2008 Dealer of the Year & Industry Awards Gala
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It was a record turn-out for the 2008 Dealer of the Year & Industry Awards, with more than 340 foodservice professionals in attendance at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago on Saturday May 17, 2008. Highlights of the evening include: Zena Dater of Oswalt Restaurant Supply in Oklahoma City was named FE&S' 2008 DSR of the Year; Tacoma, Wash.-based Bargreen Ellingson was recognized as FE&S’ 28th Dealer of the Year; and Rodney Wasserstrom of The Wasserstrom Co. earned the magazine’s Hall of Fame Award.
Please join us in honoring the 2008 Industry’s Best:
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Dealer of the Year: |
Bargreen Ellingson |
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Top Achiever – Dealers: |
Paul Watts, President - Associated Food Equipment and Supplies |
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Top Achiever – Consultant: |
Michael O. Johnson, FFCSI, Principal - Culinary Design Center LLC |
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Top Achiever – Service Agent: |
John Swanson, President - Bildon Appliance Parts and Service, Inc. |
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Top Achiever – Manufacturers’ Rep: |
Jeffrey Couch - The Preferred Marketing Group |
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Dealer Sales Rep of the Year: |
Zena Dater - Oswalt Restaurant Supply |
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Hall of Fame Inductee: |
Rodney Wasserstrom, President & CEO – The Wasserstrom Company |
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Facility Design Project of the Year: |
Harrah’s Waterfront Buffet, Atlantic City , NJ |
Click here to view the 2008 award videos.




