The winners have been chosen! Find out why these displays won in their categories in the 2022 Winter Produce Artist Awards.
This season, our judges were Joe Watson, vice president of retail, foodservice and wholesale for the International Fresh Produce Association, former director of produce for Rouses Markets and 2014 Produce Retailer of the Year; and Armand Lobato, foodservice promotion director of the Idaho Potato Commission, formerly a produce category manager, merchandiser and buyer, and longtime columnist for The Packer and PMG.
Check out the slideshow of winning displays, plus watch the webinar to learn what made these winners the best for your own motivation and inspiration. And enter six to 10 photos for the next contest in the series: 2022 Spring Produce Artist Awards, by emailing produceartistawards@producemarketguide.com.
Best Winter Greens Display
Second place: Hampton Williams of Military Produce Group, Fort Bragg North
Winner: Stephen Daly of Military Produce Group, Fort Eustis
Best Mushroom Display
Winner: Stephen Daly of Military Produce Group, Norfolk Naval Base
Best Potato Display
Honorable mention: Rigo Vargas of Sunset Foods, Highland Park, Ill.
Second place: Phillip Worley of Military Produce Group’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Winner: A tie between Stephen Daly of Military Produce Group’s Fort Eustis and Fort Lee locations
Best Citrus Display
Honorable mention: Alan Summers of Broulim’s, Rexburg, Idaho
Second place: Jarom Bernhardt of Lee’s Marketplace, Smithfield, Utah
Winner: Charles Chapman of Military Produce Group, MacDill Air Force Base
Best Chilean Produce Display
Winner: Brian Dey of Four Seasons Produce, Ephrata, Pa.
Best Broccoli/Cauliflower Display
Honorable mention: Kay Greenley of Olsen’s Piggly Wiggly, Cedarsburg, Wis.
Second place: Elliot Lamoureux of PCC Community Markets-Ballard, Seattle, Wash.
Winner: Brian Dey of Four Seasons Produce, Ephrata, Pa.
Best Produce Manager
Runner-up: Eduardo Garcia of Sprouts Farmers Market in Vista, Calif.
Winner: Kay Greenley of Olsen’s Piggly Wiggly in Cedarburg, Wis.
Best Produce Merchandiser/Specialist
Runner-up: Stephen Daly of Military Produce Group, which includes Fort Eustis, Fort Lee, Little Creek Naval Base, Norfolk Naval Base and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Winner: Phillip Worley of Military Produce Group, which includes Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Fort Leonard Wood, Scott Air Force Base, Fort Knox and Fort Campbell
Related news: Watch the full webinar to hear our panelists analyze why the winners were chosen.
