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Retailer TASTE named Norfolk's Small Business of the Year |
06.01.2012
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TASTE, a family-owned specialty food store, restaurant, and catering company, has been named Norfolk, Virginia's Small Business of the Year by the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads.
TASTE employs 125 people at its six locations. Sales have increased by more than 60 percent in recent years (26 percent in 2011), and the company continues to re-invest in location improvements and customer service excellence.
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A panel of judges met to select a business from each Southside city for the award. The businesses were evaluated based on financial performance, business history, staff training and motivation, community involvement, business plan, growth, and customer service.
TASTE was also honored as 2009 Hampton Roads Retailer of Year by Retail Alliance and was named one of five "Outstanding Specialty Food Retailers" in the nation for 2009 by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade.
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