The Australian petrol and convenience industry gathered in full force at the Crown Melbourne on 27 March for the prestigious AACS Connect 25 Awards Dinner.
The event, which marked another year of celebrating outstanding achievements in the sector, saw some of the industry’s leading names honoured for their contributions to convenience retailing.
Picking up Supplier of the Year for the third consecutive year was Suntory Oceania, while Caltex was named Retailer of the Year, and bp Caboolture North took home the coveted Store of the Year.
Full list of the 2024 winners:
- Supplier of the Year: Suntory Oceania
- Retail Group of the Year: Caltex
- Overall Store of the Year: bp Caboolture North
- Supplier of the Year – Grocery & General Merchandise: Pacific Optics
- Supplier of the Year – Snacking: PepsiCo
- Supplier of the Year – Telecommunications: Sim Connect
- Supplier of the Year – Tobacco: Philip Morris
- Supplier of the Year – Food on the Go: Patties Food Group
- Supplier of the Year – Beverages: Suntory Oceania
- Supplier of the Year – Confectionery: Mondelez
- Supplier of the Year – Distributors: The Distributors
- Corporate Store of the Year: bp Caboolture North
- Independent Store of the Year: Supply Boorooma
- New Product Launch of the Year: CCEP – Monster Ultra Strawberry Dreams
- Multi-Site Operator of the Year Award: 2-10 Stores: NPG Retail
- Multi-Site Operator of the Year Award: 21-70 Stores: Bowser Bean
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