Top Achiever Award
Foodservice Equipment & Supplies' Top Achiever Award honors highly successful individuals in four industry sectors: dealerships, design consultancies, manufacturers' rep groups and service agencies. These E&S professionals earn this recognition by developing businesses that raise the bar for market dominance and progressive management, equitable and honorable dealings with customers and channel partners and making meaningful contributions to their trade associations and the industry at-large.
Top Achievers have dedicated themselves to:
- Continuing their professional education and skill-building
- Learning how to anticipate customers' needs to keep sales growing
- Building market-responsive organizations that provide the maximum number of profitable products and services
Congratulations to the Top Achievers:
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| Dealer: | Brad Pierce, Restaurant Equipment World, Orlando, Fla. | ||||||||||
| Consultant: | Bob Pacifico, Romano Gatland, Woodstock, Ill. | ||||||||||
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Bill Kelly, principal, Kelly-Mincks, Bothell, Wash. | ||||||||||
| Service Agent: | John Sappo, Daubers Inc., Springfield, Va. | ||||||||||
| 2006 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Company Owners, R.W. Smith & Co., San Diego, CA |
| Consultant: | Mark Godward, Strategic Restaurant Engineering, Miami, FL |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Jim Zink, Zink Marketing, Westerville, OH |
| Service Agent: | Roger Kauffman, EMR, Service Division, Baltimore, MD |
| 2005 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Walne Donald, Mobile Fixture & Equipment Co., Mobile, AL |
| Consultant: | Georgie Shockey, Ruck-Shockey and Associates, The Woodlands, TX |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Bill Cassidy, Equipment Preference Inc., Southlake, TX |
| Service Agent: | Anthony Rapanotti, A&R Repairs, Warren, MI |
| 2004 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Fred Clark, Clark Food Service Equipment, Lancaster, PA |
| Consultant: | John Egnor, JEM Associates, Linwood, NJ |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Pete Stryker, Miller & Stryker, Wood Dale, IL |
| Service Agent: | Tom Walter, Nass Parts & Service, Orlando, FL |
| 2003 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Stephen Tucker, M. Tucker Co., Harrison, NJ |
| Consultant: | George Zawacki, Cini-Little International, Schaumburg, IL |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Jeff Hessel, BSE Marketing, Farmingdale, NY |
| Service Agent: | Scott Hester, RSI – Refrigerated Specialist Inc., Mequite, TX |
| 2002 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Jim Hanson, Best Restaurant Equipment & Design, Columbus, OH |
| Consultant: | Mark Romano, Romano-Gatland, Lindenhurst, NY |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Kelly McArthur, Kain-McArthur Inc., Olathe, KS |
| Service Agent: | Bruce Peeling, EMR, Baltimore, MD |
| 2001 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Michael Schatz, The Restaurant Source, Denver, CO |
| Consultant: | Ken Schwartz, Schwartz Schwartz & Associates, Pinellas Park, FL |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | George LeCavalier, Engster Marketing, Littleton, CO |
| Service Agent: | Todd Maxwell, Goodwin Tucker Group, Des Moines, IA |
| 2000 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Mike Palm, Palm Brothers Inc., Minneapolis, MN |
| Consultant: | David Olson, Thomas Ricca & Assoc., Englewood, CO |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Eric Starliper, Starliper & Associates, Lionville, PA |
| Service Agent: | Bernie Harris, Authorized Commercial Food Equipment Service, Phoenix, AZ |
| 1999 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Eric Boelter, The Boelter Companies, Milwaukee, WI |
| Consultant: | James Webb, Webb Consulting, Tustin, CA |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Daniel Miles, The Miles Group, Vancouver, WA |
| Service Agent: | Tina Reese, Commercial Appliance Service, Tampa, FL |
| 1998 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Fred Singer, Singer Equipment Co., Reading, PA |
| Consultant: | L. Daniel Bendall, Cini-Little International, Rockville, MD |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | David Viola Jr., Viola Marketing Group, Madison, CT |
| Manf. Rep Int'l: | Neal Asbury, Asbury World Wide Inc., Miami, FL |
| Service Agent: | Sharon Barasch, Certified Service, Cincinnati, OH |
| 1997 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Jill Rothkopf, Economy Restaurant Fixtures, San Francisco, CA |
| Consultant: | Claudia Scotty, Thomas Ricca & Assoc., Englewood, CO |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Robert Moccia Jr., Moccia Enterprises, Riverton, NJ |
| Service Agent: | Bruce Hodge, General Parts, Waukesha, WI |
| 1996 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Stephen McGarry, Paramount Restaurant Supply Co., East Providence, RI |
