The Society for Hospitality & Foodservice Management recognized the contributions of several of its members with a series of annual awards.

Sales of foodservice equipment and supplies increased 4.1% in the second quarter of 2023, per data from The Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry.

Gerry A. Fernandez, president and founder of the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance, will retire effective December 31, 2023. Beginning next year, Fernandez will support MFHA in an advisory role. MFHA will conduct a national search for his successor.

The National Association of College & University Food Services honored the contributions of five individuals with its annual awards and recognized the culinary excellence of six chefs via its annual competition. The organization also recognized six-member institutions with its Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards and Sustainability Award.

The National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) presented its Theodore W. Minah Distinguished Service Award to David L. Annis, director of dining services at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. This is the association’s highest honor.

It would seem that sales of foodservice equipment and supplies continue to gradually settle back into the industry’s normal, pre-pandemic growth levels, per the latest data from the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry (MAFSI.)

The National Restaurant Education Foundation recognized four restaurant industry leaders with the 2023 Restaurants Advance Leadership Awards, honoring individuals “for their work to build equity, advancement, and opportunity in all corners of the restaurant, foodservice, and hospitality industry.”

Jessica Shelly, director, student dining services, Cincinnati Public Schools, was named the 2023 Gold Plate Award winner by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA).

SEFA, a dealer-based foodservice equipment and supplies buying group, recognized the contributions of some of its member companies and suppliers through a series of annual awards. Specifically, SEFA presented Arizona Restaurant Supply with its Member of the Year Award and Vulcan with its Supplier of the Year Award.

The Society for Hospitality & Foodservice Management recognized the accomplishments of five of its members with the organization’s Directors Awards and Rising Young Professional Awards.

The International Food Manufacturers Association named the nine recipients of its 2023 Silver Plate Awards.

The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers presented the 2023 William W. Carpenter Award posthumously to Mike Carpenter, CFSP and the Louise O’Sullivan Award of Excellence to Buffy Schechter Levy, The NAFEM Show director.

The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) has awarded 31 allied industry leaders with its Doctorate of Foodservice Award for their contributions to their associations and the industry at large.

The Women’s Foodservice Forum named its 2023 executive committee and welcomed 10 new people to its board of directors.

The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) named their 2023 board officers and directors. While The FCSI Educational Foundation seeks to find and cultivate the next gen of foodservice professionals with a new certificate program.

Finding and cultivating next generations of professionals remains a challenge for all segments of the foodservice industry. An initiative put forth by the Foodservice Consultants Society International Educational Foundation, though, aims to change that – at least for foodservice consultants.

The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) today named their 2023 board officers and directors.

The Society for Hospitality & Foodservice Management (SHFM) has announced the members of its 2022 – 2023 Board of Directors and Industry Advisory Board. Sharon Eliatamby, senior project manager, World Bank Group, now serves as SHFM’s president.

The Society for Hospitality & Foodservice Managementrecognized Jeanine Cosgrove-Albert of At Your Service Staffing with its Robert Pacifico Award and Bob Wolkom of Innovative Hospitality Solutions with its President’s Mentor Award. SHFM also recognized the contributions of four members with several other awards.

The Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association recognized the “achievements of its distributor and manufacturer members” with the organization’s annual Gold Awards program. FEDA also updated its board of directors, which included the introduction of Dave Stafford as chairman of the board.

The Commercial Food Equipment Service Association elected its new board of directors and honored a handful of members for their achievements. Specifically, Nick Cribb of Georgia-based Sam Service was elected to serve a two-year term as CFESA president.

The Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management recognized 20 up-and-coming foodservice professionals with its 2022-23 Rising Stars recognition.

SEFA, a dealer-based foodservice equipment and supplies buying group, added three people to its staff, including Matt Pugh, vice president, portfolio management; Price Shoemaker, vice president of e-commerce and Michael Wolfe, director of learning and development.

The National Association of College & University Food Services recognized the accomplishments of four member institutions with the Grand Prizes from its 2022 Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards. NACUFS also presented another member with its Grand Prize Sustainability Award.

The National Association of College & University Food Services announced introduced as its 65th president Kerry Paterson, CEC.

The National Association of College & University Food Services recognized a quartet of foodservice professionals for their contributions to the organization and the industry.

For college dining services, it’s a brave new post-pandemic world

Sales of foodservice equipment and supplies increased 15.2% in the first quarter of 2022, per the latest data from the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry.

Lance Trenary, president and CEO of Golden Corral was named the 2022 Gold Plate Award recipient by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association.

Allied Buying Corporation, an Illinois-based dealer buying group, recognized the contributions of some of its members and vendors with its annual awards program.