For more than 10 years, NACUFS and PepsiCo Foodservice have teamed together to honor the Best in the Business campus convenience/retail store.

Recognizing leadership in product mix, marketing, layout, design and great new ideas, the C-Store Best in the Business competition provides an opportunity for college and university campuses to share stories of their latest improvements and highlight their retail and convenience store best practices.  A DVD recording of the winning entries is made each year, providing a virtual tour of true trailblazers in collegiate neighborhood markets.

The following are the 2013 winners in these categories:

• New Store Design Innovation: "District Market" at University of Washington
• Updating Your Existing C-Store: "Tween the Pages" at University of Georgia
• The Hybrid C-Store: "Sunshine Market" at University of California - San Diego
• Merchandising in Your Retail Venues: "Cascadia Market" at Oregon State University
• Foodservice Application: "Market 16 & Noodle Bar" at Drexel University
   

Honorable mentions were awarded to the following retail operations:

• California State Polytechnic University - Pomona "Pony Express @ CBA" in the New Store Design Innovation category
• University of Oklahoma "Xcetera" in the Updating Your Existing C-Store category
• Ohio University "Nelson Market" in The Hybrid C-Store category
•  Vanderbilt University "The Campus Store" in the Merchandising in Your Retail Venues category

For additional information about the contest or award winners, contact Lori Mason, NACUFS director of education or committee chair,  Dean Wright, Brigham Young University.

Order DVD

To order copies of the 2006-2012 C-Store Best in the Business DVDs, featuring the best practices of the winners in those years, download the publication order form (pdf) and return it to the NACUFS office. Copies of the 2006-2011 DVDs are available at a reduced price of $50 while supplies last. 2012 and 2013 DVD's are available for $99 members/$149 non-members.

The 2013 DVD will be available at a reduced price of $50 to participants who attended the pre-conference Neighborhood Market Retail Workshop, July 9-10 in Minneapolis, MN.