Inside the Inaugural CSNews Foodservice Innovators Awards

LAS VEGAS – Twelve of the convenience store industry’s most accomplished foodservice retailers were honored earlier this month during the 2012 NACS Show at a special reception celebrating the inaugural Convenience Store News Foodservice Innovators Awards.

Two winners, chosen by CSNews’ 14-member panel of How To Do World-Class Foodservice experts, were recognized in each of the six award categories: Best Prepared Foods Innovator; Hot Beverages Innovator; Cold & Frozen Beverages Innovator; Best New Foodservice Program (introduced in past year); Best Foodservice Limited-Time Offer/Promotion; and Foodservice Retailer of the Year.

The Foodservice Innovators Awards and reception were sponsored by Tyson Foods.

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