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Minnedosa Heritage Co-op Food Store
earns honours
By Eoin Devereux
Pictured: Minnedosa’s Heritage Co-op was recently awarded with the Independent Grocer of the Year Award. Kudos to the team at Minnedosa for their hard work!
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A trip to the grocery store should be about more than simply checking items off a shopping list, it should be about friendly service and a welcoming atmosphere. Minnedosa’s Heritage Co-op Food Store has recognized that, which is why it has earned a place among Canada’s best independent retailers.
Heritage Co-op’s Minnedosa Food Store has won a pair of honours at the 64th Canadian Independent Grocer of the Year Awards. It received the Regional Award for Top Scoring Medium Format Store (Prairie provinces and Northwest and Nunavut Territories), and a Bronze National Award in the Medium Store Format category.
This honours are presented annually by the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG), and recognize excellence in customer service, store operations, community involvement and more.
In a media release announcing the recognition, Reg Clarke, Heritage Co-op’s director of operations for food and energy, said this was a particularly proud moment for the organization.
“Receiving the Bronze Award in the Medium Store Format category was an incredible honour on its own. To then be surprised with the Regional Award for Top Scoring Store made the achievement even more special,” Clarke said.
He credited the store’s success to the dedication of its employees, adding that, for him personally, the achievement was “The equivalent of winning the Stanley Cup.”
Food Division Manager Lori Pollon echoed those sentiments, adding that the awards reflected the contributions of the entire store team.
“From the janitorial team to the front-line workers, our team members are the ones who make this store run,” Pollon said. “This award is a true testament to their hard work and dedication.”
Heritage Co-op also acknowledged the support of its members, customers and the wider Minnedosa community, noting that their trust and loyalty played an important role in the achievement.
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