Whole Foods Honors Kedem For Outstanding Innovation in its 2015 Supplier Awards

Bayonne, N.J.-based Kedem Foods, aka KAYCO, was honored in the Outstanding Innovation category of Whole Foods Market's  2015 Supplier Awards. With its annual Supplier Awards, Whole Foods Market recognizes and celebrates the company’s supplier partners who best embody its mission and core values. Kedem’s recognition for Outstanding Innovation is one among 15 award categories named by Whole Foods Market. Other categories include: Environmental Stewardship, Dedication to Responsible Sourcing and Product with a Purpose. Kedem’s biodynamic grape juice, the only biodynamic grape juice grown and bottled in the USA, was recognized for the award.  Other recent innovations include Kedem tilapia gefilte fish, Rebecca and Rose gluten-free brownie crunch and Fox’s all natural and free trade U-bet Chocolate syrup. “Kedem Foods is especially proud to receive this honor from Whole Foods Market, which is widely known for its broad array of offerings, all meeting the highest food quality standards as well as top-notch customer service in the grocery retail industry," says  Harold Weiss, executive vice president of sales. "We very much look forward to a long relationship that continues to support Whole Foods Market mission and its customers’ needs. ” Whole Foods Market's global vice president of procurement, non-perishables, Jim Speirs, adds: “We ask a lot of our suppliers and they go to great lengths to deliver the highest quality products possible from sources we can trust. This year’s Supplier Award winners represent the very best in our industry. We’re grateful for their drive, true partnership and commitment to growing their business with Whole Foods Market.”