Recent Recognition
It is always an honor to be recognized by customers for your work and dedication. Over the past few years, we have been named "Vendor Partner Of The Year" several times. These awards, which come from major retailers in both the food and mass merchandiser industries, demonstrate our commitment to develop innovative product ideas, marketing ingenuity and precision operations for our industry and our customers-at-large.
Recognized as Outstanding Supplier
Our company was chosen by Kroger as Outstanding Supplier for 2009. As a leading Food retailer, Kroger annually selects a best-in-class partner for their entire General Merchandise/Health & Beauty Care division. This award recognizes our involvement with Kroger during the development of their Kroger Comforts baby diaper program. This award adds to our previous recognition for 2004 through 2006.
Partner Award of Excellence
Minneapolis-based, Target Stores presented us with a big honor when they recognized our organization with their 2009 Partner Award of Excellence related to their up & up baby diaper Brand. This annual award is offered to only one baby vendor with store brand recipients rarely recognized. Our annual sales growth, product quality, on-time deliveries and category & consumer insight expertise were all factors in their decision to select AHP as their baby vendor of the year.
The world's largest retailer honors AHP with the Supplier of the Year
Walmart, the world's largest retailer awarded our company with its 2009 Supplier of the Year for Department 26. This prestigious award is a result of our guidance and counsel on helping Walmart build their Parent's Choice baby Brand within the Infants & Toddlers Consumables department.
Fisher-Price Acknowledges our commitment to product design
As 2009 Product of the Year recipient, we were recognized by Mattel/Fisher-Price; a worldwide company with over $2.1 billion in annual sales for developing the Happy Days & Nights baby diaper program now available throughout the US and Canada. This award signifies excellence in product design, development and implementation and was a consensus choice among top level directors and vice-presidents throughout the Fisher-Price organization outpacing many other innovative programs.
2010 Category Colonel Award for 3rd consecutive year
For the 3rd year in a row, we were recipients of the Category Colonel Award for the baby diaper category as sponsored by PL Buyer and voted on by the retailers across the country. This 2010 award signifies the "value" we provide to our retailer partners and is based on meeting the following criteria: (1) our commitment to the private label industry, (2) our knowledge of the retailer's business model, (3) our ability to help drive retailers store brand volume, profit and competitive advantage. We are pleased to add the 2010 award to our previous recognition in 2008 and 2009.
AHP named Texas Employer of the Year
AHP was recently named TEXAS EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR as awarded by Workforce Solutions. This prestigious award salutes private-sector employers that focuses on excellence, operational results, and the benefits gained by employers, workers, and the local community in the state of Texas. Since opening our Waco facility in 2009, AHP has become an employer of choice in the Waco area by creating good, quality jobs. We are proud to be part of the great state of Texas and the local Waco community.
American Red Cross
The Circle of Humanitarians is the highest award given by the American Red Cross and recognizes our commitment to this important charity.
Walmart Canada
AHP was the first private label manufacturer to be honored with this award for Vendor Partner of the Year.
