Clipper Corporation Receives Two Vendor of the Year Awards, for the 2nd Consecutive Year!

At their Supplier Conference in Orlando, Florida, Burger King Corporation presented Clipper with the 2005 Vendor of the Year Award. Clipper was recognized out of 1,700 vendors as being Competitive, Proactive, High Quality and Reliable. Jay Rodriguez, Director of Equipment and Facilities Purchasing of RSI stated that, "Clipper Corporation's 2005 performance in support of the new Burger King Uniform Rollout was exceptional".

FedEx Kinko's presented Clipper Corporation with the 2005 Best Minority/Woman Owned Supplier of the Year award at the FedEx Kinko's Classic in Austin, Texas. Clipper was honored for its quick response time, savings and cooperation.

In addition, Clipper is being recognized by Darden Restaurants for Outstanding Performance during 2005, based on Darden's key areas of performance: Relationship, Service, Quality and Innovation.

Clipper Corporation is a global sourcing solutions provider, engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of uniforms and food service supplies to the hospitality industry. Clipper is dedicated to providing personal service with quick response time, extensive product knowledge and prompt delivery of products.

Clipper Corporation has quickly grown to become a major supplier to some of the largest hospitality corporations, including Acapulco Mexican Restaurants, Boston Market, Burger King Corporation, California Pizza Kitchen, Denny's Restaurants, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Subway, and TGI Friday's. In addition, Clipper also manufactures and distributes uniforms for large national and global accounts such as Home Depot, FedEx Kinko's and UPS. Clipper services span the world to include countries such as Canada, Australia, Europe, Latin America, New Zealand and the Philippines.

Located in Carson, California, Clipper Corporation is a Minority Business Enterprise certified by the Southern California Minority Business Development Council, Inc., a regional affiliate of the National Minority Suppliers Development Council and a member of the MultiCultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance.