Galleria Supermarket – Thornhill
Galleria Supermarket
Toronto, ON
Past Winners
2018 Winners Independent Grocer of the Year
Presented October 24, 2018 in Toronto at Grocery Innovations Canada, in front of a gala audience of over 500 leading grocers, suppliers, and distributors — the 56th Annual Canadian Independent Grocer of the Year Awards.
Heritage Award
Arnold Rands Award — best multigenerational, family-owned grocery store, in the same community 35+ years.
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Heritage
David Askew and Family
Askew's Foods
Salmon Arm, Armstrong & Sicamous, BC
National Awards — Specialty Category
Top-scoring entries in specialty food retailing.
Choices Markets White Rock Team
Choices Markets White Rock
South Surrey, BC
Angela Masellis and Staff
The Market by Longo's – Imperial Plaza
Toronto, ON
National Awards
Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Regional recognition by size category. This year's Regional honour was a single national standout per size, rather than a per-region breakdown.
Small Surface Category
Colby and Annette Woodhead, Doug Nakano and James Inglis
Blind Bay Village Grocer
Blind Bay, BC
Ross and Carol Bletsoe, Ian and Sarah Bletsoe
Lakefield Foodland
Lakefield, ON
Don Boos and Staff
Freson Bros.
Hanna, AB
Cathy Graves and Chad Graves
Graves Freshmart
Bridgetown, NS
Medium Surface Category
Vince Piligra and Staff
Longo's – York Mills
Toronto, ON
Buy-Low Foods Osoyoos Team
Buy-Low Foods
Osoyoos, BC
Buy-Low Foods Athabasca Team
Buy-Low Foods
Athabasca, AB
Daniel Plouffe et Patrick Plouffe
Métro Plouffe de Farnham
Farnham, QC
Large Surface Category
Tim Styba and Team
Save-On-Foods – Northgate
Winnipeg, MB
Glenn Macnab and Staff
Longo's – Leaside
Toronto, ON
Robb Epp and Team
Save-On Foods – Pemberton Plaza
North Vancouver, BC
Brad Brewer and Staff
Colemans At The Gardens
Corner Brook, NL
Platinum Achievement Award
Ten consecutive Awards of Merit.
Neil and Connie O'Reilly & Gerard O'Malley
Barry's Bay METRO
Barry's Bay, ON
Shelley Keim and Staff
Freson Bros.
Manning, AB
Ryan Durnie and Staff
Freson Bros.
Valleyview, AB
Jeffrey Min and Jaeho Park
Galleria Supermarket
Thornhill, ON
Joe Bruzzese and Staff
Longo's – Boxgrove
Markham, ON
Eric Wood and Staff
Longo's – Burloak
Oakville, ON
Mike Van Giesen and Phil Greenhalgh and Staff
Tru Value Foods – Mayne Island
Mayne Island, BC
Hall of Fame
Stores that have consistently demonstrated excellence: three Gold Awards, or a Platinum Achievement Award plus two Gold Awards.
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Hall of Fame
Jeffrey Min and Jaeho Park
Galleria Supermarket
Thornhill, ON
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Hall of Fame
Eric Wood and Staff
Longo's – Burloak
Oakville, ON
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