To acknowledge the vision and the efforts of the food-and-beverage retailers in India, the ones who have significantly contributed to the industry’s growth, Coca-Cola India in association with Images Group will honour them through ‘Coca-Cola Golden Spoon Awards 2008 – Images awards for excellence in food retailing’.
Presenting his views on the Indian food-and-beverages market,
Sanjiv Gupta, director, commercial leadership, at Coca-Cola India, said, “Given a buoyant economy, increasing incomes and rapid urbanisation, the Indian consumer will seek variety and convenience while increasing his consumption of food-and-beverage. It presents a great opportunity for manufacturers and retailers alike to create value while overcoming supply-chain challenges in a country blessed with reasonable levels of food-and-beverage inputs.”
The first-of-its-kind ‘Coca-Cola Golden Spoon Awards 2008’ have in reserve a Golden Spoon Award for the most admired names in the industry. The awards will be presented across the following categories:
• Most Admired F&B Retailer of the Year: QSR Indian Origin
• Most Admired F&B Retailer of the Year: QSR Foreign Origin
• Most Admired F&B Retailer of the Year: QSR Cafe & Bar
• Most Admired F&B Retailer of the Year: Dine-in Indian Origin
• Most Admired F&B Retailer of the Year: Dine-in Foreign Origin
• Most Admired Food Retailer of the Year: Food & Grocery – Convenience/Express Format
• Most Admired Food Retailer of the Year: Food & Grocery – Hypermarket/Supermarket
• Most Admired Food Retail Professional of the Year
• Most Admired Food Retailer of the Year: Regional Player
• Most Admired Food Retailer of the Year: Innovative Concept
• Most Admired Food Retailer of the Year: Dynamic Growth in Network Expansion
• Most Admired Food Retailer of the Year: Private Label F&G Brand
• Most Admired Food & Grocery Retail Visionary of the Year
The awards are a part of Food Forum India, which is expected to be the country’s largest congregation of global and Indian food retailers, manufacturers, organisations and minds in the food-and-beverage businesses. Food Forum India as a concept was launched by Subodh Kant Sahai, minister of food processing industries, Government of India, and is scheduled for May 6-7, 2008.
