Albert L. “Bud” Cason, founder and chairman of Birmingham, Alabama-based Bud’s Best Cookies, was inducted into the Baking Hall of Fame by the American Society of Baking (ASB) during BakeTech2017 in Chicago Feb. 26-28. The award recognizes industry innovation and entrepreneurial spirit as well as organizational growth and development, equipment design and innovation, advancements in […]
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NGA Honors Georgia’s Kuzava With Association Leadership Award
The National Grocers Association (NGA) on Wednesday recognized Kathy Kuzava, president of the Georgia Food Industry Association (GFIA), with its Association Leadership Award for her dedication and contributions to the independent supermarket industry. “I am pleased to honor Kathy for her passionate leadership and dedication to her members and the independent supermarket industry as a […]
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Cozy Harbor Seafood Wins Grand Prize For Best Retail Product
Cozy Harbor Seafood, a Portland-based seafood processor, distributor and supplier, won the grand prize for “Best Retail Product” for its Lobster Meat product at the Seafood Excellence Global Awards held recently in Brussels. The Best Retail Product prize was given for the entire line of lobster meat. Additionally, the company won the Seafood Excellence Global Special Award for its […]
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Bakery Manager At Fitzgerald’s Foods Wins Bozzuto’s Award
Terry Campbell of Fitzgerald’s Foods in Simsbury, Connecticut, has been recognized as Bakery Manager of the Year in the Bozzuto’s Retailer Excellence Awards, hosted during the wholesaler’s recent Independent Retailer Conference. The awards ceremony recognized the best retailers and store managers, as well as the best managers of bakery, deli, produce, meat and grocery. Campbell started his career at Fitzgerald’s Foods […]
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Reasor’s Bakery, Deli Departments Recognized For Excellence
Reasor’s has won two national Excellence in Merchandising awards from Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) for its work in the bakery and deli departments. As Reasor’s wholesaler, AWG recognizes a select group of its retailers annually with the Excellence in Merchandising Awards. AWG currently is home to more than 3,800 independent grocery retailers in more than […]
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Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries List
The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers—has released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 40 were craft brewing companies. “With such a broad range of brewers in today’s beer landscape, the […]
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United Fresh Reveals 25 Retail Produce Manager Award Honorees
Marking its 13th year of recognizing exceptional retail produce managers, the United Fresh Produce Association has revealed the winners of its 2017 Retail Produce Manager Awards. The group of 25 produce managers represents supermarket banners, commissaries and independent retail stores from 14 different states and two Canadian provinces. The winners will be the honored guests at the United […]
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Stonyfield Organic Earns B Corp Certification
Stonyfield Organic, Londonderry, New Hampshire, has become a Certified B Corporation, joining a global community of businesses committed to higher standards of social and environmental practices. B Lab—the verifying body behind B Corp—conducted an evaluation of Stonyfield and its products to ensure they met or exceeded the group’s comprehensive standards. Certified B Corporations are legally […]
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New Jersey Food Council To Host Night Of Distinction On March 23
The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) will host its annual Night of Distinction reception at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at The Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset, New Jersey. The event is expected to draw more than 500 guests, who will enjoy dinner, live music and a silent auction that supports the NJFC Educational Development […]
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HP Hood Now Accepting Apps For Sportsmanship Scholarships
HP Hood, one of the largest branded dairy operators in the U.S., is accepting applications for its 2017 Hood Milk Sportsmanship Scholarship program, which celebrates student athletes in New England who demonstrate integrity and sportsmanship on and off the field. With more than $600,000 awarded since 2009, the Hood Milk Sportsmanship Scholarship program has become one […]
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Product Of The Year USA 2017 Winners Announced
Product of the Year, the world’s largest consumer-voted award for product innovation, has announced the winners of its 2017 Product of the Year Awards. A national representative survey of 40,000 consumers conducted by Kantar TNS, a global leader in consumer research, helps determine the Product of the Year winners each year so that Americans can best […]
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Food Lion Reveals Ralph W. Ketner Store Manager Excellence Award Winners
Food Lion has named five store managers as divisional award winners, making them eligible for its Ralph W. Ketner Store Manager of the Year Award to be presented later this month. These awards, named for Food Lion’s co-founder who died last year, recognize and honor exceptional store managers who the grocery chain says enrich the […]
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Buy Alabama’s Best Expands Retail Campaign From Two To Four Months
The 2017 Buy Alabama’s Best Retail Campaign Launch Awards Luncheon recently was held at The Club in Birmingham. The group is made up of the Alabama Grocers Association, the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries and the Alabama Food Manufacturers and Producers Association. The purpose of the Buy Alabama’s Best Campaign is to identify and […]
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Minnesota Grocers Association Honors Its 2017 Legislator Of The Year
The Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA) has presented its 2017 MGA Legislator of the Year Award to Sen. Paul Gazelka (R-Nisswa). The award, given each year to a lawmaker who demonstrates outstanding commitment to the retail food industry, was presented at the group’s annual legislative dinner last month in St. Paul. Gazelka was honored for his […]
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Eight Vermont Food Producers Win 2017 Good Food Awards
Vermont Creamery was one of eight Vermont food producers to win the Good Food Award for 2017. It won for its Bonne Bouche cheese. The winners come from 36 states and 141 cities, having risen to the top among 2,095 entries in a blind taste test with 250 judges. Companies were also subjected to a rigorous […]
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Confectionery Chiefs From Kroger, Walgreens To Receive Leadership Awards
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) will recognize Christina Groth of The Kroger Co. and Brian Rinker from The Walgreen Co. as recipients of the 2017 Confectionery Leadership Awards. The award celebrates the honorees’ contributions to the category through their effective business collaboration, category management best practices and innovations in merchandising confectionery products in-store. Groth, VP, […]
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H-E-B’s Eleanor Crook Wins Highest U.S. Award For Volunteerism
H-E-B’s Eleanor Butt Crook, along with her late husband Ambassador William H. Crook, has received the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) for Lifetime Achievement. The country’s highest award for volunteerism was presented to Crook on Thursday at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. “Texas, the United States and the world are much better off […]
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IGA Names 2016 Hometown Proud Retailers
IGA has revealed its 2016 IGA Hometown Proud Retailers, representing the “best of the best from IGA’s progressive independent retailers” in the U.S. The eight Hometown Proud Retailers will be recognized at the IGA Global Rally in Las Vegas in February, where one of them will be named IGA USA International Retailer of the Year […]
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Connecticut’s Adams Hometown Markets Chosen As IGA Hometown Proud Retailer
Adams Hometown Markets IGA of Milford, Connecticut, operated by Bill Maffeo and serviced by Bozzuto’s, is one of eight markets selected nationally to be honored as part of the annual IGA Hometown Proud Retailers Program. According to IGA, these markets represent the “best of the best” from the organization’s independent retailers in the U.S. The retailers […]
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Specialty Food Association Recognizes Six With Leadership Awards
The Specialty Food Association has revealed the six winners of its 2017 Leadership Awards, honoring industry frontrunners who have gone above and beyond in advancing food standards in society—and society itself—by creating social, economic and environmental impact through innovation and vision. Awards are given in three categories: Business Leadership, Citizenship, and Vision. The winners’ achievements […]