For Immediate Release: November 2, 2010 Contact: Eddie Owens, APR, Director of Corporate Communications (office: 806.788.4863; cell: 806.928.0462)
United Supermarkets Named 2010 Deli Operator of the Year
by InStore Buyer Magazine
LUBBOCK, TX – InStore Buyer magazine, the only national business- to-business magazine covering the in-store bakery, deli and foodservice markets, announced today that United Supermarkets has received its 2010 InStore Deli Operator of the Year award.
Assistant Editor Anna Comstock presented the award during a special ceremony today at the company’s headquarters here. Diane Earl, director of deli/foodservice, and Corporate Chef Chris Wilson accepted the award on behalf of the company.
United was chosen for the award based on recommendations from in-store bakery/deli executives across the country and the publication’s own panel of supermarket industry experts, Comstock said.
“We are extremely proud to honor United Supermarkets with this award – our highest honor and one that is bestowed upon the recipient by supermarket industry peers,” said John Unrein, executive editor of InStore Buyer magazine, based in Kansas City, Mo.
United was cited for its innovative marketing program, superior merchandising efforts at store level, and dynamic multi-faceted approach to offering high-quality, innovative deli products geared for today’s consumers.
About United Supermarkets Now in its 94th year of operation, United Supermarkets, LLC, is a Texas-based, family-owned grocery chain with stores in 30 markets across north and west Texas. A self-distributing company with its headquarters and distribution center in Lubbock, United currently operates 50 stores under three distinct formats: United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos United.