Dealer of the Year Award
Foodservice Equipment & Supplies' Dealer of the Year award is recognized as the pre-eminent honor in foodservice distribution. This award dates back nearly a quarter of a century and recognizes the industry's most outstanding E&S distributor. After soliciting nominations and input from the industry, the FE&S staff selects the Dealer of the Year based on the fact that the company has:
- Achieved a dominant position in their marketplace
- Earned a track record of participation in and contribution to the industry
- Established a history of progressive management and staff development
- Maintained an unblemished record of integrity
- Developed a reputation for establishing and sustaining win-win relationships with their channel partners
These high standards make this award an honor that recipients cherish throughout their careers, as witnessed by the fact that 10- and 15-year old issues are proudly displayed on past winners' desks.
Each year the magazine features the winner in the FE&S' May cover story. This in-depth, no-holds-barred profile provides the industry with a rare glimpse into the inner workings of one of its shining stars of distribution.
Congratulations to the Dealer of the Year award winners:
| 2008 | Bargreen Ellingson |
| 2007 | Hockenbergs |
| 2006 | Concept Services |
| 2005 | The Boelter Companies |
| 2004 | Beltram Foodservice Group, Tampa, FL |
| 2003 | TriMark United East, S. Attleboro, MA |
| 2002 | The Wasserstrom Co, Columbus, OH |
| 2001 | Stafford-Smith, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI |
| 2000 | National Restaurant Supply, El Paso, TX |
| 1999 | Gernbacher's Inc., Fort Worth, TX |
| 1998 | Scruggs, Inc., Knoxville, TX |
| 1997 | Atlanta Fixture & Sales Co., Atlanta, GA |
| 1996 | Food Service Supplies Inc., Columbia, SC |
| 1995 | Curtis Restaurant Equipment, Springfield, OR |
| 1994 | Smith St. John, N. Kansas City, MO |
| 1993 | Edward Don & Co., North Riverside, IL |
| 1992 | M. Tucker Co. Inc., Harrison, NJ |
| 1992 | M. Tucker Co Inc., Harrison, NJ |
| 1991 | Bargreen-Ellingson Inc., Tacoma, WA |
| 1990 | The Boelter Co., Milwaukee, WI |
| 1989 | RW Smith & Co. Inc.,San Diego. CA |
| 1988 | S.S. Kemp & Co., Cleveland, OH |
| 1987 | Singer Equipment Co., Reading, PA |
| 1986 | Rykoff-Sexton, Inc., Los Angeles, CA |
| 1985 | Lee Equipment, Hollandale, FL |
| 1984 | Gill Equipment Co., Washington, DC |
| 1983 | The Wasserstrom Co., Columbus, OH |
| 1982 | Curtis Equipment, Co., Oklahoma City, OK |



