In 2003 FE&S renamed its Young Lions Award to the present day Top Achiever Award.
| Year | Winner | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Marc Israel | Great Lakes Ventures |
| 2023 | Jamie Arguello | Gradys Foodservice |
| 2022 | Patricia Bible | KaTom Restaurant Supply |
| 2021 | Mason Greene | Hotel & Restaurant Supply |
| 2020 | Keith Kidwell | Central Restaurant Products |
| 2019 | Charlie Fusari | Myers Restaurant Supply |
| 2018 | Joe Schmitt | Rapids Wholesale and Affiliates |
| 2017 | David Ellingson | Bargreen Ellingson |
| 2016 | Steve Dickler | Chefs' Toys |
| 2015 | Chuck Day | Manning Brothers Food Equipment |
| 2014 | Drew O'Quinn | Thompson & Little |
| 2013 | Jameel Burkett | Burkett Restaurant Equipment |
| 2012 | Mark Rossi | Avanti Restaurant Solutions |
| 2011 | Howard Margulies | United Restaurant Equipment Company |
| 2010 | Marc Tell | The Sam Tell Company |
| 2009 | Tricia Powers Dambrauskas | B&G Restaurant Supply |
| 2008 | Paul Watts | Associated Food Equipment & Supplies |
| 2007 | Brad Pierce | Restaurant Equipment World |
| 2006 | Employee Owners | R.W. Smith & Co |
| 2005 | Walne Donald | Mobile Fixture & Equipment Co |
| 2004 | Fred Clark | Clark Foodservice Equipment |
| 2003 | Stephen Tucker | M Tucker |
| 2002 | Jim Hanson | Best Restaurant |
| 2001 | Michael Schatz | The Restaurant Source |
| 2000 | Mike Palm | Palm Brothers |
| 1999 | Eric Boelter | The Boelter Companies |
| 1998 | Fred Singer | Singer Equipment Co |
| 1997 | Jill Rontkopf | Economy Restaurant Fixtures |
| 1996 | Stephen McGarry | Paramount Restaurant Supply |
| 1995 | Kim Gill-Rimsza | Gill Group |
| 1994 | Lee Manders | Advanced Fixture & Supply |
| 1993 | Hal Slotnick | Holyke Equipment Company |
| 1992 | Harold Gernsbacher | Gernsbacher Gernsbachers, Inc |
| 1991 | Mike Curtis | Curtis Restaurant Equipment |
| 1990 | Brad Parker | ARR/CRS Inc. |
| 1989 | Jeffrey Grandy | St. Cloud Restaurant Supply |
| 1988 | Gary Licht | Jacob Licht Inc |
| 1987 | Gary Leabman | Peerless Restaurant Supply |
| 1986 | George Tobia | Birmingham Restaurant Supply |
| 1985 | Ida Pick | Allied Restaurant Supply |
| 1984 | Jack Mervis | Ford Restaurant Supply |
