Do You Have the Best Foodvenience in the World?

Insight Research and NACS, along with knowledge partner The Moseley Group and sponsor Deliverect, are co-hosting the “Best Foodvenience Store in the World” competition, a search to find excellence and innovation in convenience store foodservice through a unique combination of customer experience, operational excellence and commercial performance.

Now in its third year, the initiative has attracted entries from across the globe and has become a powerful platform for industry learning, showcasing the best examples of modern convenience retail and foodservice innovation. Previous winners include Applegreen in Ireland and Rutter’s in the United States.

“The ‘Best Foodvenience Store in the World’ competition is about more than selecting a winner. It helps move our industry forward by sharing ideas, recognizing excellence and creating a truly global showcase of innovation in convenience retail,” said Dan Munford, founder of Global Convenience and Insight Research. “Partnering with NACS represents a major step forward for the initiative and reflects the growing importance of foodvenience within our industry worldwide.”

Prior to becoming president and CEO of NACS, Frank Gleeson co-founded the Best Foodvenience Store in the World competition with Munford.

“The industry is increasingly dynamic and becoming more sophisticated in its foodservice offer,” said Gleeson. “The best stores have well-trained teams, highly engaged management, a culture of service and are giving consumers what they want at different dayparts and different meal occasions. Foodservice starts with a great customer offer, and successful stores combine that with operational efficiency and financial profitability. And they do it all consistently.” 

Entries are now open through September 8. The winner will be announced both online and live on stage at The Retail Marketeers’ Convenience Leaders Convention in Hamburg, Germany, on November 12.