Team Maple
Yummy Market
Maple, Ontario
Past Winners
2024 Winners Independent Grocer of the Year
Presented October 30, 2024 in Toronto at Grocery Innovations Canada, in front of a gala audience of over 500 leading grocers, suppliers, and distributors — the 62nd 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
Robert, Brad and Christy McMullen
Summerhill Market
Toronto, Ontario
National Awards — Specialty Category
Top-scoring entries in specialty food retailing.
Corrado Romanino, Leo Jarman and Team
Summerhill Market – Annex
Toronto, ON
Joseph Kim and Shane Bae
Galleria Supermarket
Oakville, ON
Regional Awards
Highest-scoring store from each region, by size.
Small Surface Category
Pepper's Team
Pepper's Foods
Victoria, BC
Don Boos and Team Members
Freson Bros. Hanna
Hanna, AB
Vince Lobuglio and Team
Greco's Fresh Markets – Oak Ridges
Richmond Hill, ON
Jean-Christophe Plouffe
Métro Plouffe
Bedford, Québec
Medium Surface Category
Ed Banys, Chris Dickson and Staff
Village Food Markets
Sooke, BC
Steve McLeod & Team Members
Freson Bros. Fresh Market
High Prairie, AB
Longo's Glen Erin Team
Longo's Glen Erin
Mississauga, ON
Métro Plouffe de Farnham
Alimentation D.P. Plouffe inc.
Farnham, QC
Large Surface Category
Sunwood Team
Save-On-Foods – Sunwood
Coquitlam, BC
Ryan Durnie and Team Members
Freson Bros. Fresh Market
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Longo's Winston Churchill Team
Longo's Winston Churchill
Stouffville, ON
Justin Norman, Yvette Snow and Team
Colemans Gardens Market
Corner Brook, NL
National Awards
Top-scoring stores nationwide, by size category.
Small Surface Category
Vince Lobuglio and Team
Greco's Fresh Markets – Oak Ridges
Richmond Hill, ON
Pepper's Team
Pepper's Foods
Victoria, BC
Jean-Christophe Plouffe
Métro Plouffe
Bedford, Québec
Medium Surface Category
Ed Banys, Chris Dickson and Staff
Village Food Markets
Sooke, BC
Métro Plouffe de Farnham
Alimentation D.P. Plouffe inc.
Farnham, QC
Longo's Glen Erin Team
Longo's Glen Erin
Mississauga, ON
Large Surface Category
Sunwood Team
Save-On-Foods – Sunwood
Coquitlam, BC
Longo's Winston Churchill Team
Longo's Winston Churchill
Stouffville, ON
Justin Norman, Yvette Snow and Team
Colemans Gardens Market
Corner Brook, NL
Platinum Achievement Award
Ten consecutive Awards of Merit.
John, Mary, Joey, Vincent, and Deanna Carnevale
Pape Market Foodland
Toronto, ON
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
Ed Banys, Chris Dickson and Staff
Village Food Markets
Sooke, BC
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Hall of Fame
Team Maple
Yummy Market
Maple, Ontario
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