Quiznos Honors Top Vendors with Vendor Excellence Awards

Release date: September 18, 2007  /  Print This     RSS    

DENVER, CO - 17 September 2007 - Quiznos, one of the nation's fastest-growing quick service restaurant chains, has announced the winners of its vendor excellence awards. The awards are designed to recognize vendors who have demonstrated continued commitment to quality, service and excellence.

“At Quiznos, our vendors play an integral part in providing the first-class Quiznos experience that our customers have come to expect,” said Greg Brenneman, Chief Executive Officer of Quiznos. “Quiznos has always offered the highest quality food available in its category and is able to achieve this by using high-quality suppliers. We are proud to recognize these fine vendors and look forward to a continued tradition of industry-leading excellence.”

This year's recipients include:

DISTRIBUTION CENTER OF THE YEAR: NORTH STAR FOODSERVICE - GREENVILLE

DISTRIBUTION CENTER OF THE YEAR: SYSTEMS SERVICES OF AMERICA - MILPITAS

PRODUCE VENDOR OF THE YEAR: FRESH POINT

QUALITY & SERVICE AWARD: TAYLOR FARMS-COLORADO SPRINGS

GOLD STANDARD AWARD: VERDELLI FARMS

BAKERY QUALITY AWARD - # 1 BAKERY 2007: GERARD'S BAKERY LONGMONT

GOLD STANDARD AWARD: TURANO BAKERY

FOOD VENDOR OF THE YEAR: KEN'S FOODS, INC.

FOOD QUALITY VENDOR OF THE YEAR: SIMEUS HOLDINGS, INC.

CANADIAN FOOD VENDOR OF THE YEAR: GOGLANIAN BAKERIES, INC.

CANADIAN FOOD QUALITY VENDOR OF THE YEAR: PARMALAT CANADA

GOLD STANDARD AWARD: STAMPEDE MEAT, INC.

GOLD STANDARD AWARD: CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

GOLD STANDARD AWARD: KEYSTONE FOODS, LLC

Q AWARD WINNER - SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR: QUANTUM FOODS, LLC

About Quiznos

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2006, Denver-based Quiznos is a national chain designed for today's busy consumers who are looking for a tasty, fresher alternative to traditional fast food restaurants. Using only premium quality real ingredients, Quiznos restaurants offer creative, chef-inspired recipes for sandwiches, soups and salads. With more than 5,000 franchise restaurants, Quiznos is one of the fastest-growing quick service restaurant chains.

In May 2007, Zagat's consumer surveys listed Quiznos in top 5 for Top Food, Top Facilities, Top Service and Top Overall, ahead of its direct competitors. In June 2006, Nation's Restaurant News ranked Quiznos in its Top 100 Restaurant Chains as the #1 restaurant chain in growth in number of units - five years in a row. Entrepreneur magazine in January, 2006 ranked Quiznos in its annual Top Franchise 500 as the #2 Best Overall Franchise and QSR magazine ranked the chain in its Top 50 Chains in August, 2005 as #3 by change in system wide sales.

For more information, visit www.quiznos.com.

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