Case Study: Kodiak builds a winning culture with Awardco

How Kodiak builds a winning culture

Kodiak, a fast-growing food company, faced the challenge of preserving its close-knit culture and reinforcing its core values amidst a hybrid workforce. They needed a way to deliver real-time, peer-driven appreciation to connect remote teams and strengthen engagement. To address this, they turned to Awardco's employee recognition platform.

By implementing Awardco, Kodiak integrated recognition directly with its "Kodiak Code" values and Slack, making it easy for employees to send and celebrate "Kodiak Kudos" instantly. This solution created a culture of appreciation, leading to a 96% platform login rate, over 50% of recognitions being peer-to-peer, and turnover well below the industry average. Awardco helped Kodiak achieve national acclaim as one of Inc.’s 2025 Best Workplaces by building a more connected and engaged team.

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Cassidy Barsdoff

Director, Project Management Office