Top Achievers
Top Achievers are award-worthy personalities in various segments of the foodservice equipment and supplies channel with a single common trait: an unflinching ability to provide value on the customer’s terms.
Browse the articles below or click for a list of past winners in the following categories: Dealer, Consultant, Service Agent, Manufacturers' Rep and Operator.
In 2003 FE&S renamed its Young Lions Award to the present day Top Achiever Award. Click here for a for a list of past Young Lions winners.
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Published: April 2, 2012
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Written by Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor
Psychiatric social worker. Wine and cheese class teacher. Cooking school and catering company owner. Vice president of foodservice and product development for a high-end supermarket chain and marketing director for a natural foods company. Food and beverage director for Starbucks. Restaurant chain menu development director. And now, MAS consultant and principal of her own firm, Culinary Options, Inc.
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Published: April 1, 2012
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Written by Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor
Before foodservice equipment took center stage in Mark LeBerte's professional life, there was music. Rhythm and blues mixed with soul and jazz, to be specific. Servicing restaurant equipment for Pizza Hut was a side gig "to support a music habit" for LeBerte, now president and CEO of ATECH in Nashville.
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Published: April 1, 2012
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Written by Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor
When talking with Joe McDonald, the conversation always circles back to others. The team at E3: co-partners Joe Burbine and Ken Lawler, along with Tom Lawler, Jeannie Yacino, Michelle Clary, Jane Roach, and Chef Phil Moricone. Jessica, his wife of seven years and their children, four-year-old Emily and seven-week old twins Tatum and Tucker. An extraordinarily humble and gracious person, it's no wonder that so many in the industry respect Joe McDonald.
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Published: February 29, 2012
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Written by Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor
Social worker. Wine distributor. Musician. Restaurant manager. Our 2012 Top Achievers all followed different career paths but they all led to the same place: the top of the foodservice industry. In fact, one trait our four Top Achievers share is an innate ability to use their previous experiences, many from outside the foodservice industry, and lessons learned to help shape the success they enjoy today.
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Published: March 31, 2011
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Written by Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor
Honesty. Integrity. Passion. Commitment. These are just a few of the traits that aptly describe FE&S' 2011 Top Achiever award winners.
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Published: March 31, 2011
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Written by Amelia Levin, Associate Editor
President, Collis Group Inc., Ontario, Canada
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Published: March 31, 2011
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Written by Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor
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Published: March 31, 2011
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Written by Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor
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Published: March 31, 2011
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Written by Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor
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Published: July 30, 2010
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Written by Joseph Carbonara, Editor in Chief, and Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor
John Schwindt
Vice President of Operations
Hawkins Commercial Appliance Service
Englewood, Colo.
Service Agent
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Published: July 30, 2010
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Written by Joseph Carbonara, Editor in Chief, and Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor
Carl Boutilier, President
Mirkovich & Associates
Lombard, Ill.
Manufacturers’ Rep