchies IGA Mt Eliza and Ritchies SUPA IGA Mount Waverley for being recognised as leaders in independent retailing,” Everad said.

The Victorian, Queensland and New South Wales winners will now compete against other IGA stores across Australia in the IGA National Awards which will be held in Queensland in July 2017.

 

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