The popular awards recognized top-performing supplier firms, based upon the ASI Supplier Performance Ratings and as voted for by their distributor peers. To qualify, supplier finalists had to:

• Achieve a minimum rating of four stars from the ASI Supplier Performance RatingsHave a minimum of 40 distributors report on them in the past year
• Have at least five percent of their business fall into the product category being considered for

New for this year is the Supplier of the Year award… This award recognized an outstanding supplier member firm, and was determined by looking at the 24 different winners from the 30 different categories and selecting the company that received the best overall ranking from distributors. We are pleased to announce that the first
Supplier of the Year award was given to: SNUGZ/USA asi/88060.

The winners are:
Awards – Jaffa asi/63110
Badges & Buttons – Express-A-Button, Inc. asi/53408
Business Accessories – Leed’s asi/66887
Calendars – Triumph Calendars asi/92185
Clocks & Watches – Sweda Company LLC asi/90305
Computer Accessories – Digispec asi/49716
Decals, Labels & Bumper Stickers – Gill Studios, Inc. asi/56950
Drinkware: Glass & Ceramic – Moderne Glass Company, Inc. asi/71920
Drinkware:Plastic & Other – Bullet Line, Inc asi/42424
Electronic Products – Prime Resources Corp. asi/79530
Flashlights – Adva-Lite, Inc. asi/32145
Food Gifts – Maple Ridge Farms, Inc. asi/68680
Golf Accessories – Gold Bond, Inc. asi/57653
Housewares & Tools – Bullet Line, Inc. asi/42424
Inflatables – Pioneer Balloon Co. asi/78200
Jewelry – Avaline asi/37590
Key Tags & Luggage Tags – Quikey Mfg. Co., Inc. asi/80210
Lanyards – SNUGZ/USA asi/88060
Luggage & Bags – Leed’s asi/66887
Magnets – Magnet, LLC asi/68520
Office & Desk Items – Leed’s asi/66887
Pencils & Erasers – Shelbyville Pencil asi/86850
Pens – BIC Graphic USA asi/40480
Shopping Bags – Bag Makers, Inc. asi/37940
Stress Relievers – Ariel Premium Supply, Inc. asi/36730
Towels & Robes – Professional Towel Mills asi/79750
Wearables: Caps & Hats – SanMar asi/84863
Wearables: General – SanMar asi/84863
Wearables: Shirts – SanMar asi/8486