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The PLMA Awards
The Private Label Manufacturers Association’s (PLMA) annual Salute to Excellence Awards recognize the retailers and wholesalers that have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to private labels. The awards acknowledge exceptional achievements in terms of quality, packaging, innovation, merchandising, promotion, and consumer satisfaction.
Winners of the annual awards are selected through an open balloting process whereby PLMA sends out nominating forms each year to member companies and invites individuals at all levels of the industry to make their nominations in the Supermarket, Drug Chain, Mass Merchandiser, and Wholesaler categories.
This year's award winners are presented in this section.

Supermarket Category: 1. Trader Joe's Signature brands of the nearly 200-store supermarket chain include Trader Joe's, as well as various spin-offs such as Trader Darwin, Trader Juan and Trader Giotto.
Drug Chain Category: 2. Walgreens With 4,000 stores nationwide, Walgreens continues to expand store brand assortments in all food and non-food departments. Founded in Chicago in 1901, the Walgreens name today is promoted in advertising from coast-to-coast as “The Brand America Trusts.”
Mass Merchandiser Category: 3. The U.S. Army and Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES) and the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) AAFES and NAVSUP were honored for their joint launch of the Exchange Select brand. Wholesaler Category:
4. Topco Associates With more than 21,000 private label SKUs, Topco continues to invest heavily in new programs, such as the Dining In ready meals program and Full Circle all-natural and 100% organic products.

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DESIGN DIRECTIONS for SUSTAINABILITY

SETTING THE BEST COURSE REQUIRES AN ACCURATE COMPASS

DECEMBER 4, 2008
1:00 PM EASTERN

This special 90-minute webinar will feature up-to-date insights into the market forces affecting package design and sustainability. Registration for this program is $89.99. Attendees will receive a copy of Packaging Sustainability: Tools, Systems and Strategies for Innovative Package Design (a $49.95 value) by Wendy Jedlicka.

Keynote Address by:
MINAL MISTRY
Project Manager, Sustainable Packaging Coalition/GreenBlue

COMPASS is an online software tool for packaging designers and engineers to compare the environmental impacts of their package designs.

DESIGN DIRECTIONS for SUSTAINABILITY

SETTING THE BEST COURSE REQUIRES AN ACCURATE COMPASS