Foodland Ontario Retailer Awards

The Foodland Ontario Retailer Awards recognize grocery retailers for their in-store promotion of fresh Ontario food. Their support of the Pick Ontario Freshness strategy, which provides awareness and education to consumers about the vast variety of fresh Ontario foods, helps Ontario farmers and our local communities. Stores submit photographs of their promotional displays to qualify for the awards.

There are four award categories:

• The Foodland Ontario Award of Excellence is presented to the top-scoring Ontario retailers, in each store size category, that have won the Platinum Award two years in a row.
• The Platinum All Seasons Award recognizes merchandising excellence with Ontario- grown commodities through three seasons: spring, summer and winter.
• The Gold Category Award is given to chain and independent stores in three specific categories: seasonal, creative and cross-merchandised.
• The Silver Award of Merit honours excellence in promoting Ontario produce in a display.

The awards are co-sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in partnership with:

• Mushrooms Canada
• Ontario Apple Growers
• Ontario Asparagus Growers' Marketing Board
• Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association
• Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers
• Ontario Potato Board
• Ontario Tender Fruit Producers' Marketing Board

2009 Award Winners

There were 59 Ontario grocery retailers recognized with Foodland Ontario Retailer Awards in 2009.

Foodland Ontario Award of Excellence

Metro #147 - Windsor

Victoria Harbour Foodland - Victoria Harbour

Port Sydney Fresh Mart - Port Sydney

Midland Foodland - Midland

Morello's Your Independent Grocer - Peterborough

Platinum - All Seasons

Metro #255 - Ottawa

Metro #073 - Mississauga

Sobeys - Burlington

Food Basics - Kanata

Food Basics - Hanover

Metro #147 - Windsor

Real Canadian Superstore - Windsor

Stewart's Town & Country Market - Mildmay

Victoria Harbour Foodland - Victoria Harbour

Port Sydney Fresh Mart - Port Sydney

Midland Foodland - Midland

Hurley's Your Independent Grocer - Ingersoll

Morello's Your Independent Grocer - Peterborough

Gold - Creative

Sobeys - New Hamburg

Fiesta Farms - Toronto

Metro #325 - Brantford

Allan's Your Independent Grocer - Pickering

Zehrs - St. Catharines

Loblaws - Ottawa

Vos' Your Independent Grocer - Port Perry

Gold - Seasonal

Dundalk Foodland - Dundalk

Metro #905 - Cobourg

John & Lesley's No Frills - Picton

Wal-Mart Super Centre - Milton

Baxtrom's Your Independent Grocer - Cornwall

Winkel's Your Independent Grocer - Espanola

Gold - Cross-Merchandised

Belle River Foodland - Belle River
Metro #479 - Orillia

Dorchester Foodland - Dorchester

Loblaw Great Food - Etobicoke

Fisher's Your Independent Grocer - Beaverton

 

Silver Awards

Metro #44 - Brampton

Metro #118 - London

Metro #404 - Belleville

Metro #139 - Windsor

Liftlock Foodland - Peterborough

Metro #199 - London

Loblaws - Nepean

Metro #269 - Brockville

Superstore - Windsor

Gary's No Frills - Angus

Longo's - Burlington

Metro #247 - London

Loblaw Great Food - London

Longo's - Oakville

Osgoode Foodland - Osgoode

Loblaws - Nepean

Sobeys - Windsor

Metro #370 - London

Real Canadian Superstore - Chatham

Stroud Foodland - Innisfil

Metro #258 - Sudbury

Listowel Food Basics - Listowel

Ennismore Foodland - Ennismore

Sobeys - Barrie

Metro #314 - Arnprior

Zehrs - Tillsonburg

Trousdale Foodland - Sydenham

Longo's - Mississauga