Royal Buying Group Honors Vendors of the Year

LISLE, Ill. -- Royal Buying Group Inc. (RBG) honored eight companies with 2012 Vendor of the Year awards, presented at the 2013 Independent C-Store Expo on Feb. 28.

The awards were presented to eight companies and contacts from RBG's chain of independently operated convenience stores, college bookstores, truck stop/travel plazas and independently operated pharmacy, tobacco and liquor store locations.

The recipients were:

Beverage Category
George Graziano, Anheuser-Busch Inc.

Candy Category
John Gabelman, American Licorice Co.

General Merchandise Category
Jim Blosser, Convenience Valet

Equipment Category
Justin Tolle, AllOver Media

Foodservice Category
Stephen Douglas, Boyd's Coffee Co.

Snacks Category
Emily Hanrahan, General Mills Inc.

Tobacco Category
Crystal Greer, Altria Group Inc.

Distributor Category
Scott Merrill, S. Abraham & Sons Inc.

Lisle, Ill.-based RBG provides a host of services to convenience stores including negotiating with regional and national suppliers for sales and marketing programs, providing category management and customer service support.

As previously reported by CSNews Online, Royal Buying Group Inc. (RBG) appeared in the June issue of Crain's Chicago Business after finishing sixth on the newspaper's "Fast 50" list.

RBG represents more than 6,500 locations nationwide.