MENU SpartanNash Company Awards and Recognition At SpartanNash, our talented Associates have helped us earn an award-winning reputation. But don’t just take our word for it. Here are a few of the awards and recognition SpartanNash has earned. Fortune 500 Number 329, based on revenue — 2021 Number 370, based on revenue — 2020 Number 377, based on revenue — 2019 Number 351, based on revenue — 2018 Number 350, based on revenue — 2017 Number 351, based on revenue — 2016 Number 359, based on revenue — 2015 Ranked #1 on “Hottest Companies on the Fortune 500” list — 2015 World’s Most Admired Companies — 2013 Veteran-Friendly Employer Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency Silver level — 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Bronze level — 2016, 2017 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation® The National Association for Business Resources — 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 West Michigan’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® The National Association for Business Resources — 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Michigan’s Best and Brightest in Wellness® The National Association for Business Resources — 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Top Women in Grocery Progressive Grocer Recognizing 12 SpartanNash Associates in 2021 Since 2012, 82 female Associates have been recognized for their leadership in the retail food and grocery industries The PG 100: North America’s Top Retailers of Food and Consumables Progressive Grocer Ranked #39 — 2021 Ranked #40 — 2020 Winning Company 2020 Women on Boards — 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Recognizing SpartanNash for championing board diversity by having 20 percent or more of its board seats held by women Gold Plate Award Food Marketing Institute (FMI) — 2017 and 2020 Recognizing SpartanNash for its efforts to promote National Family Meals Month™ and encourage families to share more meals, together at home, more often SmartWay partner U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Recognizing SpartanNash Logistics — part of SpartanNash’s food distribution segment — for working toward more cost-effective and environmentally efficient freight transportation Military Friendly® Employer VIQTORY — 2019, 2020 Military Friendly® Brand VIQTORY — 2020 Secretary of Defense Freedom Award Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and U.S. Department of Defense Nominee, Caito Foods — 2019 America’s Best Employers By State Forbes Ranked #37 in Michigan — 2019 The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness® The National Association for Business Resources — 2019 Creative Choice Awards National Grocers Association — 2019 Honorable mention, Connections through Social Media and Digital Marketing Honorable mention, Connections through Print Honorable mention, Grand Opening or Remodel Honorable mention, Perimeter Departments Retail Have a Plant™ Promoter Award Produce for Better Health Foundation — 2017, 2018, 2019 Super 50 Progressive Grocer Ranked #33 — 2019 Ranked #35 — 2018 Ranked #33 — 2017 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Provider Food Logistics — 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Recognizing BRT– part of SpartanNash’s food distribution segment — for supply chain optimization and high-service logistics solutions Top Green Provider Food Logistics — 2016, 2017, 2018 Recognizing BRT — part of SpartanNash’s food distribution segment — for enhancing sustainability within the food and beverage industry Retail Patriot Award Frozen and Refrigerated Buyer — 2018 Recognizing SpartanNash for going above and beyond in the service of military members, veterans and their families Newsmaker of the Year — Winner, Food Category Grand Rapids Business Journal — 2018 Recognizing President and CEO Dave Staples Corporate Sponsor of the Year Habitat for Humanity of Michigan — 2018 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For Top 101 in the Nation® The National Association for Business Resources — 2018 Golden Penguin Award, Silver Winner National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association — 2018 March Frozen Food Month Overall Marketing Campaign (Wholesaler Category) Corporate Social Responsibility Awards — Winner, Fundraising and Philanthropic Initiative PR Daily — 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards — Honorable Mention, Green and Environmental Stewardship PR Daily — 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards — Honorable Mention, Employee Volunteer Program PR Daily — 2018 Outstanding State