IGA Cookie Bonanza Contest Winners.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE) May 15, 2001- IGA IgA abbr. immunoglobulin A IgA, n the abbreviation for immunoglobulin A. IgA immunoglobulin A. See immunoglobulin. has announced the winners of its Cookie cookie File or part of a file put on a Web user's hard disk by a Web site. Cookies are used to store registration data, to make it possible to customize information for visitors to a Web site, to target Web advertising, and to keep track of the products a user wishes to Bonanza Bonanza saga of the Cartwright family. [TV: Terrace, I, 111–112] See : Wild West "Name that IGA Bear" contest. Howard Lunt, owner of Lunt's IGA in Andover, Conn. won the grand prize, a 5-foot IGA Cookie Bear cookie bear - cookie monster , with the winning name, "Crumbles." Lunt's son Richard, who serves as the store's general manager, submitted the winning name. Lunt plans to give the bear away as a prize for a local basketball shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. the store hosts as a yearly thank you for their loyal Hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" Proud customers. "We are excited about winning the giant IGA Cookie Bear because it will be a unique prize we can offer our customers," said Lunt. "Our employees had a lot of fun brainstorming about ideas and I can't wait to see who wins Crumbles in next year's IGA Shootout." IGA Retailers across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. also participated in an IGA Cookie Bonanza display contest. Winners included: 1st place - All expense paid trip for two to FMI (May 6-8, 2001) Fowler IGA at 501 S. Grant in Fowler, Indiana. Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Sharon Rettig, owners Mr. & Mrs. Steve & Jennifer Rettig, manager & service manager. During the Rettig's trip to FMI in Chicago, IL they also attended IGA's International Retailers of the Year and 75th Anniversary Gala. 2nd place - $1,000.00 savings bond (I series) Mr. Harry Becker, owner of Trenton IGA at 91 E. Broadway in Trenton, Ill. 3rd place - $500.00 savings bond (I Series) Mr. Jim Edwards, owner of Bi-Lo Foods #3 IGA at 1600 S. Third West in Missoula, Mont. IGA, the only global supermarketer based in the United States, is the world's largest licensed supermarket network with aggregate worldwide retail sales of more than $21 billion per year. The Alliance includes more than 4,000 Hometown Proud Supermarkets worldwide, supported by 37 distribution companies and master franchisors and more than 55 major manufacturers, vendors and suppliers encompassing everything from grocery to equipment items. Through its alliance, IGA ranks in the top 10 in world food supermarketing. IGA has operations in 48 of the United States and 40 other countries, commonwealths and territories around the globe. For more information, please visit the IGA online pressroom at http://www.igainc.com/pr. |
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