The President of the FIA is delighted to announce the winner in the inaugural
FOODSERVICE AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 06
If you missed Friday night's awards, you missed a great night for the industry. The FIA created a new event which has set a very high benchmark and standard within the industry. This event is to honour the success of those who strive for the best and succeeed at what they do - service to the foodservice industry.
At a gala night held at the RACV Club, the Foodservice Awards of Excellence 06, this event was a great success with over 240 guests from all areas of the industry, including many of the original foodservice leaders to thos that were just starting out in the industry. Companies both big and small were well represented.
FIA PRESIDENT'S AWARD - LEGEND OF THE FOODSERVICE INDUSTRY.
We are delighted to advise that this honour has been given to Mr Bill Denman, from Patties Foods, who I am sure you will all agree, is a most worthy recipient. Bill was presented with his award in front of his industry peers. To make the night more special for him, the FIA and his friends paid honour to this gentleman of the industry.
Bill's night was made more special by the audio visual tribute that honoured his 44 years in the industry, when he started out at Wedgewood and then progressed to Four N Twenty and then onto Patties. As a surprise, the FIA arranged for his daughter Sarah, to fly our from the UK where she has been working. Not a dry eye in the room and the party began. Bill was stunned in silence many times as old and dear friends of the industry celebrated this legend.
Carol Rothschild Bill Denman Michael Luxmoore
CONGRATULATIONS BILL.
This award is an Australian art piece, that has been presented to honour Bill Denman, as the FIA's first recipient of the LEGEND AWARD.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING WINNERS;
FIA PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD - - HEALTH & NUTRITION
this award is proudly sponsored by Nestle Foodservices
BOTH companies were given a certificate - Highly Commended.
No winner was announced in this category · Kellogg’s
This award was for their innovative nutitional and labelling system for their range of cereals.Kellogg's have lead the way in making a more uniform approach to the details provided to customers for their product and nutiritonal details.
· Stambo’s
This award was for the innovative oven ready vegetable range; Veggie Gems:gluten free; dairy free; egg free; has no artificial colours; no msg; low in salt; oven ready; good source of fibre; vegetarians; and Halal certified.
Nick from Stambo's Michael from Kellogg's
FIA SERVICE INNOVATION AWARD:
this award is proudly sponsored by Patties Foods
BOTH companies were given a certificate - Highly Commended.
No winner was announced in this category
· Food Industry Products
This award was for a specialised meat packaging process;
· Testo
This award was for a testing instrument used with oil monitoring
FIA SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD · Antony Brown from Fresh 2 U
David Gregory Antony Brown Steve Packer Johann Redlich Sally Meaden
Comcater Fresh 2U Peerless Foods King Island Dairy Ready-Bake
WINNER
FIA DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD - METRO · Superior Food Services (CFA)
PFD Foodservice Stambo's Superior Bidvest Craig Phillips & Michael Luxmoore
WINNER
FIA DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD - REGIONAL
· Parkinson Wholesale Foods (Nafda)
Sth Gippy Catering Parkinson Wholesale Food Shane Parkinson & Michael Luxmoore
Cadell Trading Nature's Cargo
BEST CUSTOMER AWARD
· Crown
Walter Wagner Crown Michael Luxmoore Noel Hubbard Marcus Moore
To all the above winners we congratulate you on your achievement as a finalist in the Foodservice Awards of Excellence 06.
