R3 Receives Frosty Acres Brands 2017 Nonfoods Supplier of the Year Award

R3 Reliable Redistribution Resource, the leading North American redistributor of foodservice, jan-san and safety products, recently received the 2017 Nonfoods Supplier of the Year Award from Frosty Acres Brands, a national marketing and food purchasing cooperative.

R3 Regional Sales Managers Dennis Fulton (third from left) and Tom Askew (third from right) accept the 2017 Nonfoods Supplier of the Year Award from Frosty Acres Brands executives.

Frosty Acres recognizes its suppliers with annual awards for providing its member distributors with a high level of overall performance and support on the national and local levels.

R3 accepted the nonfoods category award during the Frosty Acres Sales, Marketing and Procurement Conference Aug. 28-30 at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago. This is R3’s seventh time to receive the award after receiving honors in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2015.

“Working with Frosty Acres and their management, procurement and sales staffs has been a pleasure,” said R3 Senior Vice President Scott Blanchard. “Frosty Acres is truly committed to helping their member distributors and suppliers grow sales, and they actively work toward this every day. This has allowed R3 to create a strong partnership with Frosty Acres and great relationships with their members, and we look forward to continued growth for many years to come.”