Congratulations to David Dozier!

Mr. Dozier of G.F.F. Foods of Moore Oklahoma Submitted the Grand Prize Entry for the First Annual Onion Lover’s Month Retail Display Contest.

For his efforts, he received $2,000.00 in Cash.

A Special congratualtions goes out to all our contest winners (listed below)!

1st Place Winners, $750.00-- James Theodorou, Kroger # 374 Div. 11, Lawrenceville,GA-- Shelley Tinsley, Marvin's Food Saver, Dewey,OK-- Nancy Carpenter, Buehlers Buy Low, Mt. Carmel IL-- Mark Seipert, Macey's, Lehi,UT-- Randy Bonner, Spain's Supermarket, Grenada, MS-- Rich Ward, Shaws, Fairfield, CT-- Steve Hebel, Cub Foods , Green Bay, WI-- Norman Eckley, Jim Thorpe Market, Jim Thorpe, PA-- William Keeler, MarketPlace, Jackson, TN-- Diane E. Nellis, Sureway #88 (Food Giant), Henderson, KY--

2nd Place Winners, $500.00-- Jack Harris Marvin's , Food Saver, Independence, KS-- Spence Nelson, Maceys West Jordan, West Jordan, UT-- James Olson, Cash Wise Foods, Hutchinson , MN-- Steve Heinrich, Albertsons #164, Meridian, ID-- Adrian Cobb, Dills Food City, Lavonia, GA-- Martin Dickerson, Mid-Towne IGA, St. Charles, MO-- Tony Guarino, Kroger , Russellville , AR-- Carol Diden, Darnell Food Market, Wartburg TN-- Nico Berlin, Shop & Save Markets, Miles, IL-- Ryan Moening, Ernies Family Foods, Melrose, MN--

3rd Place Winners, $250.00-- Jim Abraham, Karl's Country Market, Menomonee Falls, WI-- Pedro Cortez, Shop & Save Markets, Des Plaines, IL-- Tim Pepper, Dahl's Foods Inc., Des Moines, IA-- Ed Rutan, Picchioni's IGA, Roundup, MT-- Tommy Sanders, Hudson's IGA, West Hamiln, WV-- Mike Huckeba, Ingle's Supermarket, Carrollton, GA--

Thank you to all our entrants and look for our next Retail Display Contest coming your way in January of 2008!

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