Convenience Store News Recognized for Foodservice Coverage
CHICAGO — Convenience Store News, the leading media brand of the convenience store industry, is a winner in the 2024 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards competition.
This annual competition is the most prestigious awards program celebrating excellence in editorial content and design across print and digital media around the globe. Finalists represent the highest-scoring entries per category, judged by editorial and design professionals.
CSNews was named the winner in the Single Article, B2B, Retail category for the May 2024 article, "The Pathway to Profitability," which tackled the operational issues that chip away at a convenience store's success in foodservice. The article addressed inadequate staff training, inefficient workflows, inconsistent execution, high levels of food waste and more.
The feature led the May 2024 issue of Convenience Store News. The annual foodservice issue also included the first part of the exclusive 2024 Convenience Store News Foodservice Study.
The media brand also earned honorable mention recognition in the Magazine Section, B2B category for its "An Eye on D&I" section. Since June 2021, CSNews has been spearheading an industrywide initiative to facilitate engagement among all stakeholders in the channel around diversity and inclusion. This bimonthly section in the magazine shares stories of how the c-store industry is fostering a diverse and inclusive work culture, and the return on investment it is generating.
The winners were announced at an awards ceremony in New York on Oct. 22.
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