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NEWS tortilla wraps and naan and roti breads at its bakery in regional Victoria for Simson’s Pantry and Coles brands. • Coles Own Brand Supplier of the Year: Suntory Coffee – for helping deliver “café quality” coffee to customers in their homes with the launch of the Daley Street coffee range in June. The range is blended, then batch roasted at Suntory Coffee’s roastery in Preston, Melbourne. • Coles Liquor Supplier of the Year: Pernod Ricard Australia – for its collaboration and innovation across the wine and spirits categories, including spirits and ready-to-drink products such as flavoured gins. • Coles Product Launch of the Year: Monday Hair Care by Zuru Edge – for the Monday Hair Care range of SLS free, paraben free and cruelty free hair products packaged in recyclable bottles. Zuru Edge and Coles brought the range exclusively to the Australian market in April. • Coles Community Champion of the Year: Reckitt Benckiser (RB) – for its #FinishWaterWaste initiative, which encourages Australians to save water when washing dishes. The campaign enabled non-profit organisation Rural Aid to deliver more than six million litres of water to drought-affected farmers in 2020. Coles Fresh Supplier of the Year: Steve Marafiote, Sundrop Farms. • Coles Meat, Seafood and Deli Supplier of the Year: Primo – for its “innovative new products”, its commitment to customers during the pandemic and the rollout of recyclable packaging across 88 Coles Brand products supplied by Primo. • Coles Bakery Supplier of the Year: George Weston Foods – for its customer focus, collaborative support for communities affected by bushfires and “innovative products” such as the “family favourite”, Crumpet Toast. • Coles Convenience Supplier of the Year: Da Vinci – for its “innovative” ideas for the fresh pasta category and the introduction of a 100% recyclable tray for Coles Own Brand fresh pasta. • Coles Dairy and Freezer Supplier of the Year: The Milk Department – for its “crucial” role in Coles’ “innovative” direct-to-farm milk sourcing model in Victoria, NSW, South Australia and, more recently, Western Australia. • Coles Non-Food Supplier of the Year: Sukin – for its collaborative, “innovative” and sustainable approach to hair care, skin care and personal care. Sukin’s products are Australian made, naturally derived and vegan. • Coles Grocery Supplier of the Year: Asahi Beverages – for working with Coles to provide drinking water to communities affected by drought and bushfires, and for its “flexible, responsive approach” during Covid-19. • Coles Express Supplier of the Year: Red Bull – for the launch of the new Red Bull Red Edition, its collaboration on Coles Express ‘instant win’ and ‘footy finals’ campaigns, and its commitment to save energy and packaging. • Coles Service Champion of the Year: PROBE Group and The Resilience Project – for their “outstanding” service to Coles during the Covid-19 pandemic. PROBE Group’s support in providing customer service was “invaluable” during the pandemic, while The Resilience Project created a dedicated program to support the wellbeing of Coles team members. JAN/FEB, 2021 RETAIL WORLD 15