| Consultant: | John Birchfield Jr., Birchfield Foodsystems Inc., Annapolis, MD |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Elise Roberts, Gilbertson, Fereday & Roberts Inc., Troutdale, OR |
| Service Agent: | Darrell Mayne, Metro Appliance Service, Minneapolis, MN |
| 1995 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Kim Gill-Rimsza, Gill Group, Phoenix, AZ |
| Consultant: | James Sukenik, The Baker Group, Grand Rapids, MI |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Alan Squier, Squier Associates Inc., Rockville, MD |
| Service Agent: | Ron Canestro, Appliance Installation & Service Corp., Buffalo, NY |
| 1994 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Lee Manders, Quality Restaurant Supply, Dayton, OH |
| Consultant: | Christopher Brady, Romano-Gatland, Lindenhurst, NY |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Craig Hodges, Food Equipment Reps Inc., Orlando, FL |
| Service Agent: | Dale Campbell, Barker’s Food Machinery Service, Irwindale, CA |
| 1993 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Hal Slotnick, Holyoke Equipment Co., Holyoke, MA |
| Consultant: | James Petersen Jr., C.I.I. Food Service Design, Lapeer, MI |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Alexander Poulos, Poulos & Assoc., Oakland, CA Athan Poulos, Poulos & Assoc., Danville, CA |
| Service Agent: | Wes Tyler, GCS Service Inc., Danbury, CT |
| 1992 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Harold Gernsbacher, Gernbacher’s Inc., Fort Worth, TX |
| Consultant: | Kathleen Seelye, Thomas Ricca & Assoc., Englewood, CO |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Richard Abernethy, Sun Marketing Agents Inc., Tampa, FL |
| Service Agent: | Tom Eichenauer, Eichenauer Service Inc., Decatur, IL Lee Eichenauer, Eichenauer Service Inc., Decatur, IL |
| 1991 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Michael Curtis, Curtis Restaurant Equipment, Eugene, OR |
| Consultant: | Jeffrey Brown, Inman Foodservices Group, Miami, FL |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | John Bridgins, J.H. Bridgins & Associates Inc., Lansdowne, PA |
| Service Agent: | Jean Choquette, Choquette-CKS Inc., Montreal (Quebec), Canada |
| 1990 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Robert Watson Jr., Watson Food Service, Dallas, TX |
| Consultant: | Gary Hammer, Hammer Design Associates Inc., Sewickley, PA |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Jam Lawson, The Burlis-Lawson Group, Kansas City, KS |
| Service Agent: | Brad Parker, ARR/CRS Inc., Columbus, OH |
| 1989 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Jeffrey Gandy, St. Cloud Restaurant Supply, St. Cloud, MN |
| Consultant: | William Caruso, William Caruso & Assoc. Inc., Englewood, CO |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Raleigh W. Johnson III, Raleigh W. Johnson & Co., Houston, TX David Johnson, Raleigh W. Johnson & Co., Houston, TX |
| Service Agent: | Robert Barasch, Certified Service, Cincinnati, OH |
| 1988 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Gary Licht, Jacob Licht Inc., Providence, RI |
| Consultant: | Harry Schildkraut, Cini-Little International, Schaumburg, IL |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Greg Fischer, The Fischer Group, Orange, CA |
| Service Agent: | Larry Summers, Sterling Restaurant Equipment Service, Glendale, CA |
| 1987 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Gary Leabman, Pearless Restaurant, St. Louis, MO |
| Consultant: | Steven Marshall, The Marshall Associates Inc., San Francisco, CA |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Danny Lane, Moccia-Lane Associates, Annapolis, MD |
| Service Agent: | Barton Tyler, GCS Service Inc., Cross River, NJ |
| 1986 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | George Tobia, Birmingham Restaurant & Supply, Birmingham, AL |
| Consultant: | Edward Purmann, Fred Schmid Associates, Park Ridge, IL |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Dan LaGraize, The Wallin Group, Collierville, TN Jim Landy, The Wallin Group, New Orleans, LA Tim Simmons, The Wallin Group, Brandon, MS |
| Service Agent: | Roger Martin, Stove Parts Supply, Fort Worth, TX |
| 1985 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Ida Pick, Allied Restaurant Supply, Seattle, WA |
| Consultant: | Michael Colburn, Colburn Treat, LLC, Shelburne, VT |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Mark Schmid, Schmid-Dewland Associates, Gibbsboro, NJ |
| Service Agent: | Gary Allen, Commercial Parts & Service Inc., Indianapolis, IN |
| 1984 Top Achievers
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| Dealer: | Jack Mervis, Ford Restaurant Supply, Tucson, AZ |
| Consultant: | Thomas Ricca, Thomas Ricca & Assoc., Englewood, CO |
| Manufacturers’ Rep: | Gary Wilbers, Davis & Wilbers, Kansas City, MO |
| Service Agent: | Bill Davis, Davis & Wilbers, St. Louis, MO |