It was a year of celebration, growth and giving. Check out the 85 things we loved most from this year, and see if yours made the list!

1. Our 85th anniversary
2. All six of Mr. George’s lessons
3. The principle that connected the lessons — Do the Right Thing
4. Publix Serves day
5. Customer prize patrol
6. Be There day
7. Customer royalty events
8. Videos on corporate.publix.com
9. Quarterly dividend payments

A Great Place to Work

10. For the 18th consecutive year, Publix made Fortune’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For
11. Publix was listed as one of Fortune and the Great Place to Work Institute’s 20 Best Workplaces in Retail
12. One of Fortune’s Most Admired Companies
13. One of America’s Best Employers by Forbes and
14. One of the Most Reputable Companies in the U.S. by Reputation Institute
15. Publix’s manufacturing facilities received the 2015 Quality Achievement Award as the Manufacturer/Distributor of the Year from the Safe Quality Foods Institute
16. Associates shared awesome videos during the Great Place to Work Contest

Publix Charities

17. Publix Charities’ $4 million gift to Habitat for Humanity
18. Publix Charities’ $1.5 million donation to Feeding America
19. Feeding America named Publix as an inaugural Visionary Partner

Special Recognition

20. District Manager Kris Jonczyk winning the OEO Madness primary bracket
21. Special Olympics Florida naming Publix its inaugural Eunice Kennedy Shriver Award recipient

Perks

22. We got a few new free perks just for working here like annual, confidential health screenings
23. An interactive Life. Inspired. website
24. Associate announcements on PASSport
25. The ability to view company cars for sale on www.publix.org
26. New Personal Plans discount Personal Plans
27. More safety shoe discount offerings on www.publix.org
28. Positions Leading to Management and Registration of Interest on PASSport

Social Media

29. We enhanced our social media presence with new Instagram and Pinterest pages, and drew customer attention with these popular posts
30. Most retweets on a Twitter post – 475

    

31. Most favorites on a Twitter post – 448

    

32. Most liked Facebook post – 58,996

    

33. Most commented on Facebook post – 2,431

    

34. Engagement with 186,000 followers on Twitter and
35. 2.4 million fans on our Facebook page — and counting!

Product Debuts

36. Fresh Seafood Cook-in-Bag Dinners debuted with incredible convenience and taste, while
37. Publix Bakery Cheesecake Dessert Cups
38. Publix Bakery Vanilla Cookies and Cream Dessert Cups
39. Publix Bakery Dessert Shots
40. Publix Bakery Cheesecake Almond Cones
41. Publix Premium Blended Greek Yogurt
42. Publix Premium Mocha Mud Pie Ice Cream
43. Publix Premium White Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream and
44. Publix GreenWise Salted Caramel Organic Ice Cream satisfied our sweet tooth
45. Aprons debuted new recipes like Asiago Chicken Pasta

New Programs and Resources

46. Innovative and helpful programs and resources like shelf tags with organic and green leaf icons
47. Beer style icons
48. Build Your Own BOGO
49. Addition of bakery cakes to Online Easy Ordering and
50. Tracking your volunteer hours on PASSport were introduced

Campaigns and Sustainability

51. We raised more than $3.8 million for Special Olympics
52. More than $6 million for March of Dimes
53. More than $3.9 million for Children’s Miracle Network and
54. Are projected to raise $34 million for United Way
55. We also support community hunger initiatives through Food For Sharing and Food For All
56. Publishing our 2014 Social and Environmental Stewardship Summary
57. We hit the 4 billion plastic and paper bags saved mark

Associate Statistics

58. 15,841 associates received service awards for reaching a milestone anniversary
59. 7,795 part-time retail associates received full-time positions
60. 2,580 retail managers received promotions
61. We grew from 173,789 associates on Nov. 1, 2014, to 179,575 associates on Nov. 1, 2015
62. 1,077 store managers celebrated today and helped build tomorrow at the Retail Operations Conference

The Publix Family

63. Associates donated clothes, furniture and much more to help their co-workers through the hardship caused by this year’s flooding in South Carolina

Recognition

64. Decorator Donna Barley, #1007, Cape Coral, Florida, was crowned champion at the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s (IDDBA) Cake Decorating Challenge
65. Truck Drivers Barry Fisher and Tony Schmidt were each selected as a Florida Trucking Association driver of the month
66. Truck Driver Keven Anderson was named a champion by the Florida Trucking Association
67. Publix Premium Black Swamp Raspberry Cheesecake Ice Cream won third place at the International Dairy Foods Association’s Innovative Ice Cream Flavor Competition
68. Both Publix Bakery Dutch Apple Pie and Mango Key Lime Pie took home blue ribbons at the American Pie Council’s National Pie Championships

Promotions

69. Announcing Chris Litz’s promotion to Vice President of Fresh Product Business Development
70. Kris Jonczyk’s promotion to Atlanta Division Regional Director
71. Tim Redding’s promotion to Miami Division Regional Director and
72. Jim Sheppard’s promotion to Regional Director of Jacksonville Division’s new region

And that’s not all

73. We reached more than 1,110 open stores
74. Kids from around our company attended Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
75. Publix sponsored dozens of runs and walks
76. New merchandise was added to the Publix Company Store
77. We learned a lot about our company history
78. Managers drew merchandising inspiration from The Showcase
79. More than 16,000 associates got a free flu shot
80. Summer interns joined the Publix family
81. Seasonal associates helped us get through the busy seasons
82. Publix’s presence in the Charlotte Division continued to grow
83. Exceptional associates made a difference in the lives of our customers, and we shared some of their stories on PASSport and in Publix News
84. Military personnel received 10 percent off on Veteran’s Day

Celebrated Mr. George

85. But most importantly, we celebrated Mr. George’s life and what he found most essential to our company’s success

Thanks for a great year, Publix associates. Let’s make sure there’s even more to love about 2016!