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Caribou Coffee recognizes Lyons Magnus as supplier of the year

June 26, 2014

Caribou Coffee recognized Lyons Magnus today with its the inaugural Supplier of the Year Award. Lyons Magnus supplies Caribou Coffee with ingredients for smoothies, juice and tea blends.

"We're happy to award Lyons Magnus – our partner of 14 years – with our 2013 Supplier of the Year Award," said Karen Francois, senior director of strategic sourcing at Caribou Coffee, in a company press release. "Lyons Magnus has received this recognition for their exceptional quality and service performance as well as their contributions to innovation and responsible sourcing. Our relationship with Lyons Magnus has positively impacted our business results and we look forward to the continued partnership."

The Supplier of the Year Award is based upon performance data, compliance, innovation, quality, service, responsiveness and corporate social responsibility. Caribou Coffee will provide Lyons Magnus with an award and will display a plaque in Caribou's corporate lobby. The plaque will display each year's Supplier of the Year recognition.

"At Lyons Magnus, we are honored to have received Caribou Coffee's first Supplier of the Year recognition," said Robert Smittcamp, CEO at Lyons Magnus. "Our long-standing partnership with the organization has been one that encourages partnership integration, as together we developed premium products such as Lemon Ginger Pomegranate Sparkling Juice, White Peach Berry and Mango Orange Key Lime Smoothies."