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Recognition for Food & Retail

Recognition for Food & Retail

Boost appreciation in the service industry

Cut turnover, increase motivation, and improve satisfaction in the service industry, from food service to retail.

Why Awardco?

Why Awardco?

Features that fuel the frontlines

 
AwardCodes™
 
External Recognition
 
Customized Incentives
 
Milestone Celebrations
Employee Health & Wellbeing

Employee Health & Wellbeing

Reduce stress and burnout with wellness programs

Build custom wellness incentives or introduce wellbeing benefits to empower holisitic employee health.

ROI of Recognition

ROI of Recognition

Tailored solutions to solve unique challenges

Food service and retail face turnover rates as high as 75%. Recognition flips the script.

Productivity
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50
%
increase in productivity
50
%
increase in productivity

Drive greater performance with desirable rewards

One Awardco client in the retail space saw a 50% increase in productivity after implementation.

Productivity
Retention
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20
%
reduction in turnover rate
20
%
reduction in turnover rate

Keep top talent with more appreciation

One Awardco client in the car wash industry saw their turnover drop by 20% after implementing rewards and recognition.

Retention
Satisfaction
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24
%
boost to employee happiness
24
%
boost to employee happiness

Increase happiness with meaningful support

Recognition leads to greater employee happiness no matter the industry.

Satisfaction
only from awardco

only from awardco

A-Pay cards for flexible rewards

Load points to a digital or physical card to be used nearly anywhere for dining out, retail shopping, online subscriptions, and much more.

success stories

success stories

What our customers say

Children's Nebraska
Using the Awardco mobile app has made it so much easier to recognize our team in the moment. I love being able to snap a quick photo and send recognition right from my phone while I am on the go, so those feelings of appreciation are never lost. In a hospital environment where our people are rarely at a desk, having that kind of flexibility is incredibly important.
Madeline Quinn
Employee Experience Manager
PMG
When employees feel seen and appreciated, they’re more engaged and engagement drives performance. Using Awardco helps leaders and managers recognize impact in real time and that momentum drives continued and lasting success.
Monica Gunderson
Talent Management Lead
4Refuel
We have a lot of different programs to ensure we encompass all our employees. Three of them tie directly to our core values: our peer-to-peer program, our manager-led programs, and our safety programs—like our Safety All-Stars, which is a monthly automated award.
Marna Lagerquist
Manager, Talent Acquisition and Development
Lockton
As we’ve scaled, we’ve lost the day-to-day visibility into our people. Awardco fills that gap. Peer recognition surfaces contributions that would otherwise go unnoticed—especially from introverts or quiet top performers.
Melissa York
SVP, Head of People & Culture
Lockton
Recognition is powerful. When you recognize someone, you feel just as good as when you’re being recognized. The Awardco feed is my ‘positive scroll.’ It lifts everyone’s spirits.
Tisa Penny
Engagement & Events Lead, 2025 Recognition Rockstar Winner
Citizens Business Bank
How do we better recognize our associates on the day to day? One of our engagement survey questions is, 'In the last seven days, have you been recognized for doing good work?' Awardco really allows us to to do that and to do a better job of that.
Jenny Ketchepaw
VP, Talent Engagement
Southern Oregon Head Start
Awardco bridges the gap by giving us a platform to build each other up. There are centers that are really far from each other that can now feel connected to everybody else because we can share the great things that we're doing.
Heather Kent
Site Manager
Southwest Gas Corporation
Our company is very safety-culture oriented, and the program offers us a way to acknowledge the impact that our employees have on that culture.
Eric Crow
Administrator, Risk Management and Safety
 
 
Integrations & Security

Integrations & Security

Serving up secure and seamless workflows

Integrations

Connect with HRIS, communication, and other tools to keep recognition and rewards simple and effective.

Security

Enjoy peace of mind with SOC 2 Type II compliance and airtight data security protocols.

Boost appreciation, one act of service at a time

Celebrate the everyday wins of retail and service employees to improve engagement, increase wellness, and reduce burnout.

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