The Sydney Markets’ 2024 Fresh Awards have announced this year’s winners at the awards ceremony held at the ICC Sydney, celebrating and acknowledging the achievements of NSW and ACT’s best.
Chris Bath returned to the stage this year as Master of Ceremonies, who in collaboration with special guests and Sydney Markets leaders, awarded 22 winners among the fresh produce, floral and content industries out of 89 finalists.
The Fresh Awards are one of the industry’s most highly regarded accolades, to encourage and acknowledge best practice and innovation in the growing, retailing, wholesaling and content creation of fresh produce and flowers.
Sydney Markets CEO, Bradley Latham took great pride in recognising the hard work and dedication of those working within the markets community.
“The Fresh Award contenders are some of the cornerstones of our local communities and deserve to be recognised for the service they provide to their customers. This year’s awards saw some of the most hardworking and talented finalists to date, with every nominee a credit to the industry,” he said.
“The Awards have continued to grow year on year, with the 2024 finalists featuring a number of new faces. Sydney Markets is pleased to be commemorating our Fresh Awards finalists and winners once again, offering them the recognition they deserve.”
Retailers and growers were evaluated through an intensive mystery shopping program. They were judged on produce quality and freshness, customer service and industry knowledge, as well as their store appearance and innovative approaches.
Sydney Markets Fresh Awards winners:
- Wholesaler of the Year: Lemdell
- Producer Grower of the Year: D Fresh Produce
- Flower Grower of the Year: East Coast Wildflowers
- Providore of the Year: Parisi
Greengrocer Awards:
- Best Small Business: Fita Fruita, Turramurra
- Best Medium Business: Minchinbury Fruit Market, Minchinbury
- Best Large Business: Parisi’s Food Hall, Rose Bay
- Best Extra Large Business: Martelli’s Fruit Market, Cherrybrook
- Retail Presentation: Ziggy’s Fresh, Fyshwick
- Knowledge in Action: Bulli Fruit & Vegetable Market, Bulli
- Service Excellence: Peachy Greengrocer, Rutherford
- Greengrocer of the Year: Fruitezy Marketplace, Maroubra
Florist Awards:
- Retail Presentation: Pearsons Florist, Bondi Junction
- Service Excellence: Bella Floral Boutique, Morisset
- Merchandising & Branding: B&M Florist, Monterey
- Non-retail Studio Florist: The Lillipillian – Tegan O’Brien
- Florist of the Year: The Little Garden, Belmont
- Fresh Content Creator: Vincent Lim, dimslimlim
Paddy’s People’s Choice Awards
- Paddy’s People’s Choice Retail – Haymarket: Sydney Uggs
- Paddy’s People’s Choice Fresh – Haymarket: Mustafa Allazze Fruit & Vegetables
- Paddy’s People’s Choice Retail – Flemington: Vanilla Grove
- Paddy’s People’s Choice Fresh – Flemington: Yep Lum & Co