F.A.B., Inc. Presents Awards at Annual Meeting

ALPHARETTA, GA  (July 5, 2011)  F.A.B., Inc. (Frosty Acres Brands), the national foodservice marketing and purchasing cooperative for independent distributors, presented several awards to its Members and Suppliers during the annual F.A.B. Shareholders Meeting, at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.

Awards include:

F.A.B. Eagle Award – Highest Dollar Increase

Category I         Pippin Wholesale Company
Category II        Vitco Distributors
Category III       Diaz Foods
Category IV       Merchants Foodservice

F.A.B. Eagle Award – Highest Percentage Growth

Category I         Market Grocery Company
Category II        Neesvig’s
Category III       Beaver Street Fisheries
Category IV       The C.D. Hartnett Company

F.A.B. Family of Brands Growth Award

Category I         Pippin Wholesale Company
Category II        Sutherland’s Foodservice, Inc.
Category III       Brenham Wholesale Grocery Company, Inc.
Category IV       Merchants Foodservice

Donald B. Suber Award – Highest Dollar Increase

Merchants Foodservice

Donald B. Suber Award – Highest Percentage Growth

Market Grocery Company

Supplier Awards

F.A.B. Center of the Plate                      Farmland
All Refrigerated                                     IPAP
All Canned                                            Red Gold
F.A.B. Grocery                                      Ventura Foods
National Branded Grocery                      General Mills Foodservice
F.A.B. Frozen                                        Simplot
National Branded Frozen                        DOT Foods, Inc.
National Branded Center of the Plate      Tyson Foodservice
All Non-Foods                                       Western Plastics
Pacesetter Award                                  Tom Giannasi, The C.F. Sauer Company
Strategic Excellence Award                    FoodHandler

 

“We are very pleased to be able to present awards based on such outstanding growth.  The success of our Member Distributors and Suppliers reflects the focus and diligence of all parties involved, and demonstrates how group synergies result in mutual growth,” relates George T. Watson, President and CEO of F.A.B., Inc.

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