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pecialty Food Magazine and the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade present the five Outstanding Retailers of 2012, as nominated and selected by mem- bers of the NASFT. Members are asked to recommend stores based on the qualities of a successful specialty food establishment such as uniqueness, customer service and product knowledge. Each of this year's award-winning stores exemplifies these traits in its com- munity. Read on to learn about their operations, history, and points of distinction.
Congratulations to these seven retailers, Honorable Mentions
Court Street Grocers courtstreetgrocers.com
Farm Basket thefarmbasket.com
Formaggio Kitchen formaggiokitchen.com
who were runners-up in this year's competition: Gateway Market
gatewaymarket.com Parker and Otis
parkerandotis.com Toucan Market
toucanmarket.com Wagshal's wagshals.com
Nicole Potenza Denis is a contributing editor to Specialty Food Magazine. Deborah Moss is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Sports Illustrated and Shape.
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Kris and Margaret Furniss Caviar & Bananas
Kristine Cortese and David Warner City Feed and Supply
Eli Zabar Eli's Manhattan
Greg O'Neill and Ken Miller Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine
Dave Bennett and Mike Stone Mollie Stone's Markets
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