<p> BJ’s Wholesale Club recently presented C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. with its Perishable Vendor of the Year award at BJ’s Team Conference. BJ's cited the company's innovation, collaboration and creativity as criteria for the honor.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“For the past four years, the produce department and the quality of the product has been the #1 reason people come to BJ’s to shop. The brands C.H. Robinson provides resonate with our customers that these are labels they can trust,” said Jack MacAskill, vice president at BJ’s Wholesale.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">C.H. Robinson delivers BJ’s produce department a complex supply chain management and consulting program, along with weekly club-level pricing and quality checks, industry sales benchmarking and category reporting and analytics, according to a press release. C.H. also compliments their category management and supply chain management services by supplying the grocer with innovative packaging and product offerings in their Tropicana® citrus and tropicals, Mott’s® apples, Welch’s® grapes, and Rosemont Farms® vegetable product lines.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“Collaborating with the BJ’s team allowed our organizations to develop a long-term winning strategy together,” said Doug Johnson, strategic account manager at C.H. Robinson. “Receiving this award is a proud accomplishment for our team and one we look forward to building upon in the future.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The company also assisted BJ’s in the development and implementation of their “Farm to Club,” produce program which is available which provides BJ’s members with quality, fresh produce from their state’s local farms. The program rolled out during the spring and summer of 2012.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">In addition, C.H. Robinson was commended on its commitment to community involvement and charity with the company's Pink Ribbon Watermelon program. The program allows retailers to join in a comprehensive program that includes consistent supply, in-store support and a cause-marketing component. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.chrobinson.com/en/us/Produce-Sourcing" target="_new"> C.H. Robinson</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
