Growing
Further
Awards
2025
Further
Awards
2025
Innovative Future Retail Awards
The Greenman Group seeks applications for the Growing Further Awards, a competition that will identify, recognise and reward companies whose goal it is to positively impact the retail supply chain. Growing Further focuses on the entire supply chain from production to waste management to promote a sustainable future for the retail industry.
This year’s categories are as follows:
Production, Distribution & Retail, Built Environment and Customer Engagement.
2025 Growing Further Awards
Join us, on 30 January, for our second annual awards shows, where we announce this years winners! This event is free.
CATEGORIES
PRODUCTION
Businesses focused on innovations in the primary production (AgTech) and secondary processing (FoodTech) of ingredients and food.
DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL
Businesses focused on innovations in the packaging, distribution and sale of products (retail supply chain management) that help to reduce costs, deliver products faster, present produce more effectively, and help retailers gain a competitive advantage in the market.
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Businesses focused on innovations impacting the built environment in which grocery or retail products are stored and sold (Proptech/building engineering), improving building efficiencies and sustainability.
CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT
Businesses developing innovative ways to communicate and engage with retail consumers, inside or outside the store (Ad-tech/AR/XR/etc), analysing behaviour, enhancing personalisation and promoting experiential marketing.
TIMELINE
1 May 2024
Application process opens
4 October 2024
Closing date for applications
15 NOVEMBER 2024
Announcement of finalists
10 January 2025
Submission of finalist pitch videos
29 January 2025
Judging process begins
30 January 2025
Final judging and awards event
PRIZE FUND
CASH PRIZE FUND:
€100,000
CATEGORY WINNERS:
€12,500
OVERALL WINNER:
€50,000
Each category winner will receive €12,500 while the overall winner will receive an additional €50,000, making their total prize €62,500.
JUDGES
HEATHER MORRIS
Dogpatch Labs. Managing Director, Founders Talent Accelerator
AIDAN BRADY
Former Chief Executive of Citibank Europe and chief country officer of Citi Ireland
AMINE RAJI
Co-founder & CEO, Spore.Bio. Last years Growing Further Winner!
JON BRADFORD
Co-founder & Managing Partner of Dynamo Ventures