Packaged Foods

Retailer: BJ's Wholesale Club
Product: Berkley & Jensen French Sea Salt
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Condiments
Price: $5.99, 18-ounce container
Comments: BJ's sea salt was developed to appeal to Williams-Sonoma fans, but at a savings of 15% to 60% over comparable national brand products.

Retailer: Wild Oats Markets
Product: Henry's Mozzarella String Cheese
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Dairy
Price: $2.99, 12 ounces
Comments: Wild Oats promoted its new string cheese product primarily through sampling and demos in the cheese department.

Retailer: Supervalu
Product: Nature's Best Organic White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Side Dishes
Price: $1.99, 7.25 ounces
Comments: Supervalu introduced 122 items in the Nature's Best line of organic foods in April 2006. The products are merchandised in their own section within the retailer's natural/organic shelf sets.

Retailer: ShopRite/Wakefern Food Corp.
Product: Organic Mixed Vegetables
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Healthy Eating
Price: $1.99, 16 ounces

Retailer: Harris Teeter
Product: H.T. Traders Original Organic 8 Grain Crackers
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Snacks
Price: $2.99, 5 ounces
Comments: The H.T. Traders line launched in 1999 now includes imported, regional and specialty items across several product categories.

Retailer: Wild Oats Markets
Product: Natural Sundried Tomato & Herb Flatbread Crackers
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Gourmet
Price: $2.99, 5.8 ounces
Comments: Packages for Wild Oats natural crackers feature two earth tone colors selected to complement each flavor profile in the line.

Retailer: Spartan Stores
Product: Chicken Noodle Soup
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Soups
Price: $1.99, 19 ounces
Comments: Spartan offers its 350 independent retailers three tiers of private label products: Spartan Premium, Valu Time and the Full Circle line of natural and organic products.

Retailer: ShopRite/Wakefern Food Corp.
Product: Organic Unsweetened Applesauce
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Ready-to-eat
Price: $1.99, 25-ounce jar
Comments: ShopRite has nearly tripled its organic offerings in the past 18 months. The applesauce bears the distinctive purple banner common to all of ShopRite's organic products.