7-Eleven, Inc. private brand items sold under its 7-Select™ banner were recognized for innovation and quality. Three 7-Select-branded products have received 2019 "Salute to Excellence" awards, the Private Label Manufacturers Association's (PLMA) highest honors. This year's 7-Eleven winners are:

The Dressing of the Year and Sauce of the Year awards are presented by ADS to recognize and celebrate truly innovative products.

Lamb Weston frozen potato products were submitted for testing against national competitors’ products. Different lots of products were tested independently against a variety of attributes. All the products Lamb Weston submitted for testing qualified for the Seal of Excellence, which signifies the products achieved the Master Chef standard of quality.

Learn more about every company’s winning product development story—as well as Prepared Foods’ product award program process and criteria.

The announcement of the award winners comes shortly after the UN Climate Summit in New York and Impossible Foods’ worldwide debut in grocery stores in both New York and Southern California. Creating a more sustainable food system is core to the international architecture of progress on climate change. Impossible Foods is adding a powerful tool for climate action.

“At Captain D’s, we’re serious about serving great food, and great food begins with the highest quality ingredients,” said Janet Duckham, Chief Supply Chain Officer for Captain D’s. “Stratas is recognized for their combined dedication to both the highest quality sauces and dressings for our guests, and service excellence in supplying our restaurants.”

“All of the startups we watched at FoodBytes! Chicago showcased some of the most innovative solutions we have seen yet when it comes to building a more nutritious and sustainable food supply,” said Darren Streiler, investment director, ADM Ventures, who served as a judge on the panel.

IBIE’s BEST in Baking Program honors suppliers and bakeries committed to excellence in the industry once every three years, in what has become the largest bakery exposition in North America.

This year 65 emerging brands will be invited to make their case about why they deserve a spot on 7-Eleven® store shelves, as well as learn about the convenience retailer's history of innovation.

“From mushroom jerky to sparkling honey water, we’ve seen some incredible products that use honey developed in the last 12 months,” Catherine Barry, National Honey Board’s director of marketing, says. “By recognizing some of these products through our Queen’s Choice Award, we’re able to show appreciation to food and beverage manufacturers that choose honey and use it as a flavor, functional ingredient and marketing benefit.”