Sylvia Sicuso, Director of Communications, has been selected as a Finalist for the dentsu Award for Best HR Communications Strategy in the 8th annual Canadian HR Awards, the leading independent awards event for the HR profession in Canada.  

Sylvia was selected for her work in leading Bimbo Canada’s COVID-19 response communications strategy. She has been instrumental in ensuring associates felt informed, calm and safe during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout the past 15 months. Congratulations, Sylvia! 

Congratulations to Wendy Outram for winning a 2021 Star Women in Grocery Award from Canadian Grocer.  

Canadian Grocer’s annual Star Women in Grocery Awards honours the achievements, influence, innovation and leadership of women in the Canadian grocery industry. 

At Bimbo Canada, safety and wellness is prioritized over everything else. This award recognizes our ongoing efforts to create a physically and psychologically safe workplace that is flexible and offers our associates many opportunities for engagement. 
 
Our people are much more than just associates and their lives encompass more than just work. We are committed to Nourishing A Better World together and fostering an environment where everyone feels like they belong. 

Congratulations to Sylvia Sicuso for winning a 2022 Star Women in Grocery Award from Canadian Grocer.  

Canadian Grocer’s annual Star Women in Grocery Awards honours the achievements, influence, innovation and leadership of women in the Canadian grocery industry. 

Bimbo Canada won two 2023 Clean50 awards. The company won a national award for transitioning from plastic bread bag closures to compostable cardboard clips and Jeff Robertson won a 2023 Clean50 Emerging Leader award.  

The Clean50 Emerging Leaders are selected from amongst those 35 or under, whose contribution is outsized compared to their age, and otherwise based on essentially the same criteria as the Individual Clean50 awards. 

Bimbo Canada won two Communitas Awards in the categories of Excellence in Community Service for our Good Neighbour Program and Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility in the area of Ethical And Environmental Responsibility. 

The Communitas Award recognizes exceptional businesses, organizations, and individuals who are unselfishly giving of themselves and their resources, and those who are changing how they do business to benefit their communities.  

Bimbo Canada was selected as a recipient of the awards for exhibiting the spirit of communitas, a Latin word that means coming together for the good of a community.  We join other winners recognized for specific programs involving volunteerism, philanthropy and ethical, sustainable business practices.  

Oroweat and Bon Matin Keto Tortillas won the 2023 Best New Product awards in the Specialty Tortilla category, as voted on by Canadian consumers. 

Dempster’s Zero Zero Bread won the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards won in the Bakery Fresh category. 

Bimbo Canada is a proud recipient of the 2022 Enel Sustainable Footprint Award. This award is recognition of our exceptional contribution to supporting a stronger, more resilient, and more sustainable energy grid.  

Bimbo Canada was named one of Canada's Best Employers in 2023 by Forbes. This tremendous honour recognizes our commitment to creating an outstanding workplace for our associates.