Charles Bowman and Company is awarded the Frost and Sullivan Product Line Strategy of the Year Award
April 29, 2009
Each year Frost and Sullivan presents a company with the annual Product Line Strategy of the Year Award. In 2009 this was awarded to Charles Bowman & Company for their exemplary performance in the nutrition industry. Charles Bowman has strived to achieve the leadership position in the nutritional ingredients market with its strong product portfolio. The company has a strategically balanced product line that effectively meets the needs of the nutritional ingredients industries. Because the company has a clear focus on the nutrition ingredients segment, it is not difficult for the company to effectively penetrate these markets with its strength of products and dynamic distribution system, explains Sridhar Gajendran, a Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst. Also, Charles Bowman has been in the market place for a long time and has built a very strong reputation in the industry. Thus, Charles Bowman & Company is the laudable recipient of the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy of the Year in the North American nutritional ingredients market. Founded in 1946, Charles Bowman & Company has grown to be the leading supplier of nutritional ingredients to the food, feed, pharmaceutical, and health industries. With their strong manufacturer relationships and partnerships, Charles Bowman & Company has become known for the quality ingredients and excellent service they provide to their customers.
We are especially proud to be honored by Frost and Sullivan for our efforts. Everyone here works very hard each day to achieve customer satisfaction levels beyond our competition. Being recognized for these efforts by such a prestigious firm is especially rewarding, said Greg Edmunds, VP of sales and marketing for Charles Bowman & Company. They are in a strong position to manage exclusive agreements with some of the reputed vitamin ingredient manufacturers in the world to distribute their products in the region, said a Frost and Sullivan analyst. At Charles Bowman & Company, keeping up with industry standards and providing competitive pricing is very important. Recently, CB&C implemented the voluntary SIDI protocol that is now available upon request to all their clients, giving Charles Bowman & Company a competitive edge among their competitors. In March 2009, Charles Bowman implemented the Standardized Information on Dietary Ingredients (SIDI) protocol. Customers can now receive detailed data sheets on product information, site quality and supply chain security overview. The new system supports Charles Bowman’s leadership position in bringing the best products throughout the supply chain to their customers, said a Frost and Sullivan analyst.