Excell Marketing, a dealer-based buying group, recognized a series of foodservice equipment and supplies manufacturers with its annual vendor awards.

Twelve Excell vendors received an Excellerator Award for exceptional growth achievement:

• Advance Tabco
• Amana Commercial Products
• Arctic Industries
• Blodgett
• Comark
• Globe Food Equipment
• John Boos & Company
• Rubbermaid Commercial Products
• U.S. Cooler
• Vollrath
• Waring Commercial Products
• Winco D.W.L. Industries

Excell's presented its Vendor of the Year Awards to factories based on four key attributes:

• Partnership & Loyalty: Krowne Metal
• Strategic Growth: Pitco
• Customer Focus: John Boos & Company
• Education & Training: Turbo Air

The President's Award, given to an individual rather than a company, was presented to Kevin Brown with Continental Refrigerator.