Lidl Greece’s participation in the Supply Chain & Logistics Awards 2026, which recognise operational excellence in Greece’s supply chain sector, concluded with the top honour, the Grand Award, “Supply Chain Team of the Year”, as well as 17 individual awards.
The company won 4 Gold, 8 Silver and 5 Bronze awards across a broad range of functions, from warehouse management and transport to demand forecasting and sustainability, according to the relevant press release.
Meanwhile, Athanasia Foteinou, Director of Operational Logistics at Lidl Greece, was included in the “20under40 Supply Chain 2026” list, which recognises emerging talent in the sector.
The top honour
The Grand Award - Supply Chain Team of the Year is the highest accolade the awards present to Lidl Greece’s Logistics team. It recognises the team’s collective effort, strategic alignment and commitment to operational excellence.
The four Gold awards
The Gold awards recognise achievements in four different areas of the supply chain:
- General Retail/Super Market: “Lidl Greece: A Model of Operational Excellence in Retail through the Holistic Digital Transformation of the Supply Chain”. The award recognises the overall strategy of integrating logistics with the store network to ensure maximum operational accuracy.
- Best Warehousing & Distribution Operations: “360° Inbound Logistics: A Digital Ecosystem for Integrated Receiving Management (ZFM - DSCI - ALMA)”. Incoming flows at distribution centres have been fully digitised, eliminating paperwork and speeding up processing times.
- Best Cost Optimization & Efficiency: “Full Truck Direct Delivery: Direct Full-Truck Supply of High-Volume Products to Challenging Destinations”. Transport operations are optimised through direct full-load routes, delivering substantial resource savings and lower emissions.
- Best Use of Telematics & IoT in Transport: “Smart Telematics: Automation, IoT Monitoring and Advanced Analytics in the Supply Chain”. IoT technologies are used to monitor the fleet in real time, ensuring a high level of safety and complete transparency on every journey.