India’s one of the most prestigious accolades for food and grocery retailers, the Coca-Cola Golden Spoon Awards 2025, celebrated the country’s most dynamic and innovative retail leaders at a grand ceremony held on Day 1 of the India Food Forum 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai.
Now in its 19th edition, the Coca-Cola Golden Spoon Awards recognise outstanding achievements in food and grocery retail, highlighting those who have transformed consumer experiences, driven innovation, expanded markets, and strengthened India’s modern retail landscape. The awards evening brought together the nation’s most influential retailers, food brands, and business visionaries under one roof to celebrate creativity, resilience, and excellence in the industry.
This year’s winners reflected the evolving face of India’s food and grocery ecosystem. Nature’s Basket emerged as one of the top honourees, winning for Supply Chain Transformation and Loyalty Program Excellence. Country Delight was recognised for Customer Relations, while In & Out was celebrated for its ESG Initiative and Marketing That Connects. Star Localmart and Smart Bazaar were honoured for their remarkable market expansion across India’s semi-urban and national footprint. Freshpik and Magson Retail also took home awards for their excellence in store innovation and category performance — a testament to the growing sophistication of India’s modern retail industry.
List of Awardees
IMAGES MOST ADMIRED BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION / TURNAROUND SUCCESS STORY OF THE YEAR
- Nature’s Basket: Supply Chain Transformation
IMAGES MOST ADMIRED RETAILER OF THE YEAR: CUSTOMER ACQUISITION, EXPERIENCE & SERVICE
- Country Delight: For Customer Relations
- Nature’s Basket: For Loyalty Program
IMAGES MOST ADMIRED RETAILER OF THE YEAR: INNOVATION
- In & Out: For ESG Initiative
IMAGES MOST ADMIRED RETAILER OF THE YEAR: MARKET EXPANSION
- Star Localmart: For Expansion in Semi-Urban & Rural Areas
- Smart Bazaar: For PAN-India Expansion
IMAGES MOST ADMIRED RETAILER OF THE YEAR: MARKETING & PROMOTIONS
- In & Out: Marketing That Connects
IMAGES EXCELLENCE AWARDS
- Freshpik, Jio World Drive, Mumbai
- Nature’s Basket, Alipore, Kolkata
IMAGES MOST ADMIRED CATEGORY PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
- Rahul Kapoor, Sr. Manager – Gourmet, Nature’s Basket
- Suresh Kolamala, Chief Manager – Fresh Produce, Nature’s Basket
- Athar Siddiqui, Category Head – Beverages, Freshpik
- Tanya Kapoor, Category Manager – Tea, Smart Bazaar
- Nirav Choudhry, Director – Buying & Merchandising, International Food, Magson Retail
IMAGES MOST ADMIRED RETAILER OF THE YEAR: LAUNCH
- Freshpik Powai, Mumbai
BRAND-RETAILER PARTNERSHIP AWARDS
- Brand Building: Dabur Almond & Smart Point
- Market Expansion: Weikfield & Smart Bazaar
- Sales Growth: Saffola & Smart Bazaar
- Launch: Godrej Fab & MORE Retail
- Product Innovation: Shareat & Smart Bazaar
