In 2003 FE&S renamed its Young Lions Award to the present day Top Achiever Award.
| Year | Winner | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tom Mitchell | TLC Marketing Inc. |
| 2022 | Melissa Greenwald | Greenwald Sales & Marketing |
| 2021 | Christopher East | Chrane Foodservice Solutions |
| 2020 | Lynne Schultz | Tri-State Marketing |
| 2019 | Karen Higgins | 4 Star Reps |
| 2018 | Dave Kuelpman | KLH Marketing |
| 2017 | Stacey Stahl | Ritten Associates Inc. |
| 2016 | Chris Jeens | W.D. Colledge Co. Ltd. |
| 2015 | Wayne Jones | The Hansen Group |
| 2014 | Chris Folz | The Redstone Group |
| 2013 | Michael Posternak | PBAC & Associates |
| 2012 | Joe McDonald | E3 Commercial Kitchen Solutions |
| 2011 | Danny Collis | Collis Group, Inc |
| 2010 | Carl Boutilier | Mirkovich & Associates |
| 2009 | Sean Girard & Paul Swanson Jr | Swanson-Girard & Associates |
| 2008 | Jeffrey Couch | Preferred Marketing Group |
| 2007 | Bill Kelly | Kelly-Minks |
| 2006 | Jim Zink | Zink Marketing |
| 2005 | Bill Cassidy | Equipment Preference Inc |
| 2004 | Pete Stryker | Miller & Stryker Associates |
| 2003 | Jeff Hessel | BSE Marketing |
| 2002 | Kelly McArthur | Kain-McArthur |
| 2001 | George LeCavalier | Engster Marketing |
| 2000 | Eric Starliper | Starliper & Associates |
| 1999 | Dan Miles | The Miles Group |
| 1998 | David Viola Jr | Viola Marketing Group |
| 1998 | Neal Asbury | Asbury Worldwide |
| 1997 | Robert Moccia Jr. | Moccia Enterprises |
| 1996 | Elise Roberts | L.F. Hadley & Associates |
| 1995 | Alan Squire | Squire Associates |
| 1994 | Craig Hodges | Food Equipment Reps |
| 1993 | Nathan Poulos | Poulos & Associates |
| 1992 | Richard Abernathy | Sun Marketing Agents |
| 1991 | John Bridgins | Bridgins & Associates |
| 1990 | Jay Lawson | Burlis-Lawson Group |
| 1990 | Bobby Watson Jr. | Watson Foodservice |
| 1989 | David Johnson | Raleigh Johnson Company |
| 1989 | Raleigh Johnson III | Raleigh Johnson Company |
| 1988 | Greg Fisher | Fisher Group |
| 1987 | Danny Lane | Moccia-Lane Associates |
| 1986 | Roger Martin | Stove Parts Supply Co |
| 1986 | Tim Simmons | The Wallin Group |
| 1986 | Jihm Landry | The Wallin Group |
| 1986 | Da LaGraize | The Wallin Group |
| 1986 | Steve Hacks | Make food with love |
