The Kraft Foods Leading Light Award 2012 is now open for entries! Read more about the award below and submit your own entry to be in with the chance of winning £2,000.
Like all of the resources and events that Leading Edge offer, it's free to enter to win the award, and stage one is easy - just fill out a simple form.
Stage 1 - 100 word summary of an achievement
Stage 2 - Expand on that achievement and get voting
Stage 3 - Judging day!
Read more about the award and how to enter below...
What is the Leading Light Award?
The Kraft Foods Leading Edge Leading Light Award was created to help celebrate the remarkable breadth of talent working in the food and grocery industry, and to give recognition to those individuals that have gone the extra mile.
Not only do candidates get industry-wide recognition for their achievements, the three lucky finalists will also be invited attend the IGD Food Industry Awards as the guests of our sponsor where our overall winner will be presented with their trophy and cheque for £2,000.
Entrants could be those who have:
- Championed a work initiative that has stretched and challenged their technical knowledge
- Taken on a difficult project knowing that they will have to develop their own personal skills to make it happen
- Gone above and beyond their normal daily role to help a colleague develop themselves and achieve success
See some examples of past shortlisted entries here.
How to enter?
Stage One – Just fill in this form, submitting a short summary of why you should win and contact details of a supporter (e.g. your manager or team leader). You may then be invited to proceed to stage two.
You can now fill out the form on our website! Click here.
Stage Two – If you get through to stage two, we will then ask you to expand on the details of your entry and at this point, your supporter will also be asked to add their comments about your achievement.
A shortlist of candidates will be profiled on a dedicated webpage on the Leading Edge website and our members will be encouraged to cast their vote for who they think should be in the final stage. From your full entry, supporter's comments and the online voting, our judges will determine who the finalists will be.
All short-listed candidates will be invited to attend our fabulous Kraft Foods Leading Light Reception, which will follow our Annual Convention. This is when our sponsor will announce the finalists.
Stage Three – Our finalists will then be invited to attend a judging day to present their achievement in person. All finalists will also be guests of our sponsor at the prestigious IGD Food Industry Awards 2012, when our overall winner will be announced and presented with their trophy and £2000 prize money onstage before some of the biggest names in the industry.
If you have any questions about Leading Light, email us at leadinglightaward@igd.com.
Our Leading Edge Leading Light Award is kindly sponsored by Kraft Foods
In an industry full of talented people doing exceptional things, Kraft Foods is delighted to be celebrating particularly impressive individuals by supporting the Leading Edge Leading Light Award. We recognise that the success of our company and the growth of our brands are underpinned by a team of talented and dedicated individuals across all of our business areas both in the UK and internationally. In a fast paced industry, it is those individuals that go beyond the normal expectations of their roles that will stand-out in their respective organisations. Leading Edge is a fantastic resource to support individual development, and Kraft Foods is proud to support the Leading Edge Leading Light Award 2012.
Find out more about Kraft Foods at www.kraftfoodscompany.com
Example entries
1. Lotwina Farodoye
Following her redundancy, Lotwina decided to start her own business in the food industry despite the deepening recession, with her Be fruity natural fruit bars. She succeeded in generating positive interest from both the public and press, and obtained a feature on BBC 2's Working Lunch business programme. More...
2. Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne
When Lucinda's son was diagnosed with a gluten intolerance, she set herself the task of developing a gluten free bread that tasted as good as wheat bread. With financial backing and support from a team of experts Genius bread was launched nationally and is now available in 2500 supermarkets across UK and Ireland. More...
3. Kate Voss
Despite short notice and challenging economic environment, in three months Kate turned around a very challenging operational launch of two brand new SKU's that generated significant revenue (11% of the business in just half a year) and continued to grow the range,securing key customer listings. More...
4. Louise Boyden
Louise delivered a 5% service level improvement and 6% On Shelf Availability increase to meet and exceed retailer’s much coveted supplier targets. By using her knowledge of the category and her understanding of the retailer’s systems and processes, she was able to build a participation model for all item/store combinations in the network. Louise was able to deliver approx £2m inventory saving in 2010, with no stock overhang in store & depot at season end. More...
5. Susanne Judd
Susanne created and led bespoke research to understand the optimal tools, placement in store, touch-point frequency and the critical messages for driving purchase in store to deliver improved activity planning and improved activation investment choices. She then also led the training in of this new way of working to her colleagues via a series of models, workshops and ongoing tools for use day to day and for the business’ annual planning process. More...
6. Lindsay Moores
Lindsay developed a range of fresh vegetable meals which offer superior levels of nutrition, taste just like homemade and are quick and easy to prepare. She has now extended her range to six varieties, developed and launched an innovative range of gluten free pates and achieved a listing with a major multiple retailer. More...
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