Packaging

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: Smart & Final
Product: Bay Harbor Fisheries King Crab Legs
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Entrees
Price: $19.99, 2-pound
Comments: Smart & Final, a warehouse grocer that markets to foodservice operators and the general public, added this frozen entree to its line of corporate brands.

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.

Retailer: Target
Product: Calcium Chews
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Home & Health Awards, OTC & Health Care
Price: $4.74
Comments: A resealable tub with clear Target branding makes it easy to store and transport the chews.

Retailer: Price Chopper
Product: Central Market Classics Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Bakery & Cookies
Price: 2 for $5, 7.2-ounce box
Comments: Just one flavor in Price Chopper's line of eight gourmet cookie varieties.

Retailer: Target
Product: Garden Place Pop-Up Container
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Home & Health Awards, Lawn and Garden
Price: $9.99
Comments: Target's Garden Place line features multiple items that collapse to reduce clutter and space requirements in storage areas.

Retailer: Rite Aid
Product: Teach & Change Kid Pants
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Home & Health Awards, Baby
Comments: Rite Aid claims its training pants were designed to approach or even surpass features of national brand competitors. The company avoided clever names and opted for the straightforward "Teach & Change" to clearly call out the product's purpose.

Retailer: Sobeys
Product: Compliments Sensations Kalamata Olive Vinaigrette
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Dressings
Price: 3.99 (Canadian), 250 milliliters
Comments: Recipe ideas for the the new dressing were featured in Sobeys' Inspired by Compliments magazine.