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Outstanding Retailer Awards
The Outstanding Retailer Award competition honors leading specialty food retailers who are nominated by a panel of NASFT members, consisting of manufacturers, distributors, importers and retailers who review and select the Finalists and Winners. Winners are presented with gold statues at the Summer Fancy Food Show, receive extensive publicity in their local media and are featured in the May/June issue of Specialty Food Magazine.
Outstanding Retailers of 2012
And the winners are..
- Mollie Stone's Markets
- Caviar & Bananas
- City Feed & Supply
- Eli's Manhattan
- Pastoral Artisan Cheese Bread & Wine
Read all about this year's Outstanding Retailers in the May/June 2012 Specialty Food Magazine Digital Edition here.
Past Outstanding Retailer Awards
Outstanding Retailers of 2012: Caviar & Bananas
Caviar & Bananas, located in downtown Charleston, S.C., may take its aesthetic cues from New York City’s elite specialty food ...
Outstanding Retailer Awards 2011
From a two-year-old store and restaurant in Rochester, Minn., to a specialty chain with more than 100 locations, this year’s ...
Outstanding Retailer Awards 2010
Specialty Food Magazine and NASFT presented six Outstanding Retailer Awards in 2010. Find out more about each retailers below.
Outstanding Retailers of 2009
From a newly minted store in Wyoming to a new outpost for a century-old retailer in Missouri, this year’s selections ...
Outstanding Retailers of 2008
These six winners serve as excellent examples of what specialty food retailing is all about—a focus on innovation while keeping ...
Outstanding Retailers of 2007
Specialty Food Magazine and the National Association for Specialty Food Trade, Inc., (NASFT) are honored to present the six Outstanding ...
Outstanding Retailers of 2006
Specialty Food Magazine and the NASFT are honored to present the five Outstanding Retailers of 2006, as nominated and selected ...
Outstanding Retailers of 2005
Specialty Food Magazine and the NASFT are honored to present the six Outstanding Retailers of 2005, as nominated and selected ...
Outstanding Retailers of 2004
To identify “Outstanding Retailer” candidates, the NASFT asked its supplier members to name retailers who they admired. Approximately 325 markets ...
Outstanding Retailers of 2003
Although there are thousands of outstanding specialty retailers in the U.S., the following six stores are recognized as leaders. Despite ...