Breakthrough Honored with Rising Star Supplier Award by Ruiz Foods

Green Bay, Wis., December 16, 2025 – Breakthrough, a leading provider of sustainable fuel and freight solutions, is honored to announce it has been selected as a 2025 recipient of the Ruiz Foods Rising Star Supplier Award. Ruiz Foods is a family-owned company and the maker of America’s No. 1 frozen Mexican food brand El Monterey® and popular on-the-go snack Tornados®. The Ruiz Foods 2025 Supplier Award was presented to seven recipients across four distinct categories. Honorees were selected for making significant contributions, innovations, or achievements that directly helped Ruiz Foods deliver value to its customers and employees.

Breakthrough was recognized for providing notable results to Ruiz Foods within the first year of their partnership. Since implementing Breakthrough’s Fuel Recovery solution in 2024, Ruiz Foods has ensured carriers receive fair and accurate fuel reimbursements. This relationship has led to significant cost savings and operational efficiencies, including increasing their average fuel efficiency from 6.5 to 6.7 to be closer to their carriers’ actual operating efficiency.

"We are honored to receive the Rising Star Supplier Award from Ruiz Foods,” said Jenny Vander Zanden, Chief Operating Officer at Breakthrough. “Our teams share a forward-thinking approach, and this partnership shapes a more resilient and cost-effective supply chain. Together, we’re driving transparency in transportation."

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About Breakthrough

Breakthrough, a U.S. Venture company, is a leading provider of sustainable fuel and freight solutions for shippers that reduce cost, create efficient networks, and decarbonize transportation. Using its robust dataset of over $35 billion in annual freight spend, cutting-edge technology, and market expertise, the company uncovers freight optimizations and creates actionable strategies for the world’s most reputable household brands. Together with its clients, Breakthrough is transforming the transportation industry by building a more effective and sustainable transportation ecosystem. The company was named #6 on the 2024 FreightWaves FreightTech 25 list of the most innovative and disruptive freight technology companies, awarded the 2025 Top Supply Chain Projects Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics, and is a recipient of the 2025 Novelis Global Supplier Award.

About Ruiz Food Products, Inc.

Ruiz Foods Products, Inc. is a privately-owned corporation co-founded by Fred Ruiz and his father, Louis, in 1964. Ruiz Foods is dedicated to premium quality, authentically prepared frozen foods selling to all channels of distribution: retail, convenience store, clubs, vending, industrial, and food service. Ruiz Foods’ El Monterey ® brand is the #1 selling frozen Mexican food in the United States and Tornados®, company’s snack brand, is a leader on the convenience store roller grill. Headquartered in Frisco, Texas, Ruiz Foods employs approximately 4,000 Team Members and has four manufacturing facilities located in California, Texas, and South Carolina. For more information, please visit www.ruizfoods.com.

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