Video: Metropolitan Market-Admiral, home of ‘America’s Best Bagger,’ chooses its next contender

When your grocery store is home to America’s Best Bagger, what do you do for an encore? Choose his successor for the next round of competition! That’s what happened this afternoon at Metropolitan Market-Admiral (WSB sponsor). National champ Andrew Borracchini emceed this afternoon’s in-store bagging competition; in our top photo, he’s with the winner, Isaac Rushing. Here’s our video from one of the heats:

Isaac doesn’t have an automatic ticket to the nationals – first, he has to go up against the bagging champs from each of Metropolitan Market’s other stores, to see who’ll be the chain-wide winner. The competition nationwide has been sponsored by the National Grocers’ Association for more than half a century.

Nathan June 19, 2013 (5:42 pm)

Im pretty sure his name is Isaac not ivan fyi

WSB June 19, 2013 (5:45 pm)

That’s the name our photographer was given. I’ll figure out how to doublecheck – TR

duder June 19, 2013 (7:05 pm)

Co-worker here, his name is Isaac.

WSB June 19, 2013 (7:32 pm)

Patrick went back to the market to check and they apologized for giving us the wrong name. Fixing now! Congratulations, Isaac! – TR