Turn Your Marketing Into An Award Winning Experience

Right now, and on through July 28, 2023, we’re taking entries for the 34th Annual Marketing Excellence Awards Program, presented by PRODUCE BUSINESS.

The awards recognize excellence in marketing in each of six categories: retailers, foodservice, wholesalers, shippers, commodity organizations and allied service/product providers.

Print, broadcast and other media are eligible to win.

To participate, fill in the below form and send us the requested information.

Please send us all physical supporting material used in the promotion! (Such as POP, printed ads, posters, TV commercials.)

We encourage you to send High-resolution images to illustrate the promotion. (Please do not send any produce)

PRODUCE BUSINESS MARKETING EXCELLENCE AWARDS
6531 Park of Commerce Blvd., Suite 155, Boca Raton, FL 33487

Best Independent Retailer Nomination Form 2022

  • As part of its mission to help the industry increase produce consumption, PRODUCE BUSINESS wants to honor independent food stores that are doing exceptional work in selling and marketing fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers to consumers.

    DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT FOOD RETAILER: Privately-owned or employee-owned food retailer that serves a local community and does not have its own distribution center.

    Please use the following questions as part of your nomination for why this independent food retailer should be considered:

    • What makes this store’s produce department unique?
    • How does the produce department cater to the demographics of the community?
    • Does the produce department and/or its employees have a “personality” (i.e., how does the store engage with customers)?
    • How many produce items does the store carry in general and are these items mainly organic or conventional… private label or “branded… packaged or bulk?
    • What is the department’s pricing and marketing philosophy?
    • How are products displayed and merchandised?
    • How does the store promote the produce department, etc.
    • What is your estimation of how much volume this store generates per week?

    To nominate a retailer, please fill out this form by December 1, 2022.


  • For more information email: [email protected]

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