About Phillips Foods
Awards List
At Phillips, we are proud of our commitment to quality and consistency. We are honored to be recognized by regional publications, industry journals and local and national business associations.


2009 Awards


Outstanding Service to the Seafood Industry
Dorchester County Economic Development Office- Founders Brice and Shirley honored by local officials and State Senators Mikulski and Cardin for 50 years of service to the national seafood industry and community. August 2009

Maxim Magazine, The 77 Meals to try before you die
EAT IT. AMERICA! Best place to eat an entire animal. Chesapeake Bay soft shell crab sandwich-Phillips Seafood House. Ocean City, MD. August 2009

Good Housekeeping, 100 Best Convenience Foods
Phillips 4 retail products on the list of top 100. Phillips Steamer Creations™ in flavors of Honey Chipotle Shrimp and Steamed Spiced Shrimp, Phillips Crab & Shrimp Cakes as well as Phillips Maryland Style Crab Cakes.

Top 10 New Seafood Products, Seafood Steamers ™
Finalist- Boston Seafood Show product competition, March 2009

Top 25 – North America’s Top 25 Seafood Supplier
Seafood Business magazine, January 2009


2008 Awards

Steve Phillips,Global Entrepreneur of the Year
Maryland India Business Rountable, Inc., November 2008

Pasteurized Blue Swimming Crab Meat, Premium Crab Delice and King Crab Shumai
Seafood Prix d’Elite finalists (foodservice), European Seafood Exposition 2008

Pasteurized Blue Swimming Crab Meat, Premium Crab Delice and King Crab Shumai
Seafood Prix d`Elite finalists (foodservice), European Seafood Exposition 2008


2007 Awards

Top 75 Multi-concept Operators, Restaurants & Institutions, October 2007
Phillips Seafood Restaurants ranked 52nd

Restaurants and Institutions, April 2007
Top 100 Grossing Independent Restaurants in the Country Phillips Harborplace, #40-Sales $13.75 million

Lifetime Industry Achievement Award
Brice and Shirley Phillips

Schellhase Award
John Knorr, Chief Executive Officer

2007 "Stars of the Industry"
Restaurant Association of Maryland

Phillips Signature Soup Collection, Crab & Corn Chowder, Thai Crab Cake
Seafood Prix d`Elite finalists (foodservice) European Seafood Exposition 2007
2006 Awards

Maryland Food Industry Hall of Fame
Brice and Shirley Phillips inducted November 2006

SYSCO Corporation Top 100 Suppliers 2006
Phillips Foods recognized in the Silver category (Top 40) in SYSCO Corporation`s annual listing

Phillips Premium Crab Cakes voted Best Overall Crab Cake
The Wall Street Journal Catalog Critic competition, September 29, 2006 www.crabcakes.com

Phillips Crab Slammers
People`s Choice Award, New Product Tasting Area
2006 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Show

Phillips Harborplace
Best Seafood (bronze), Best Outdoor Dining (bronze),
Best Group Dining (silver)
Best of Citysearch Baltimore 2006

Asian Rhythms Steamed Dim Sum
"Seafood Prix d`Elite" winner (foodservice)
European Seafood Exposition 2006

Industrialist of the Year 2006
Mark Sneed, President of Phillips Foods and Seafood Restaurants
Baltimore Museum of Industry

Restaurants and Institutions, April 2006
Top 100 Grossing Independent Restaurants in the Country
Phillips Harborplace, #38-Sales $13.2 million

Phillips Seafood Restaurants
Best Adult Non-Alcohol Beverage Program
Cheers Magazine Award for Beverage Excellence 2006