Darrell Jones, Pattison Food Group, Lifetime Achievement recipient. The award this year is from the Retail Council of Canada and Food, Health and Consumer Products of Canada organizations.

The 29th annual Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards Gala was held on June 1^st, 2022 and Grocery Business was there.

Carmen Fortino of Metro Inc. and Jim Slomka of Grocery Business

Jamie Nelson of Pattison Food Group, Francois Bouchard of GS1 and Richard Baker, Food Distribution Guy

Jessica Birss, Ron Welke, Katelyn Rawlyk and Sav Bellissimo of Federated Co-operatives

Kostas Kapralos, Claire Bara of Lassonde and Sal Galle of Metro Inc.

Diane Brisebois of RCC, Jim Slomka of Grocery Business and Mijune Pak, food personality at Food Network Canada

Peter Mattson, consultant and Brenda Kirk of Pattison Food Group

Ron Welke, Federated Co-operatives and Darrell Jones of Pattison Food Group

Team Metro Inc.

Andy Marji of Agropur Cooperative

Brad Van Laare, Jim Driscoll and Paul Werynski of Carlton Cards

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois and Michael Leblanc of The Food Professor Podcast

Jim Slomka of Grocery Business and Tom Gunter of T.A.G. Marketplace Consulting

Julie Daigle of Canadian Food Innovation Network

Karyn Berry and Tracy Brenner of Dare Foods

Lois Elsby, Maurice Bianchi, Michelle Schmidt and Ron Fitzpatrick of Organic Meadow

Margaret Hudson of Burnbrae Farms, RCC Lifetime Achievement recipient

RCC Grand Prix jury

Eileen MacDonald of GS1 and Jim Slomka of Grocery Business

Traci James and Sean Mateer of Gray Ridge Egg Farms

Ron Welke of Federated Co-op and Tom Shurrie of CFIG

Sarah Mestdah and Gerry Moroso of Silver Hills Bakery

Jamie Nelson of Pattison Food Group, Jim Slomka of Grocery Business, Darrell Jones of Pattison Food Group, Errol Cerit of FHCP and Paul Cope of Pattison Food Group

Stephen Fathi and Angelo Pizzuto of BCC Foods

Team Zoglo's

Teresa Blakney, Florence Kan, Kaitlin Minsky and Susan Whyte of Conagra Brands

Jim Slomka, Brent Falvo and Avijit Bose of Reynolds Consumer Products