SPOKANE, Wash. — Exciting news for a worker at a Super 1 Foods in Spokane. A courtesy clerk recently won the 2023 Best Bagger Title!
18-year-old Emma Beeler works part time at the Super 1 Foods in the Manito Shopping Center while she attends Spokane Falls Community College.
At the 2023 best bagger competition in Shoreline, Beeler beat four other contestants to earn this title! In this battle, contestants are asked to load reusable grocery bags in two separate rounds with 30-38 commonly purchased items.
Items could include: paper towels, cereal, jam, potato chips, cooking spray, cookies, soup, mustard, bread, soda and eggs! Baggers are asked to evaluate multiple factors like overall speed, bag building techniques and distribution of weight.
“We are thrilled to once again host this fun and fast-paced event, featuring some of the best baggers from stores all over Washington state,” said Tammie Hetrick, president and CEO of the Washington Food Industry Association. “Courtesy clerks are important members of any grocery store team. They provide customers with a lasting impression of the store by ensuring their groceries arrive home safely. Many of these clerks are students or working parents who help earn money for school or family extras. We’re glad to showcase their talents and give them a chance to shine.”
Each year, grocers from all over the state send their best grocery store baggers to compete!
The champion, Emma Beeler, received a $2,000 cash prize and an all-expense paid trip to compete for the national tile and a $10,000 cash prize this March at the 2024 National Grocers Association National Best Bagging Championship in Las Vegas.
Contestants from the state of Washington have been able to bag the National Best Bagger title in 1989, 2013, 2015 and 2016! Maybe Beeler will be next…
The Best Bagger Battle is sponsored by the Washington Food Industry Association’s Education Foundation.
