DALLAS–Harold Import, Le Creuset and Soda Stream were this year’s winners of Gourmet Catalog & Buying Group’s third annual Best Vendor Awards.

Harold Import won the awards for Best Shipping, Best In-Stock, Best Customer Service, and tied with Le Creuset for Best Vendor Overall. Le Creuset also won for Best In-Store Signage, Best In-Store Fixtures and Most Creative Gourmet Catalog Program. Soda Stream’s Genesis soda machine won Best New Product in 2009.

“Gourmet Catalog store members love the idea of recognizing vendor members for outstanding performance,” said Janis Johnson, founder and president of Gourmet Catalog. “While we have had some steady winners in the past three years, we are happy to report that many new vendor names are showing up on the voting forms.”