A Central Market clerk bagged third place Tuesday night in a statewide grocery bagger competition held in Spokane.
Ryan Hoskins, a longtime employee of the Poulsbo store, took home a $1,000 prize from the “Best Bagger Battle,” sponsored by the Washington Food Industry Association.
The 10 participants were judged on a “rigorous criterion of speed, style, technique, and uniform bag weight,” according to a news release.
The overall winner was Candice Lastimado of Admiral Metropolitan Market in West Seattle, who will compete in a national bagger competition in Las Vegas.
The Washington Food Industry Association was founded in 1899 and represents the state’s independent grocers.
