2011
Main Street Gourmet receives the Wellness@Work Grand Prize Award for small to mid-size companies from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
The company is also recognized as one of the best places to work by winning the NorthCoast 99 award for the fifth time.
2010
Main Street Gourmet was selected as a 2010 winner of the NorthCoast 99 Award. This annual competition recognizes the top 99 employers in the 22-county Northeast Ohio area, and is judged primarily on the measures taken by employers to provide a positive work experience for their employees. Along with being one of the 99 employers receiving a 2010 award, the company is also one of six companies singled out for special recognition. Main Street Gourmet has been selected as the winner of the NorthCoast 99 2010 Award for Wellness.
2010
Main Street Gourmet was honored for the second consecutive year with the First Place Award in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Wellness at Work competition. The awards honor companies that have demonstrated and promoted excellence in workplace wellness and community involvement. Main Street Gourmet was the winner in its category.
2009
Baking Management Magazine names Main Street Gourmet "Innovative Bakery of the Year", recognizing the company for its innovative practices in its "War on Waste" program, and its community involvement service.
2009
Company receives the "Richard Shatten Civic Distinction Award" from the Entrepreneurs Edge organization.
2006
Steve Marks & Harvey Nelson presented with Entrepreneurs of the Year Award by the Greater Akron Chamber.
2005
Ohio Cancer Control Model Program Award presented by The Ohio Department of Health for Main Street Gourmet’s Muffins for Mammograms Program. The program is run in partnership with Akron General Medical Center and local radio station WQMX.
2004
Entrepreneurial Achievement Award presented by Sales & Marketing Executives International's Akron Chapter for company co-founders Steve Marks and Harvey Nelson.
2004
Disability Employment Awareness Award presented by the County of Summit Board of MRDD.
2000, 2001, 2002
NorthCoast 99; Selected as one of the 99 best companies to work for in Northeast Ohio, sponsored by Employers Resource Council.
2000
Main Street Gourmet is selected to the Weatherhead 100 as the fastest (#1) growing company in Northeast Ohio.
1999
Main Street Gourmet was selected as one of America’s Most Successful 25 Small Manufacturers by IndustryWeek Magazine.
1990 – 1996
Main Street Gourmet was selected to the Weatherhead 100, a collection of the top 100 fastest growing companies in Northeastern Ohio.
1994 – 2001
Main Street Gourmet was selected by the Cascade Development Corporation for its annual Growth Award, given to the fastest growing companies in the region.
1995
Main Street Gourmet was selected by Inc. Magazine and MCI to receive the “Positive Performer Award” given to 40 companies nationwide for superior customer service.
1994
Main Street Gourmet was selected by Dunn & Bradstreet as one of the 50 companies in the United States for the “Best of America” Small Business Award.
1994
Founders, Steve Marks and Harvey Nelson, were selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 1994 Small Business Persons of the Year for Ohio.
1993
Founders, Steve Marks and Harvey Nelson were selected by Inc. Magazine and Ernst & Young as the 1993 Entrepreneur of the Year for Northeastern Ohio.
1992 & 1993
Main Street Gourmet was selected by Inc. Magazine to the Inc. 500, a listing of the fastest growing companies in the United States.
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