The Country Range Group’s highly anticipated ‘An Evening With’ event continued to surpass all expectations with the one-of-a-kind FRAMELESS immersive art experience in London providing the perfect landscape for the night’s celebrations.
Taking place on Thursday 12th December at the unique venue in Marble Arch, the evening was hosted by star of stage and screen Rob Brydon MBE, who helped toast the individual and group successes of the last year while bringing about plenty of laughs.
In addition to the awards, guests at the sell-out evening were treated to a champagne reception and stunning bespoke 3-course dinner, while a raffle on the night for CRG’s chosen charity – The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation – raised over £5,000 with prizes up for grabs including unique experience days and tickets to Carabao Cup Final.
Country Range Group Chief Executive Martin Ward said: “We strive to make each of our ‘An Evening With’ events even greater each year and I feel we’ve definitely hit new heights with this year’s masterpiece. Guests were not only taken on a culinary journey through the exquisite food served but also a cultural voyage through the experiential and immersive art on show. A massive congratulations to all those who picked up awards on the night and a huge thank you to every single person who has contributed to the Group’s successes over the last year.”
The 2024 Member Award Winners were as follows:
- Best Own Brand Performance – Creed Foodservice
- Best Branded Performance – Savona Foodservice
- Best Digital Activation – Birchall Foodservice
- Sustainability Champion – Savona Foodservice
- Telesales Team of the Year – Birchall Foodservice
- Member of the Year – Savona Foodservice
The 2024 Supplier Award Winners were as follows:
- Marketing Excellence – PepsiCo
- Business Relationship – Unilever Food Solutions
- Service Performance – Kings Fine Cooked Meats
- CRG Insight Data Champion – Premier Foods Group Ltd
- Best New Supplier – Marshfield Farm
- Frozen Supplier of the Year – Mademoiselle Desserts
- CRG Own Brand Supplier of the Year – Proper Cornish Ltd
- Branded Supplier of the Year – Unilever Food Solutions
About the Country Range Group
With over 30 years of heritage servicing the UK & Ireland’s innovative foodservice sector, the Country Range Group is made up of 16 member businesses and 20 wholesalers – Arthur David, Birchall Foodservice, Blakemore Foodservice, Brook Street Foodservice, Country Valley Foods, Creed Foodservice, Dunns Food and Drinks, Europ Foods, First Choice Foodservice, Harlech Foodservice, Henderson Foodservice, McClures, Millers Foodservice, MJ Baker Foodservice, Savona Foodservice, Total Foodservice, Trevors Foodservice, Waterdene Foodservice and WestCountry Fruit Sales.
In addition to offering the leading brands from around the globe, the Group also offers a three-tiered own brand portfolio under Country Range, Signature by Country Range and Catering Essentials.
Widely recognised by caterers as trusted and reliable brands that deliver consistent quality and value for money without compromising on taste and flavour, the 700 plus products are all developed exclusively for professional caterers and cover grocery, chilled, frozen and non-food.
The Group publishes its trade magazine Stir it up 9 times a year, which features the latest food, drink and industry news, Country Range brand promotions and in-depth trend reports and sector specific guides to support and inspire all foodservice caterers.
The Country Range Group has also entered into a three-year charitable partnership with The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation. The unique partnership will see the buying group and its members work alongside the charity to raise compassion, understanding and crucially, vital funds, to help make food allergy history.
