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Business Wire
07-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
MeridianLink Celebrates 2025 Arc and Customer Choice Award Winners
COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, today announced the recipients of its 2025 Arc Awards and the inaugural Customer Choice Awards during MeridianLink LIVE!, the Company's annual event that brings together industry-leading financial institutions, held at the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Fla. This year's Arc Awards celebrates MeridianLink ® customers who have harnessed the Company's solutions to solve complex business challenges, fuel meaningful growth, and make a lasting impact in their communities. Winners were selected from a competitive pool of nearly 70 entries, chosen for their innovative use cases and commitment to consumer impact. The Customer Choice Awards, a new recognition program, spotlights top-performing MeridianLink ® Marketplace partners that have delivered measurable success through seamless integrations with the MeridianLink ® One platform. Finalists were selected by a MeridianLink panel and then voted on by customers across the Company's nationwide network, reflecting the direct voice of the user community. The recipients of the 2025 MeridianLink Arc Awards are: Bangor Savings Bank Empower Federal Credit Union Greater Iowa Credit Union Keesler Federal Credit Union Intrepid Credit Union Community Choice Credit Union GECU Financial Center First Credit Union Vermont Federal Credit Union Municipal Credit Union The recipients of the 2025 MeridianLink Customer Choice Awards are: Socure Zest AI 'The Arc and Customer Choice Awards celebrate the innovation and collaboration at the heart of our ecosystem,' said Larry Katz, president of MeridianLink. 'Whether it's a financial institution driving local impact, providing personalized and seamless experiences for consumers, or using data and insights to make smarter decisions faster, or an innovative partner helping accelerate growth by automating more lending capabilities, this year's winners represent what's possible when technology and purpose align. We're honored to recognize these organizations for their contributions as they humanize lending.' Now in its third year, the Arc Awards continue to spotlight institutions redefining how technology can enhance financial experiences. The Customer Choice Awards join this tradition by honoring Marketplace partners that help elevate performance across key areas like fraud prevention, loan origination, account opening, and deposit growth. For more information about MeridianLink and its products, visit MeridianLink® (NYSE: MLNK) empowers financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies to drive efficient growth. MeridianLink's cloud-based digital lending, account opening, background screening, and data verification solutions leverage shared intelligence from a unified data platform, MeridianLink® One, to enable customers of all sizes to identify growth opportunities, effectively scale up, and support compliance efforts, all while powering an enhanced experience for staff and consumers alike. For more than 25 years, MeridianLink has prioritized the democratization of lending for consumers, businesses, and communities. Learn more at
Miami Herald
01-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Trader Joe's has a delicious copycat of a Chipotle favorite
What's your favorite Trader Joe's snack? If you're a Trader Joe's shopper, you probably have one. And there's a good chance some of your favorites are listed among the retailer's annual Customer Choice Awards, where customers rate their favorite foods in 11 categories. Ever snacked on the Chili & Lime Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips? That was the top overall pick for 2024. Other customer favorites from the most recent awards include the Best Cheese - honors went to Trader Joe's Chevre (goat cheese). Creamy Spinach and Artichoke Dip took the Best Appetizer award, while Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice got Best Lunch/Dinner item. And the list goes on. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter While grocery shopping isn't all about the snacks and specialty items, plenty of Trader Joe's loyalists are always watching to see which items make it onto the shelves permanently. Image source: Shutterstock The permanent items are mostly staples like eggs, milk, cereal, bread, and the like - but plenty of extra items catch on and appear seasonally or year-round. One thing all these foods have in common is budget-friendly pricing. Trader Joe's, as most shoppers quickly realize, is a small store that carries a fraction of the items found in bigger chains. A mainstream grocer like Safeway typically has more than 30,000 items, while Walmart might have 140,000 (granted, they have lots of items besides groceries). Related: Trader Joe's cracks down on customer problem Trader Joe's has around 4,000 items. The smaller footprint helps them keep prices low, as does the number of private-label items they carry. That said, you'll find an astonishing array of sauces and salsas - more than a dozen at the moment, including one that's very similar to a topping you'll find at Chipotle. Anyone who is a Chipotle fan knows all about the salsa selections. There are three main varieties: the mild pico de gallo, the medium tomatillo green-chili, and the hot tomatillo red-chili. Then there is the corn salsa, that honestly could be an actual side dish. But who needs to DoorDash a Chipotle burrito bowl when you can whip up your own version at home and top it with a Trader Joe's salsa that is every bit as good - or even better, since you can open a jar whenever you have a craving? Related: Target bets on trend consumers never seem willing to pay for The Chipotle corn salsa consists of sweet corn kernels, jalapeno, red onion, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper. The Trader Joe's Corn and Chile Tomato-less Salsa copycat version contains sweet corn, jalapeno, onion, coriander seed (aka cilantro), mustard seed, red bell peppers, and a few other ingredients. Pretty darn close. As with so many Trader Joe's favorites, there is a passionate community of Redditors who just love the stuff. @homefin writes, "It's really good in all ways. We use it on shrimp or fish tacos, nacho topping, scooped with chips, mixed into avocado/guacamole, thrown into salads…." And @datadriven2 says, "Chile & Corn Tomato-less Salsa is my savior. I'd like to know if anyone feels as strongly about [it] as I do. I put it on everything: salad, rice bowls... I've even used it in veggie soup. I can't get enough. Most of my water glasses at home are empty corn salsa jars." If that isn't an endorsement, what is? Related: Veteran fund manager unveils eye-popping S&P 500 forecast The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trader Joe's Customer Choice Awards 2025: Did your favorite TJ's items make the list?
The 2025 awards season is underway with arguably one of the most important honors just revealed. Trader Joe's announced the 16th annual Customer Choice Awards winners on Monday, with winners ranging from limited-time snacks to cult following products. Every year, Trader Joe's officials ask customers to share which items are their absolute favorites. The results are in — did your favorite product make the list this year? Chili & Lime Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips once again were crowned the top overall product. The spicy chips won six times over the years in the snack and overall best categories. Runners-up for the overall best category included the steamed pork & ginger soup dumplings, butternut squash mac & cheese, kimbap, and vegetable fried rice. Cashel Blue Cheese Irish Potato Chips won in the new category. This seasonal item will return during the holiday season and provide a taste of one of Ireland's most famous cheeses. From TV dinners to specialty cheese, here are the other top products at Trader Joe's, according to consumers: Spiced Cider won in the beverage category Goat Cheese won for the second year in a row for the cheese category Teeny Tiny Avocados won in the produce category Creamy Spinach & Artichoke Dip won in the appetizer category Hashbrowns won in the breakfast and brunch category for the second year in a row Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice won the lunch and dinner category Brazil Nut Body Butter won in the bath body and home category Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches won in the sweet treat category Trader Joe's Hall of Fame was created in 2023 to honor repeat winners in the customer choice awards. To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, items must have won the best of awards several times in their category. Here are the six items currently on the list: Chili & Lime Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips Mandarin Orange Chicken Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets Unexpected Cheddar Soy Chorizo According to its website, there are 25 Trader Joe's stores in Florida. Here's where: Boca Raton Bradenton Coral Gables Coral Springs Davie Delray Beach Fort Lauderdale Fort Myers Gainesville Jacksonville Jacksonville Beach Miami (2 locations) Miami Beach Naples Orlando Palm Beach Gardens Palm Harbor Pembroke Pines Sarasota St. Petersburg Tallahassee Tampa Wellington Winter Park Contributing: Ariel Smith, Reno Gazette Journal This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Trader Joe's customer product awards 2025 are in. Here the list
