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The Supermarket or Multiples Wine Buyer Award celebrates outstanding wine buying professionals working for major retailers and chain stores, recognising their expertise in sourcing and selecting exceptional wine ranges that deliver quality and value for large-scale consumer markets.

The Independent Merchant Wine Buyer (Single Site) Award celebrates exceptional wine buying talent at wine shops, recognising individual professionals who demonstrate outstanding product selection and expertise in their single-location retail environment.

The Independent Merchant Wine Buyer (Multiple Sites) Award recognises exceptional wine buying talent across a network of independent wine shops, honouring professionals who demonstrate outstanding product selection and expertise across multiple retail locations.

The On-Trade Wine Buyer Award (Multiple Sites) honors professional wine buyers who demonstrate excellence in curating wine lists across a chain of restaurants, bars, hotels, and other on-premise dining establishments.

The On-Trade Wine Buyer Award (Single Venue) celebrates professional wine buyers who expertly curate wine lists across a chain of restaurants, bars, hotels, and other on-premise dining establishments.

This award recognises outstanding supermarket and multiples spirits buyers who deliver strong commercial performance through smart ranging, supplier management, competitive pricing, effective merchandising, and sustainability-led decision-making. Entrants should demonstrate strategic influence, innovation, customer insight, and excellence across both branded and own-label spirits.

This award celebrates exceptional on-trade spirits buyers who expertly curate venue selections, shape cocktail programmes, manage suppliers, optimise margins, and deliver customer-focused, sustainable, and responsible drinks strategies. Entrants should demonstrate commercial impact, category insight, innovation, and a strong understanding of their venue’s audience.

This award recognises off-trade buyers who drive innovation and commercial success in no and low alcohol ranges. Entrants should demonstrate strategic sourcing, range curation, promotions, own-label strategy, staff training, customer engagement, and a commitment to sustainability and responsible retailing.

This award celebrates buyers who expertly curate no and low alcohol ranges, driving commercial performance, consumer engagement, and innovation. Entrants should demonstrate strategic sourcing, promotion, staff education, sustainability practices, and thoughtful range design across venues or retail environments.

This award celebrates buyers who champion responsible and sustainable sourcing, demonstrating commitment to ethical supplier selection, environmental stewardship, packaging and logistics innovation, and measurable impact. Entrants should show how sustainability shapes their buying decisions and supports producers positively.

This award recognises teams who lead in responsible and sustainable sourcing, embedding ethical practices across supplier selection, packaging, logistics, and producer support. Entrants should demonstrate measurable environmental impact, collaborative approaches, and how sustainability shapes their collective buying decisions.

The Overall Drinks Buyer of the Year is chosen by our judges from all winners across each category and is the ultimate accolade for drinks buyers

The Off-Trade Buying Team Award celebrates exceptional drinks purchasing teams in retail environments, recognising their collective expertise in selecting and curating outstanding ranges for supermarkets, shops, and online stores.

The On-Trade Buying Team Award honours exceptional drinks purchasing teams in hospitality settings, recognising their collective expertise in curating outstanding ranges for restaurants, bars, hotels, and other on-premise dining establishments.

The Rising Star Wine Buyer Award recognises emerging talent in the wine-buying sector, focusing on individuals under 35 who demonstrate exceptional potential and innovation in their roles.