Winners announced in 2014 'Pear up with USA Pears' display contest
1st Place for 1-5 cash registers category: Shiela Burt, Mike’s Food Center, St. Charles, MN.
Entries were judged on a 100 point scale for appearance, creativity, and educational impact. Ten bonus points were added to entries that included any of the jumbo size pears that have been readily available this pear season. As recognition for their participation, all who entered were awarded a gift card for Amazon.com valued at $20.
1st Place (tie) for 6-9 cash registers category-Eric Dodge, Hy-Vee, Waterloo, IA.
First, second and third place winners plus ten honourable mentions were named in three store categories (1 – 5 cash registers, 6 – 9 cash registers, and 10+ cash registers), and a tie for first place resulted in one extra winner, for a total of 40 cash prizes being awarded.
1st Place (tie) for 6-9 cash registers category-Michael Callahan, Ray’s Food Place, McKinleyville, CA
Pear Bureau Northwest director of communications Cristie Mather noted that “we received hundreds of truly impressive, very competitive entries that showed outstanding creativity in merchandising pears. Because pears are a high impulse purchase item, these eye-catching displays drew shoppers in and participating retailers reported that they boosted their pear sales.” Mather continued, “we are pleased to have had such enthusiastic participation in this first year of our national display contest, and we are grateful to all the produce departments nationwide who create beautiful pear displays all throughout pear season.”
10 or more cash registers category- 1st Place: Dan Atkinson, Hy-Vee, Iowa City, IA
Please visit www.usapears.org/displaycontest.aspx to view the full list of winners, along with accompanying photos.
For more information:
Cristie Mather
Pear Bureau Northwest
Tel: +1 (503) 652-9720
Fax: +1 (503) 652-9721
Email: [email protected]
www.usapears.org.