Organization Award Special Olympics North Dakota — 2018 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors WomenInc. — 2018 Recognizing M. Shân Atkins, Yvonne R. Jackson and Elizabeth A. Nickels Honor Roll Company 2020 Women on Boards Recognizing SpartanNash as a Winning Company for seven consecutive years (2011-17) Community Outreach Award, Youth Development Program winner Food Marketing Institute (FMI) — 2017 Recognizing SpartanNash and its Family Fare Supermarkets in Omaha, Neb. for sponsoring culinary discovery camps to help students understand food from farm to table while fine-tuning their cooking skills. SpartanNash donated $5,000 to the Metropolitan Community College’s Institute for the Culinary Arts to reduce the cost for kids to attend the camps over the course of the summer. Responsible Retailer Award Migrant Legal Aid — 2017 Recognizing SpartanNash for our support of the Fair Food Pledge, as well as our efforts in 2017 to renew our pledge and educate and encourage our independent retail customers to sign the pledge as well. More than 40 independent retail customers – representing more than 85 stores throughout Michigan – signed the Fair Food Pledge in 2017. Newsweek Green Rankings — U.S. 500 Number 389 — 2017 Manufacturing Innovator of the Year ProFood World — 2017 Recognizing Caito Foods — part of SpartanNash’s food distribution segment — and its Fresh Kitchen processing facility for leading the march in the fresh food revolution Corporate Champion Award Women’s Forum of New York — 2015, 2017 Recognizing SpartanNash for its efforts to advance women’s leadership and reduce gender parity on corporate boards Corporate Health Champion American Diabetes Association — 2016 Social Justice Award, Employment City of Holland Human Relations Commission — 2016 Honoring SpartanNash and its S. Washington (Holland, Mich.) Family Fare Supermarket for our commitment to employ and offer employment opportunities to veterans and persons with disabilities 100 Most Influential Women in Michigan Crain’s Detroit Business — 2016 Honoring Kathy Mahoney, SpartanNash EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Community Outreach Award, Program Addressing Food Insecurity winner Food Marketing Institute (FMI) — 2016 Recognizing SpartanNash for its leadership in expanding the Double Up Food Bucks healthy food incentive program. Double Up is a national model for healthy food incentives active in 23 states with support from federal, state and private sources. Power 300: Most Influential Black Corporate Directors Savoy Magazine — 2016 Honoring SpartanNash board members Maj. Gen. Hawthorne L. “Peet” Proctor, U.S. Army (Retired) and Yvonne R. Jackson, President, BeecherJackson, Inc. Corporate Counsel Award: Public Company – Large The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal — 2015 Recognizing Kathy Mahoney, EVP, General Counsel and Secretary The Trinity Award The Salvation Army — 2015 Retailer of the Year The Shelby Report of the Midwest — 2015 Best-in-Class Brand Marketing Award Topco Associates LLC — 2015 Patriot Award Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and U.S. Department of Defense — 2014 Retailer of the Year Grocery Headquarters — 2014 M&A Deals and Dealmakers Award MiBiz — 2014 Finalist for Best Corporate Deal (More than $100 million) — 2014 CFO of the Year — Corporate MiBiz — 2014 Recognizing Dave Staples, EVP and Chief Financial Officer Donated Goods Partner of the Year Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids — 2014 Recognizing SpartanNash’s Earth Week donation drive efforts, which resulted in the collection of 20,000 pounds of donations from 852 bags in one week Outstanding Sponsor Habitat for Humanity of Michigan — 2014 Outstanding Business Special Olympics Minnesota — 2014 About SpartanNash Our Winning Recipe Company Profile Awards and Recognition SpartanNash in the News Investor Relations Stock Info News Releases Board of Directors Corporate Leadership Annual Reports Corporate Governance SEC Filings IRS Form 8937 Analyst Coverage FAQ Information Request Webcasts Grocery Retail Our retail banners SpartanNash OwnBrands yes Food Distribution Grocery wholesale supplier Value-added services SpartanNash OwnBrands EDI Become a vendor Military Distribution About MDV Locations Service Areas Core Values Careers Careers Corporate Responsibility Corporate Responsibility Progress Report Social Responsibility Environmental Sustainability SpartanNash Foundation Related Sites Insite MDV SpartanNash Company 850 76th St SW Byron Center, MI 49315 (616) 878-2000 © SpartanNash Company. 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