“WE did particularly well” means they didn’t fall on their face. Had sales be anything to crow about they would have included sales figures and profit percentages. Convenience and gas would refer to the type of stores they supply, Quickie Marts and Arco gas stations. “Develop further our relationship with national accounts. Could mean anything from more golf trips, nights out on the town @ the local “Gentleman’s Club”. “Recognition earned” well hell the company I work for gives an award to just about every fool company we work with. Sales, marketing and purchasing dept. are all big into self promotion and patting themselves on the back. When they are doing really well they will flood you with sales figures, profit percentages, 6 color pie charts and bar graphs. Anything that does not include figures is just bull sht.

The Company did well with convenience and gas plus making headway with other accounts such as YUM who

won “Global Equipment Supplier of the Year”. Which is explained above. “Manufacturing Presence” is being known in the industry for your competitive skills.Hope this helped you.

**OK, I’m back.How do I understand “the convenience & gas category?” Alright being in the beverage dispense and beer market. The word convenience means the quality of being suitable or useful, which is an advantage

in any business(market) & the gas category is a defined division or class. to me meaning they have negotiated with a gas supplier and has made it possible to get a better rate, which in turn means more savings for the this

beverage and beer market making them more competitive. I certainly hope we got it this time. hahaha

“We did particularly well within the convenience and gas category”

– we did very well in certain sectors of industry

“and developed further our relationship with national accounts”

– we did more business and look to do even more business with nation-wide companies (our ‘accounts’)

“including the recognition earned from YUM!Brands as its “Global Equipment Supplier of the Year””

– one of our accounts gave us an important award

2. Manufacturing presence – a ‘presence’ in the manufacturing industry. That is, they are known, they are seen/visible in the marketplace.