Many awards programs pass along the cost of physical awards to their winners. This includes big awards programs like INC5000.

Because of the high cost of creating physical awards and shipping them to Great Eats Award winners, we have made the decision to pass along that cost on to our winners.

The purchase price of these awards covers all shipping, the physical award, and any handling costs.

We do not base our decision to award a restaurant on the purchasing of a physical award.