(Rochester, N.Y. –) Panther Graphics received the Bausch & Lomb Minority Business Enterprise Supplier of the Year Award during a ceremony at Bausch & Lomb’s World Headquarters in Rochester, N.Y., on March 20. 

Bausch & Lomb honored Panther Graphics for excellence in customer service, quality, speed of delivery and competitive value.

“Bausch & Lomb’s quality standards and suppliers have helped us bring to market the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of eye health products,” said DeRoy Bryant, vice president – Global Sourcing & Procurement.  “Panther Graphics is a key partner, consistently demonstrating excellence by providing us with the high levels of quality, service and technology that allow us to better serve our customers and stay on the leading edge in a competitive marketplace.”

Since its founding in 1993, Panther Graphics has grown to a multi-million dollar full service print production business.  Under the leadership of President Tony Jackson, Panther Graphics, equipped with multiple presses including a 40” Heidelberg five color Speedmaster Perfector and an in-house bindery, provides complete capability for long and short runs of printed products of every description – as well as access to graphic art and creative services, fulfillment and inventory management.  In 2001, Panther Graphics was selected from a field of 2,600 firms from around the nation for Inc. Magazine’s Inner City 100 Award -- a national listing of the fastest growing companies located exclusively in America's inner cities.  Panther Graphics was the first minority-owned business in the City of Rochester to be recognized by Inc. Magazine.

Panther Graphics is located at 250 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York.