CHICAGO The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association announced Friday its 2010 slate of winners for the Silver Plate Award, which honors restaurateurs and executives for career achievements and innovation.
The winners were selected earlier this month by a jury of editors from industry trade press, including Nation’s Restaurant News, along with the chairman of the International Gold & Silver Plate Society. The IFMA Gold Plate winner, which is chosen from this year’s Silver Plate honorees, will be announced May 24 at IFMA’s annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards gala in Chicago.
Winner are judged on such criteria as leadership in food quality, including menu or concept development, nutritional programs, food safety, and preparation and presentation; outstanding human resources practices, including training, employee motivation and career expansion opportunities; financial and operational management techniques; marketing; and contributions to the prestige and public image of the foodservice industry.
This year’s Silver Plate winners are:
Health Care: Tony Almeida, director of food and nutrition/environmental/host services for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, N.J.
Specialty Foodservices: Major Robert James Beach, director of food services, Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, New Orleans
Independent Restaurants: Jonathan Bennett, chef-partner, Moxie the Restaurant, Red the Steakhouse, Beachwood, Ohio
Colleges & Universities: Timothy J. Dietzler, director of dining services, Villanova University, Villanova, Pa.
Chain Full Service/Multi-Unit Concept Operators: Michael J. Hislop, chief executive of Il Fornaio (America) Corp. & Corner Bakery Café, Corte Madera, Calif.
Elementary & Secondary Schools: Joanne Kinsey, SNS, director of school nutrition services, Chesapeake Public Schools, Chesapeake, Va.
Business & Industry/Foodservice Management: Laura Lozano, facilities manager of global dining for Dell Inc., San Antonio
Chain Fast Service: Andrew F. Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants Inc., Carpinteria, Calif.
Hotels & Lodging: Fernando Salazar, vice president of food and beverage, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Parsippany, N.J.
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