Retailer Select Awards Presented at Backer’s Christmas Show
Buyers cast hundreds of ballots for their favorite items in the Product Showcase during H.H. Backer Associates’ 41st Annual Pet Industry Christmas Trade Show and Educational Conference, held Oct. 12-14 in Rosemont, Ill.
Retailers were encouraged to make their selections based on past/potential sales performance, packaging and design, quality and price.
Winners of the PET AGE “Retailer Select” Awards for Product Excellence contest received handsome gold, silver or bronze medal plaques on the last day of the show, presented by Patty Backer, president of Backer Associates, Colette Fairchild, trade show director for the company, and Karen Long MacLeod, associate publisher/editor in chief of PET AGE.
• Gold Medal: The Fling-ama-String Toy by Moody Pet Inc. (Philadelphia). The battery-operated toy uses an elastic “conveyor belt” to constantly flick a long, silky string in and out and entice even the laziest cats to play.
• Silver Medal: The Ramp4Paws by Ramp4Paws (Potomac, Md.). The patented roll-out, roll-up ramp assists dogs in and out of vehicles as well as up and down small flights of stairs—and rolls into a compact cylinder form for convenient storage.
• Bronze Medal: The Preston Home Collection Aquarium Stand and Canopy Set by Oceanic Systems/Central Aquatics (Franklin, Wis.). Each set boasts exquisite wood detail, rich hand-rubbed finishes and custom stainless-steel hardware to integrate the aquarium into the home’s decorating scheme. [December 2007 PET AGE]
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