2012 Australian Foodservice Industry Awards
Foodservice Industry Australia held it’s annual awards recently. The Awards of Excellence were established in 2006.
The highest award is the “LEGEND of the Foodservice Industry” and was awarded for the eighth time this year to recognise someone who has made a significant long term commitment to the industry.
The following were the awards presented this year;
Legend of the Foodservice Industry- Brian Byrns, Conga Foods
Foodservice Representative of the Year – Manufacturer
Winner – Arran Mason-Blake, Nestle Professional
Foodservice Representative of the Year – Distributor
Winner – Jessica Carroll, Superior Food Services
Highly Commended – Jim Hare, Natures Cargo
Foodservice Representative of the Year – Service
Winner – Paul Dale, Cookers
Highly Commended – Vivienne Golabek, Chef’s Hat
Highly Commended – Mark Sweeting, Comcater
Distributor of the Year – Regional
Winner – Natures Cargo
Distributor of the Year – Tasmanian
Winner – PFD Food Services – Launceston
Highly Commended – Bulk Frozen Foods
Distributor of the Year – Metropolitan
Winner – PFD Food Services
Highly Commended – Del-Re National Food Group
Distributor of the Year – Service
Winner – Commercial Food Machinery
Highly Commended – Chef’s Hat
Highly Commended – Phoeniks
Highly Commended – Transplumb Group
Foodservice Product of the Year – Shelf Stable
Winner – Passionfruit Shortbread Creams, Charlies Cookies
Highly Commended – Zafran Red Curry Mix, Custom Culinary
Highly Commended – Bacio Perugina Semifreddo Mix, Nestle Professional
Foodservice Product of the Year – Frozen
Winner – Smoothie Cube, Patties Food
Supplier of the Year
Winner – Simplot Australia
Highly Commended – Kraft Foods