Celebrating culinary at retail

Consumers today are shopping a variety of places for dinner and other meals, with convenience and flavor being the key to purchasing decisions. As Supermarket News continues to increase its focus on all things culinary in food retail, we are now accepting entries for our third annual Culinary Catalyst Awards. The awards showcase the best in foodservice at retail. We’re accepting nominations in the following categories: best ready-to-eat meal, best restaurant, best signature dish, best ethnic/multicultural menu item, best meal kit and best health/wellness menu item. So share what you’ve got whipped up in your kitchens; you can nominate yourself for this year’s Culinary Catalyst Awards here or by clicking the image below. Deadline for submissions is July 31. The winners will be featured in the September issue. (Click here to see last year’s Culinary Catalyst Award winners.)

Also, keep an eye out for our special report in July on “Competing for Dining Dollars: Taking On the Growing Competition.” And we’ll continue to keep our eye out for all the innovations and trends in the prepared food and deli categories to share with you.

Fill out your nomination today, and good luck!