C&S Wholesale Grocers awarded the 2007 Supermarket News Community Service Award
"We thank Supermarket News for this honor" - Gina Goff, Director of Corporate Giving
Keene, NH - C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. has been named the 2007 Supermarket News Community Service Award winner. The award was presented to company representatives at the Friends of the Industry Dinner during the Food Marketing Institute's Mid-Winter Executive Conference in Great Lakes, FL. The decision to honor C&S was made by Supermarket News editors based on industry nominations and consultations. Factors influencing the choice of C&S included the company's leadership and support to anti-hunger organizations, generosity to nonprofit social service agencies, and encouragement of associate volunteerism. C&S' commitment to its communities was acknowledged as an excellent example for the food industry at large.
"We thank Supermarket News for this honor," stated Gina Goff, Director of Corporate Giving at C&S. "Our associates bring energy to our corporate giving programs, through their volunteerism, their financial support of the United Way, and their engagement in their communities. As a company we are delighted that we are able to support these activities."
C&S was also honored in 2006 as the Grocery Distributor of the Year by America's Second Harvest, the Foodbank Network, and in 2005 as the winner of the Neighborhood Partnership Award by the Food Marketing Institute.
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About C&S Wholesale Grocers
C&S community involvement programs support initiatives to stop hunger and to promote the health and enrichemnt of communities that are homes to the company's employees and facilities.
C&S Wholesale Grocers of Keene, N.H. is the second-largest food wholesaler and, according to Forbes magazine, the 12th largest privately held company in the United States. The company distributes food to supermarkets, retail stores and military bases across the country.
Currently, C&S serves about 4600 stores from more than 50 locations in 11 states. Among our customers are many of America's best known companies, including Stop & Shop, Giant of Carlisle, Giant of Landover, Shaw's, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P), Ralphs, Safeway and Target.
