BOZZUTO'S , INC. AWARDED THE 2003 IGA PRESIDENT'S
CUP FOR OVERALL IGA PERFORMANCE
CHICAGO, IL – Bozzuto's,
Inc., a leading total service wholesale distributor of food and household
products to IGA retailers in New
England ,
New York
,
New Jersey
and
Pennsylvania
, has been awarded
the 2003 IGA President's
Cup for Overall IGA Performance. Chairman of the Board, President
and CEO Michael Bozzuto accepted the prestigious award on March 11th
at IGA's 2003 Global Summit in Palm Springs
, Calif.
The IGA President's Cup Awards are given each year
to two licensed distribution centers; one that exhibit the greatest
IGA development, the other, the greatest overall IGA performance.
Included in the judging of these awards is the increase of IGA Retail
sales from last year, the net increase in total IGA retail square
footage, the number of supermarkets added to the IGA system, the IGA
Operational Assessment rating, IGA Brand support, Hometown Proud involvement
and participation in IGA events.
Between the years of 2001 and 2002, Bozzuto's
had a 23 percent increase in IGA retail sales, added 21 supermarkets
to the IGA system, and had 100 percent retailer participation in each
of IGA's national promotions.
"Bozzuto's is a prime example of the strength
that can stem from a regional family owned operation," said Dr. Thomas
Haggai, president and CEO of IGA. "They have well served one of the
most competitive markets in the United
States year after year, but between
2001 and 2002, Bozzuto's was an especially dynamic force.
We are fortunate that when God called home our oldest board
member, Adam Bozzuto, succession was well in place. Michael Bozzuto
is not only successfully managing business today, he's showing his
company a visionary glimpse of the future of family owned operations.
We are proud to award Bozzuto's with the 2003 IGA President's Cup
for Overall IGA Performance."
IGA,
the only global supermarketer based in the
United
States , is the world's largest voluntary supermarket
network with aggregate worldwide retail sales of more than $21 billion
per year. The Alliance includes more than 4,000
Hometown Proud Supermarkets worldwide, supported by 36 distribution
companies and more than 55 major manufacturers, vendors and suppliers
encompassing everything from grocery to equipment items. IGA ranks in
the top 10 in world food supermarketing. IGA has operations in 48 of
the United
States and more than 40 countries, commonwealths and
territories on all six inhabited continents.
