CSP announced the winners of its ninth Category Manager of the Year awards on Thursday during the Convenience Retailing University (CRU) conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Category managers from convenience-store chains including MAPCO Express, Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores and more were represented.
“This is one of our most important awards of the year,” Abbey Lewis, vice president of content strategy for CSP, said. “Category managers truly have their fingers on the pulse of this industry. And our winners have proven they use this knowledge to great effect. Congratulations to all our finalists and winners!”
Finalists in seven categories were announced in January and then winners were determined through online voting.
Lewis presented the awards at CRU with Krister Hampton, senior manager of industry engagement at Altria, which sponsored this year’s awards and awards banquet.
CSP’s 2024 Category Manager of the Year winners are:
Category | Winner | Company |
Behind the Counter/Tobacco | Beth Barron | |
Center Store | Bryen Bloomfield | |
Dispensed Beverages | Holly MacFarlane | Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores |
Foodservice | Matt High | |
Loyalty + Tech/Operations | Aaron Brandt | |
Nonalcohol Beverages | Corey Nicely | |
Alcohol | Don Caudill | Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores |
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Watch for interviews with the winners in the April issue of CSP magazine. Click here to see last year’s winners.
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