Irish retailer Dunnes Stores has secured six nomination in this year's 'Oscars of the European grocery industry' - the European Private Label Awards 2019.
Leading grocery operators in Germany, Italy, Spain, France, the UK, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Sweden, Norway and Portugal are among close to 50 finalists announced for the European Private Label Awards 2019, organised by ESM: European Supermarket Magazine in association with M.A.D.E. (Marques Associées Distribution Event).
Now in their second year, the European Private Label Awards are fast-becoming a barometer for private label excellence, with participating retailers and suppliers from right across the European grocery landscape.
Entries to this year’s competition were double that of the previous year, and the 48 finalists named across 12 Awards categories include some of the biggest names in European retail: Lidl, REWE Group, Carrefour, ASDA, Dunnes Stores, SPAR, Coop Norge, Consum, Sainsbury’s, ICA, Franprix, Real and more.
Click here to find out this year's list of finalists.
In addition, the Awards pay tribute to the companies behind retailer own-brands, with suppliers from across the continent also acknowledged in the list of finalists.
This year’s awards were proudly sponsored by M.A.D.E., the annual retail and consumer goods trade exhibition in Paris, and the team at ESM: European Supermarket Magazine would like to extend their sincere thanks to M.A.D.E. for their assistance in this year’s competition. For more information, visit www.madeparis.com.
“Private label innovation is at an all-time high, and the finalists in the 2019 European Private Label Awards have demonstrated their ability to hold their own against the biggest brands in the marketplace,” said Stephen Wynne-Jones, editor, ESM: European Supermarket Magazine.
“The competition was extra tough this year, and those retailers that have made it to this stage of the competition can be rightly proud of themselves.”
The winners in each category will be announced in February 2019, to coincide with the publication of ESM: European Supermarket Magazine’s first issue of next year.
Judging Process
Following a lengthy application process, products were assessed by the judging panel at an event in Dublin in November, in terms of three important metrics:
1) Innovation (How well does the product convey innovation, and differentiate itself from other products in the marketplace?); 2) Presentation (To what degree does the product stand out on shelf?) and, importantly, 3) Taste (Does it meet, or exceed, taste expectations for a product in its category?).
More information on the judging process, and the judges themselves, can be found at www.esmmagazine.com
© 2018 Checkout – your source for the latest Irish retail news. Article by Donna Ahern. Click subscribe to sign up for the Checkout print edition.
