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Wendy's recognizes top suppliers and distributors

November 13, 2013

Quality Supply Chain Co-op Inc., the independent purchasing cooperative for restaurants owned by The Wendy's Company and its franchisees, recently honored 11 of its top suppliers and distributors at the company's 2013 convention in Las Vegas.

The Golden Link Award for Supply Chain Excellence is QSCC's highest honor for its supplier and distributor partners. The winners were chosen from more than 400 suppliers and distributors currently supporting the Wendy's system in North America. This year's recipients include:

• The Coca-Cola Company: Based in Atlanta, The Coca-Cola Company has been a strategic partner to the Wendy's system for more than 20 years. Coke provides products, equipment and service, as well as support for operations, marketing, restaurant-level initiatives and Wendy's new long-term beverage strategy.
• Darifair Foods:Based in Jacksonville, Fla., Darifair Foods has been a supplier partner for more than 25 years. Darifair supplies the Wendy's system with sour cream, coffee creamers and compound butters.
• Highland Baking Company:Based in Northbrook, Ill., Highland Baking Company has provided artisan bakery products since early 2012. Highland supported limited-time offers including pretzel buns for the Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger/Pretzel Pub Chicken sandwiches, brioche buns for the Bacon Portabella Melt and multi-grain flatbreads.
• Maines-Savage:Based in Savage, Md., this Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc. distribution center has provided service for about 10 years.
• Marzetti:Based in Columbus, Ohio, Marzetti has provided salad dressings, sandwich sauces and drink syrups to the Wendy's system for 25 years.
• InterMetro Industries: Based in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., InterMetro Industries has provided shelving and storage solutions to the Wendy's system since 2011. The company also partnered with Wendy's for a new initiative that provides up to 30 percent more storage capacity for all restaurants.
• Phillips Gourmet:Based in Kennett Square, Pa., Phillips Gourmet began supplying sautéed mushrooms in 2012 for Wendy's Bacon Portabella Melt limited-time offer.
• RS Hanline Company: Based in Shelby, Ohio, RS Hanline Company has supplied fresh produce for more than 28 years. Wendy's said in that time, the company has never missed a delivery, shorted an order, or refused a request from the company.
• Schneider Electric Professional Services: A French company with U.S. offices in Palatine, Ill., Schneider Electric Professional Services is a strategic partner for third-party energy contracts. Since 2009, it has generated more than $11 million in savings for more than 1,900 locations in deregulated areas of the U.S. and Canada.
• Tyson Foods Poultry Division: Based in Springdale, Ark., Tyson Foods Poultry division also won the Golden Link Award in 2008. For more than 20 years, Tyson Foods has been the lead partner for many initiatives.
• Willow Run Foods: Based in Kirkwood, N.Y., Willow Run Foods has provided distribution service for 32 years. It currently supplies 477 Wendy's restaurants.

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