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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: 9 A.M. EDT, June 22, 2012
COX’S SEAFOOD WINS WHOLE FOODS MARKET PERISHABLE
SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARD
TAMPA, FL, JUNE 22, 2012: Whole Foods Market named Cox’s Wholesale Seafood the winner of its Best in Class Award-Perishable Supplier-in the grocer’s inaugural Supplier Awards. Whole Foods Market launched the awards to spotlight vendors who best embody the grocer’s mission and core values.
Cox’s Seafood was one of only 17 companies to receive a Supplier Award from the natural and organic retailer. Awardees were carefully selected by Whole Foods Market global buyers and experts who work side-by-side with hundreds of national suppliers to bring products to market.
Cox’s Seafood was honored in the Best in Class category for delivering premium quality seafood from boat to store in record time. Steve Cox, President and founder of Cox’s Wholesale Seafood accepted the award at Whole Foods Market’s Supplier Awards dinner, which was held at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas.
About Cox’s Wholesale Seafood, Inc.
A BRC Certified seafood processor based in Tampa, Florida, Cox’s Wholesale Seafood is a leading supplier of wild-caught domestic shrimp to retail markets nationally and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tampa Maid Foods, Incorporated.
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