Our Winners

2025
Grand Prize Winners

Russell Blais
Roche Bros. Marketplace

Jason Johnson
K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Food City

Ramatoulaye "Rama" Diallo
Jewel-Osco

Tahjae Welch
The MarketPlace Limited

People's Pick Award
Heath Redman
Harris Teeter LLC
2024
Grand Prize Winners

Kerri Hunsley
PCC Community Markets

Roman Perez
The Fresh Market, Inc.

Alex Spurlock
QFC - The Kroger Co.

Rita Khijakadze
SPAR Georgia

People's Pick Award
Chris Lawlor
Eurospar Wallace Village/Henderson Retail
2023
Grand Prize Winners

Wander Rezende
Roche Bros. Supermarkets

Sean Conlon
Giant Food

Delton Schafer
Albertsons Companies

John Fox
SPAR Northern Ireland/ Henderson Group

People's Pick Award
Joel White
The Kroger Co. (King Soopers-City Market)
2022
Grand Prize Winners

Stephanie Wright
Monadnock Food Co-Op

Raymond Stockard
K-VA-T Food Stores d/b/a Food City

Rob Vassar
Meijer, Inc.

Dawn Haig
Save-On-Foods

People's Pick Award
Rob Vassar
Meijer, Inc.
2021
Grand Prize Winners

Katie Swenson
Lund Food Holdings, Inc.

Morris Lewis
Brookshire Grocery Co.

Brandon Lampkin
Hy-Vee, Inc.

Malene Hansen
SPAR International

People's Pick Award
Hugh "Rusty" Rollins
K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
2020
Grand Prize Winners

Jim Grochowalski
Martin’s Super Markets

Gary Cottingham
The GIANT Company

Jen Book
Hy-Vee, Inc.

Captain Raymond Mashudu Mutangwa
SPAR Thohoyandou, Superfecta Trading

People's Pick Award
Gary Cottingham
The GIANT Company
2019
Grand Prize Winners

Lori Hodgkinson
ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.

Tim Collins
K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.

Bruce Yeo
Fry’s Food Stores

Niki Scott
Sobeys

People's Pick Award
Niki Scott
Sobeys
2018
Grand Prize Winners

Al Gartner
Lunds & Byerlys

Kathy Sweigert
Giant Martin's

Pam Hudson
Dillons Food Stores, a division of the Kroger Co.

Joanne Walker
SPAR Northern Ireland/Henderson Group

People's Pick Award
Mitch Cochran
Food City
2017
Grand Prize Winners

Gary Casterline
ShopRite of Hunterdon County

Ricky Myers
D&W Fresh Market, SpartanNash

Sally Angulo
Fry’s Food Stores, The Kroger Co.

Clive Gould
SPAR Glenacres

People's Pick Award
John Snavely
Food 4 Less, The Kroger Co.
2016
Grand Prize Winners
- Category A: Alberto Ayala, Northgate Gonzalez Market, Los Angeles, California
- Category B: Piotr Soja, Big Y Foods, Inc., Northampton, Massachusetts
- Category C: Josh Birmingham, The Kroger Co. Columbus Division, Holland, Ohio
- Category D: Ted Pigeon, Overwaitea Food Group, Victoria, BC, Canada
- FMI Store Managers People's Pick Award: Jon Wieser, Festival Foods, Green Bay, Wisconsin
2015
Grand Prize Winners
2015 Grand Prize Winners
- Category A: Brian Hayes, Super Saver, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Category B: Mark Hubbard, Food City, Kingsport, Tennessee
- Category C: Brian Wilken, Hy-Vee, Inc., Charles City, Iowa
- Category D: Charlynne Stunder, Overwaitea Food Group, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- FMI Store Managers People's Pick Award: Mark Hubbard, Food City, Kingsport, Tennessee and Steve Gannon, Winn-Dixie, Cantonment, Florida
2014
Grand Prize Winners
2014 Grand Prize Winners
- Category A: Larry Hack, Martin's Super Markets #16, Granger, Indiana
- Category B: Kate Allred, Lowes Foods #161, Clemmons, North Carolina
- Category C: Randy Kruse, Ames No. 2 Hy-Vee, Inc., Ames, Iowa
- Category D: George Katsifolis, Alpha Beta Kalamata 3, a company of Delhaize Group, Kalamata, Greece
2013
Grand Prize Winners
2013 Grand Prize Winners
- Category A: Maggie McLaughlin, Roche Bros., Wellesley, MA
- Category B: Fernando Noriega, United Supermarkets, LLC, Amarillo, TX
- Category C: Greg Giles, Bi-Lo LLC, Simpsonville, SC
- Category D: Jun Oshima, Yaoko Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan
2012
Grand Prize Winners
2012 Grand Prize Winners
- Category A: Mike Jacob, ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Flemington, NJ
- Category B: Lee Lucero, King Soopers, Denver, CO
- Category C: TEd Boyd, Bi-Lo LLC, Greenwood, SC
2011
Grand Prize Winners
2011 Grand Prize Winners
- Shawn Commons, PriceRite Supermarket, Reading, PA
- Allan Bussey, Brookshire Grocery Co., Tyler, TX
- Kristi Masteron, Hy-Vee, Sioux Falls, SD
2010
Grand Prize Winners
2010 Grand Prize Winners
- Dave McCleery, Russ's Market
- Sharon Boyett, Brookshire Grocery Co.
- Molly Stiles, The KRoger Co.
2009
Grand Prize Winners
2009 Grand Prize Winners
- Bob Gilick, ShopRite Supermarket
- Henry Falcon, Sweetbay Supermarket
- Jeff Barricks, Safeway Inc.
2008
Grand Prize Winners
2008 Grand Prize Winners
- Ralph Towery, MarketPlace Foods
- Cheryl Rondenelli, Hannaford Bros. Co.
- Mark Halvorson, Cub Foods
2007
Grand Prize Winners
2007 Grand Prize Winners
- Lewis F. "Bud" Kennedy, Green Hills Farms, Inc.
- Kenneth Hal, Jr. Schnuck Markets, Inc.
- Don Blair, Bi-Lo, LLC
2006
Grand Prize Winners
2006 Grand Prize Winners
- Daryl McCausland, Safeway Food and Drug
- Gary Heckathorn, Bashas' Family of Stores
- Anthony Estrada, Ball's Food Stores