The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) announced the winners in its annual Salute to Excellence competition. The award winners were chosen from more than 770 recently introduced food, beverage, kitchen, household and health & beauty care product submissions by 52 North American retailers. That is the highest number of submissions the association has ever received for the competition.
Each product was evaluated by a panel of professional and consumer judges on several criteria, New York-based PLMA said, including taste and sensory appeal, packaging, presentation and value for money.