Florida Lottery Wins Hess Business Award

The Hess Corp. unanimously selected the Florida Lottery as one of five supplier partners to receive the 2013Above and Beyond the Call of DutyAward for supporting their business initiatives and long-term growth strategies, making the Florida Lottery the first lottery nationwide to be nominated for the award.

It is an honor to be the first Lottery nationwide to be nominated and to receive this exemplary award, said Florida Lottery Secretary Cynthia OConnell. The Hess Corporation is a fantastic Lottery retailer and constantly works to increase sales and provide excellent customer service to our players.

Hess selected the Florida Lottery to receive this award for several reasons, including the delivery of incentive programs that rewarded Hess for achieving superior sales results, driving sales with various promotions throughout the year, great alignment with the Lottery executive team and sales representatives. Additionally, through support from the Lottery team at all levels, Hess was able to "jump past other major C-store chains in terms of sales and percentages of sales increases," according to a press release from the Florida Lottery.

The Hess Corp. began selling Lottery tickets on Jan.12, 1988. According to the Florida Lottery, to-date Lottery ticket sales at Florida Hess locations have amounted to more than $1.1 billion, generating more than $349 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.