PLMA's Salute to Excellence Awards recognizes the outstanding store brand products. More than 350 products across 34 categories were submitted for consideration and evaluated by a panel of professional and consumer judges for taste and performance, product appearance, packaging and value for money.
Here are the Food and Drink winners .
Snacks
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
Winn-Dixie 100 Calorie Snack Pack
Chocolate and Candies
Wegmans Food Markets
Wegmans 38% Cacao Milk Chocolate with Almonds Bar
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Meijer Meijer Gold™
Meijer Gold™ Costa Rican La Sonrisa Coffee
Soups
Ahold USA
Nature's Promise™ Organic Chicken Culinary Stock
Children's and Baby Foods
Save-A-Lot, Ltd.
Coburn Farms® MooGurts Lowfat Yogurt Combos
Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts
A & P Via Roma™
Mini Cannoli Kit
Appetizers
Wakefern Food Corporation
ShopRite® Imported Assorted Crackers
Bakery and Cookies
Spartan Stores
Spartan Break 'n Bake Oatmeal Cranberry Walnut Cookies
Desserts
Price Chopper Supermarkets
Central Market Classics Solutions 12 Cheesecake Miniatures Sampler
Condiments and Dressings
Supervalu Inc.
Wild Harvest™ Organic Sweet Pepper Thousand Island Dressing
Breakfast Foods
Trader Joe's Company
Trader Joe's® Gourmet Flakes & Chocolate Cereal
Gourmet
Hannaford Bros. Co.
Taste of Inspirations™ Chocolate Chip Cookie Meltdown
Asian Foods
Price Chopper Supermarkets
Central Market Classics Thai Chili Roasted Garlic
Ethnic Foods
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
Winn-Dixie Mojo Marinade
Organics
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Clearly Organic™ Best Choice Organic White Cheddar Popcorn
Entrees
Aldi, Inc.
Jehling® Shrimp Primavera with Linguini
Pasta and Pasta Sauces
Trader Joe's Company
Trader Giotto's Arrabiata Sauce
Pizza (Fresh and Frozen)
BI-LO Holdings, LLC
Southern Home® Sicilian 3 Meat Ultra Thin Crust Pizza
Mexican/Latin American Foods
Target
Archer Farms® Roasted Salsa Verde
Side Dishes
Wakefern Food Corporation
ShopRite® Auténtico Spanish Style Yellow Rice
Vegetarian
Weis Markets, Inc.
Five Star Kahiki Vegetable Egg Rolls
Dairy Products
Save-A-Lot, Ltd.
Coburn Farms® Creamy Whip Light Cream
Natural Foods
Smart & Final Stores Corp.
Sun Harvest™ Natural Wildflower Honey
Source: Private Label Manufacturers Association