Packaging

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: Sav-A-Lot
Product: Dianora's
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Pizza
Price: $2.99, 31 ounces
Comments: Sav-A-Lot's pizza retails for considerably less than national brands costing up to $5.79.

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: 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: Sobeys
Product: Compliments Sensations Swiss Chocolate Praline Collection
Award: 2006 PLMA Salute to Excellence, Food & Drink Awards, Specialty
Price: $9.99 (Canadian), 250 grams
Comments: This assortment in Sobeys' premium private label line debuted in November 2005.