Awards

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies named Gordon Marsh of Edward Don & Company in Woodridge, Ill., its 2021 DSR of the Year.

The all-you-care-to-eat central dining facility at the University of California, Merced, serves as a critical link between old and new campus buildings. The functional, productivity-driven space almost resembles a kitchen turned inside out, maximizing student connections with the food experience.

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies named Gordon Marsh of Edward Don & Company in Woodridge, Ill., its 2021 DSR of the Year.

“You grow the most when you are not comfortable,” says Bolt Bolton, senior account manager at Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Avanti Restaurant Solutions. She’s had to remind herself of that mantra recently as a new client has been pushing her to grow in just that manner — out of discomfort.

The all-you-care-to-eat central dining facility at the University of California, Merced, serves as a critical link between old and new campus buildings. The functional, productivity-driven space almost resembles a kitchen turned inside out, maximizing student connections with the food experience.

The historic Montgomery Ward Company Complex in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, now known as 600 West Chicago, has hosted many tenants in its 113-year history. Two years ago, Sterling Bay, a Chicago-based real estate investment and development firm, spent more than $12 million to bring the beauty of this 1.6-million-square-foot landmark property’s original features back to life while also modernizing some of the shared spaces.

“I’m one of those very rare people who ended up doing what I planned to with my career,” Eisenbarth says.

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies named Richard Eisenbarth, FCSI, president emeritus for Cini•Little International, the recipient of the magazine’s 2021 Hall of Fame Award.

FE&S proudly presents its 2020 Performance in Tabletop Awards. The following pages recognize excellence in the strategic and functional application of tabletop design in four categories.

FE&S proudly presents the winners of the magazine’s annual Performance in Tabletop Awards.

Always an impressive group of go-getters, this year’s crop of Top Achievers does not disappoint. They also do not miss a beat when it comes to motivating teams, contributing to the greater good of their segments of the industry and, of course, achieving success in all measures within their primary roles.

Never underestimate the power of networking — even when it’s done late at night over a few drinks. After all, that’s what led Christopher East and Duane Guidry to start Chrane Foodservice Solutions in 2008 and look at Chrane now. The regional rep group serving Texas and Oklahoma has become a model for how to be successful while treating clients and employees with respect. And to think it all began with an after-hours gripe session.