Dancing Deer Baking Company Wins Innovator Award.BOSTON -- The Boston Business Journal today awarded Dancing Deer Baking Company the Innovator Award in corporate philanthropy philanthropy, the spirit of active goodwill toward others as demonstrated in efforts to promote their welfare. The term is often used interchangeably with charity. for its ability to build a successful program with a philanthropic partner and its effectiveness in making a difference in the Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. community. "The Summit will convene CONVENE, civil law. This is a technical term, signifying to bring an action. the region's business and civic leaders to discuss and share best practices regarding philanthropy and community engagement of the local business community," said Michael Olivieri, Publisher of the Boston Business Journal. The competition included small- to mid-size companies as well as Fortune 500 companies, and only 90 companies from the greater Boston community received nominations. Dancing Deer was selected for this award along with only eight other companies by a panel of professionals spanning the business, education and non-profit sectors The nonprofit sector, also called the third sector, civic sector or voluntary sector, is a third area of an economy, distinct from the public sector and the private sector. It is made up of all of the non-profit organizations in the economy. . The nod from the Boston Business Journal demonstrates how Dancing Deer is proving that a socially responsible stance is a good economic model. The company has grown 178% in the last five years and is well positioned in the fast growing natural foods sector, an industry that is growing 10 times faster than the grocery sector, as baby boomers See generation X. become increasingly interested in health and fitness. Dancing Deer plans to stake its claim on this $25 billion specialty food industry and aspires to be a $50 million company in the next few years. Dancing Deer's strategy is to develop unique, all-natural gourmet food and leverage its brand, its customer assets, and product development across their multiple channels. The Deers have already established a strong, nationally recognized brand and reputation by winning the hearts and tastebuds of consumers. They have also won 11 National Association of Specialty Food awards, the equivalent of the Oscars in the food industry, as well as many other honors and accolades for its products and business practices. "We are growing the economic success of Dancing Deer while making a positive impact on our world. As we succeed, we hope to add to the proof that private interests can do well by doing good and that a generous and involved private sector venture will outperform Outperform An analyst recommendation meaning a stock is expected to do slightly better than the market return. Notes: Exact definitions vary by brokerage, but in general this rating is better than neutral and worse than buy or strong buy. a narrower bottom line orientation," said Trish Karter, CEO/President, Dancing Deer Baking Co. About Dancing Deer Baking Company Dancing Deer Baking Co. is a company of people who are passionate about food, nature, aesthetics and community. Known for their yummy, all-natural, fresh-baked, kosher kosher [Heb.,=proper, i.e., fit for use], in Judaism, term used in rabbinic literature to mean what is ritually correct, but most widely applied to food that is in accordance with dietary laws based on Old Testament passages (primarily Lev. 11 and Deut. 14). , shipped-to-order goodies, the Deers bake with lots of flavor and love. Widely recognized for distinctive products and packaging as well as innovative business practices, Dancing Deer is a woman-owned enterprise located in Boston's inner city. All employees are stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. . Products are available at www.dancingdeer.com or 1-888-699-DEER. |
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