Awards

BBI Northwest Retail gets special recognition during the 2023 Sweet & Snacks Expo.

The prestigious Legends of the Year award by Automatic Merchandiser was presented to three BBI leaders, honoring their outstanding leadership and their impact on the Unattended Retail, Vending, Micro market, and Office Coffee Service industry.

We are thrilled that Storck presented BBI C-Store Team with their 2022 Broker of the Year award, recognizing our team’s results, execution, and exemplary dedication.

The Automatic Merchandiser Pros to Know Awards program recognizes outstanding individuals whose accomplishments are moving the industry forward. These individuals have gone above and beyond to promote their companies in the vending, micro market, and office coffee service industry.

BBI was a proud sponsor of the 2022 Atlantic Coast Exposition, where former BBI Associate Waine Ratliff received the Lifetime Achievement Award for all his contributions to the vending, office coffee, and food service industry.

The 2022 Candy Hall of Fame took place October 14-16 in Tampa, FL, and honored those who make the confectionery industry great.

In this inaugural award, Automatic Merchandiser recognizes outstanding women who have made a difference in the convenience services industry or their organization.

Our BBI C-Store channel received three awards during this year's Sweet & Snacks Expo; the 2021 Kidsmania Broker of the Year (Western), the Kidsmania Milestone Sales Award, and the 2021 Rising Star Award from Atkinson Candy Company.

The BBI Northwest team was recognized as “Brand Snacks Broker of the Year” and Jason Hasenoehrl as “Brand Snacks Account Manager of the Year” by BEER NUTS® Brand Snacks.

The Candy Hall of Fame honors people who have dedicated their careers to giving back to the confectionery industry. The ceremony took place on October 23, in Tampa, Florida.

Congratulations to Waine Ratliff, our Vending Account Executive for the Southeast Region.

The BBI Northwest team was recognized as "Broker of the Year" by Kidsmania for their outstanding sales achievement and accelerating growth across multiple channels.

It is safe to say that BBI’s successes are significant this year as the honors and recognitions continue to come in. Both Storck and Haribo Inc recently awarded BBI as their company’s Broker of the Year. Haribo is also applauding one of our colleagues in particular for her impressive achievements in Grocery: Allison Hudson, BBI’s General Manager for the Florida Grocery Channel.

We are honored to announce Storck presented our BBI Grocery Team with its 2020 Broker of the year award.

We are extremely honored to be presented with the 2019 Broker of the Year award by Haribo.

We are thrilled to announce that the National Confectionery Sales Association (NCSA) is inducting our very own CEO Robert Taylor into the 2020 Candy Hall of Fame – the highest honor in the confectionery industry.

General Mills Inc. announced their 2016 Vending East and West Regions Convenience Special Markets Brokers of the Year award recipients during the NAMA OneShow in Chicago.

General Mills, Inc. has named its Convenience Special Markets Brokers of the year for fiscal 2014 for its East and West vending regions.