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FOOD VENDOR OF THE YEAR
J&B Group was recognized as IHOP’s
“Vendor Partner of the Year.” The award AWARDS
distinguishes excellence in service to
the system, and 2018 nominees were
FINISHED SIZE = 11.625" x 11.625" and distributor categories.
selected from across the food, non-food,
This honor is awarded annually to the
vendor partner who made the greatest
the past year.
IHOP 2018 Supplier of the Year contribution to the IHOP system during
This year’s award winner was critical
to the success of the IHOB burger
promotion. They were able to innovate,
develop, test, and commercialize a
product under tight timelines, invest capital in equipment, and increase their production to support
the promotion. They pulled out all the stops to ensure continuity of supply, and did it in a way that
exemplified true partnership.
This supplier’s ideation, creativity, communication, and delivery with IHOP, Dine QA, and CSCS resulted in
a burger that truly stands out from the competition.
DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
The IHOP 2018 Distributor of the
Year was Soto Provisions, Inc. They
consistently excelled in service to our
Member operators. In 2018 Soto
Provisions moved into a new distribution
center which provides the capacity to
expand the number of skus offered to
our Members by adding a full line of
CSCS contracted produce, dairy, ice
cream and smallwares. This is the
second time Soto Provisions has been
named IHOP Distributor of the Year.
IHOP 2018 Distributor of the Year
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