The 20th edition recognised businesses and leaders driving innovation, growth and transformation across India’s evolving food and grocery retail landscape.
The Coca-Cola Golden Spoon Awards 2026 honoured the businesses and leaders driving growth and transformation in India’s food and grocery retail sector at an awards ceremony held on the opening day of India Food Forum 2026 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. Now in its 20th edition, the awards brought together leading retailers, food brands and industry stakeholders to recognise the achievements shaping the next phase of modern retail.
The 2026 edition highlighted excellence across business performance, retail expansion, innovation, marketing, digital evolution, customer experience and market leadership. The honours spanned innovative retail concepts, category-defining launches, customer-focused initiatives, sustainability efforts, strategic partnerships and technology-led transformation. Together, the winning stories reflected how businesses are responding to evolving consumer expectations while creating new models for growth and strengthening the foundations of India’s modern retail ecosystem.
List of Awardees:
Excellence in Consumer Experience Innovation – WOW Momo
Excellence in Value Retail & Regional Market Penetration – Aadhaar Supermarket
Excellence in Building Scalable Small-Town Food & Grocery Retail Model – SuperK
Excellence in Regional Expansion & Hyperlocal Omnichannel Integration – Ghodawat Retail
Excellence in Regional Expansion & Cluster-Based Growth Leadership – Ratnadeep Retail
Excellence in Digital Commerce Innovation & Quick Commerce Scale Leadership – JioMart
Excellence in Experiential Gourmet Retail & Destination Formats – Foodstories
Excellence in Large Format Experiential Retail & Global Supply Chain Moats – LuLu Group India
Excellence in Single-store Year on Year Growth – Freshpik Powai
IMAGES Most Admired Retail Launch of the Year : Carrefour, Noida
IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Market Expansion : New Shop
IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Shopper Marketing, Customer Experience & New Initiatives
SPAR India: SPAR on Wheel – For Shopper Marketing
- QMart – For Customer Experience
- Freshpik Ramen Bar – For New Initiative
IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Business Transformation / Turnaround Success Story : Dus Minute
IMAGES Most Admired Brand Retailer Partnership of the Year: Brand Building
- YiPPee & Lulu Hypermarket
- Kissan & Reliance Smart Bazaar
IMAGES Most Admired Brand Retailer Partnership of the Year: Product Launch
Alpino & Reliance SMART
IMAGES Most Admired Brand Retailer Partnership of the Year: Market Expansion
Weikfield & Reliance SMART Bazaar
IMAGES Most Admired Brand Retailer Partnership of the Year: Merchandise Differentiation
Hajmola & Smart Bazaar
IMAGES Most Admired Brand Retailer Partnership of the Year: Sales Growth
Ferrero & Reliance SMART
