Progressive Grocer Awards & Events
GROCERY IMPACT
The 2025 Grocery Impact conference is taking place Nov. 5-7 at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando.
Grocery Impact is the event where grocery leaders meet to exchange ideas, celebrate success and build relationships. The event brings together the disruptors, innovators, pacesetters and leaders in grocery – present and future – for three days of education, collaboration, networking and celebration.
Grocery Impact also includes the following special events: the Top Women in Grocery (TWIG) program and formal dinner gala and awards reception; and GenNext Awards and Symposium. Progressive Grocer also announced the 2024 Inmar Intelligence Andy Jump Continuing Education Award and Rising Star Innovation Award winners.
To view images of the 2024 Grocery Impact event, CLICK HERE.
Top Women in Grocery
The annual Top Women in Grocery (TWIG) program is Progressive Grocer's prominent award competition and event where we recognize female leadership from the retail, supplier and service provider community. Candidates are nominated by colleagues and peers for one of three categories: Senior-Level Executives, Rising Stars and Store Managers.
But TWIG is much more than a prestigious award. The awards gala during Grocery Impact is preceded by a Leadership Development Program during which high value content is shared to help our TWIG community advance their careers and discover new ways to impact their organizations.
To view the 2025 TWIG honorees, CLICK HERE.
For information on this year's gala celebration, CLICK HERE.
Take a look at the 2024 TWIG Gala, access the Grocery Impact 2024 Photo album.
GenNext Awards & Symposium
Progressive Grocer's annual GenNext Awards recognizes innovators, disruptors or difference-makers having an impact on their organization, the industry and colleagues. They are young professionals who possesses that “it” factor that is hard to describe but sets them apart as a next generation industry leader.
And it's during the GenNext Symposium where we bring together these most promising emerging talent to address crucial issues shaping the future of the grocery industry. This forum gives the most complete perspective of what's next for grocery.
The 2025 competition is now closed.
For images from the 2024 GenNext Awards ceremony, access the Grocery Impact 2024 Photo album.
GROCERYTECH
The GroceryTech 2025 conference took place in Dallas June 10-12. The event brings together grocery executives and solution providers featuring the platforms, software, hardware and virtual systems that are driving the next wave of change in the grocery industry. Over three epic days, explore how to create seamless customer experiences, execute more data-driven initiatives, overcome a shortfall of resources, and leverage new technologies to drive sustained growth.
GroceryTech Innovation Awards
The 2nd Annual GroceryTech Innovation Awards celebrate retailers that are investing in technological innovation to drive growth. What kind of technological innovation? All of it, whether it's related to supply chain, data analytics, systems, fintech, logistics, diversity and inclusion, personalization, human resources, e-commerce, sustainability, social commerce, security, payment methods, in-store experiences, or community service. PG is looking to recognize visionary leadership in technological innovation amid a fast-changing retail environment.
The 2025 winners were announced during GroceryTech in Dallas and can be accessed HERE.
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENTS AWARDS
The annual Outstanding Independents Awards program honors the innovation and resilience of indie grocers.
Independent grocers distinguished themselves by working hard, making a difference in their communities, and taking care of customers in new and unique ways. Every year, Progressive Grocer asks these indies to share their outstanding year of service to get the recognition they deserve.
For the list of 2025 winners, CLICK HERE.
IMPACT AWARDS
These purpose-driven awards showcase the positive impact retailers, suppliers and solution providers are having with environmental, social and governance efforts. Progressive Grocer's aim is to amplify the accomplishments of retail industry leaders, highlight innovative approaches and inspire the industry to further to greatness by “honoring exceptionalism" across nine categories.
Impact Awards is open to retailers, suppliers and solution provider companies in the food and consumables industry.
The 2025 competition is now closed.
To view the honorees from last year, CLICK HERE.
EDITORS' PICKS
Editors' Picks is one of the highest accolades a brand can receive for successful product innovation, differentiation and category performance. Since 2004, the Editors’ Picks awards program has recognized the evolution of cutting-edge product innovation, giving retail buyers a comprehensive guide to the latest and greatest new products that meet consumers’ ever-increasing demand for functional, interesting and on-trend products.
CLICK HERE for the 2025 winners.
CATEGORY CAPTAINS
This awards program recognizes leadership among supplier companies that serve America’s retailers of food and consumables and is the longest-running program of its type.
Category Captains honors suppliers whose brand is winning when it comes to staying ahead of consumer insights, demand forecasts, replenishment, data-driven pricing and promotion decisions.
To view the 2024 Category Captains, CLICK HERE.
Interested in sponsoring/advertising in any of these programs? CLICK HERE to contact a sales rep for more information.