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Awards and Recognition

At SpartanNash, our talented Associates have helped us earn an award-winning reputation. But don’t just take our word for it. Here are a few of the awards and recognition SpartanNash has earned.

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Fortune 500

2015-2023

Ranked #1 on “Hottest Companies on the Fortune 500” list — 2015

World’s Most Admired Companies — 2013

Great Place To Work | 2024 Certification Badge

Great Place to Work® Certified

2023-2025

Newsweek America's Greatest Workplaces 2024 | Award | logo

America’s Greatest Workplaces

Newsweek

2024

Newsweek | America's Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families

America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families

Newsweek

2024

America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity

Newsweek

2024

Newsweek | America's Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters

America’s Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters

Newsweek

2024

Best Companies to Work For U.S. News & World Report 2024 | logo

Best Companies to Work For

U.S. News & World Report

2024

Best of the Best

U.S. Veterans Magazine

2023

Top 25 Most Flexible Companies

Indeed.com — 2022

America’s Best Employers By State

Ranked #37 in Michigan — 2019

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Creative Choice Awards

National Grocers Association – 2024

  • Winner – Outstanding Marketer Award
  • Winner – Connections Through Omnichannel (SpartanNash Influencer League)
  • Winner – Excellence in ESG Award, presented by Kellanova (SpartanNash Family Fare In Your Neighborhood)
  • Honorable Mention – Grand Opening or Remodel (SpartanNash Family Fare Conversion)

The American Business Awards

Bronze Stevie® Award Winner, Corporate & Community – Employee Engagement Event — 2023

Bronze Stevie® Award Winner, Most Valuable Corporate Response — 2022

Food Logistics Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers | Logo | 2024

Top 3PL & Cold Storage Provider

Food Logistics — 2015-18 and 2023-24

Recognizing SpartanNash Logistics — part of SpartanNash’s food distribution segment — for supply chain optimization and high-service logistics solutions

Top Women in Grocery - TWIG | logo

Top Women in Grocery

Progressive Grocer

Since 2012, 126 female SpartanNash Associates have been recognized for their leadership in the retail food and grocery industries

West Michigan's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For 2024 Elite Winner | logo

West Michigan’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® Elite Winner

The National Association for Business Resources — 2024

West Michigan's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For | logo

West Michigan’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®

The National Association for Business Resources — 2013-2024

West Michigan's Best and Brightest in Wellness For 2023 Winner | logo

The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness®

The National Association for Business Resources — 2019-2023

Best and Brightest Companies to Work For In The Nation | Logo

Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation®

The National Association for Business Resources — 2013-2024

Midwest Innovator of the Year Award | The Shelby Report | 2021

Midwest Innovator of the Year

The Shelby Report 

2021

Best Companies to Work for in Grocery Supplies | U.S. News & World Report 2024 | logo

Best Companies to Work for in Grocery Supplies

U.S. News & World Report

2024

Best Companies to Work for In The Midwest | U.S. News & World Report 2024 | logo

Best Companies to Work for In The Midwest

U.S. News & World Report

2024

Michigan's Best and Brightest in Wellness 2023

Michigan’s Best and Brightest in Wellness®

The National Association for Business Resources — 2016-2023

Gold Plate Award

Food Industry Association (FMI) — 2017 and 2020-23

Recognizing SpartanNash for its efforts to promote National Family Meals Month™ and encourage families to share more meals, together at home, more often

Food Solutions Company of the Year

2023

The PG 100: North America’s Top Retailers of Food and Consumables

Progressive Grocer

Ranked #41 in 2023

Veteran-Friendly Employer

Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency

  • Gold level — 2022
  • Silver level — 2018-2021, 2023
  • Bronze level — 2016-17

Bronze Medal

EcoVadis — 2022

Recognizing the quality of the company’s sustainability management system at the time of the assessment

Winning Company

2020 Women on Boards — 2011-2020

SmartWay partner

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — 2016-2020

Recognizing SpartanNash Logistics — part of SpartanNash’s food distribution segment — for working toward more cost-effective and environmentally efficient freight transportation

Military Friendly Employer Bronze 2020

Military Friendly® Employer

VIQTORY — 2019-20

Military Friendly® Brand

VIQTORY — 2020