Who are Technology Excellence Award recipients?

They are food retailers and wholesalers that have demonstrated exceptional innovation and industry leadership in the use of information technology to support their operations.

Archives

2009
Chain: Price Chopper: "Breaking New Ground With Computerized Ordering"
Wholesaler: Bozzuto's: "Ecommerce Enabler"
Independent: Market of Choice: "Riding a Network Into the 21st Century"

2008
Chain: Ahold USA: “House Building With a Strong Foundation”
Wholesaler: Associated Grocers of Baton Rouge: “Rebuilding IT After Katrina”
Independent: Newport Avenue Market: "Creating an Image Through Technology”

2007
Introduction: “Change Makers”
Chain: Wegmans: “Wegmans Food Markets: In Sync”
Wholesaler: Associated Grocers: “Associated Grocers of Florida: Brave New World”
Independent: Mollie Stone's Markets: “Mollie Stone's Markets: Seizing Opportunities”
Online Retailer: Grocery Gateway: “Grocery Gateway/Longo's: Online Turnaround”
International Retailer: AEON: “AEON: Leveraging the Internet”

2006
Introduction: “Sheer Excellence”
Chain: Giant Eagle: "Multi-Tool Player”
Wholesaler: Associated Wholesale Grocers: "Accommodating Rapid Growth”
Independent: Green Hills: " Loyalty Maven Ups the Ante”
Online Retailer: SimonDelivers: “Mastering the Online Game”
International Retailer: Loblaw Cos.: “Innovation Up North”

2005
Introduction: “A Window Into Excellence”
Chain: Hannaford Bros.: “The IT Road Less Traveled”
Wholesaler: Associated Food Stores: “Masters of Movement and Placement”
Independent: Paw Paw Shopping Center: “A New-Age, Old-School Operator”
Online Retailer: FreshDirect: “Reinventing Online Food Shopping”
International Retailer: Marks & Spencer: “Making Fresh Fresher With RFID”

2004
Introduction: “Demonstrating Technology Excellence 2004”
Chain: Shaw's Supermarkets: “Continuing to Lead in the Store, Supply Chain”
Wholesaler: Unified Western Grocers: “A Merger Inspires IT Innovation”
Independent: Dorothy Lane Market: “Killer IT Targets Loyal Shoppers”
Online Retailer: Peapod: “It's the Delivery, Stupid”
International Retailer: Metro Group: “At the Future Store, Seeing Is Believing”

2003
Introduction: “Demonstrating Technology Excellence 2003”
Chain: Food Lion: “Setting Standards, for Itself and the Industry”
Wholesaler: Supervalu: “The Middleman of Information”
Independent: Knowlan's Festival Foods: “Extracting Value From Technology”