LET Forum’s charity dinner stands up for popular and flamboyant figure
Which company has done the
most to support the foodservice light equipment and tableware sector? Which sales person has gone the extra
mile? Which individual should be
recognised for their exceptional dedication and commitment to the
industry? FEA unveiled the latest
winners of the annual Light Equipment and Tableware Forum Awards on Tuesday
10th May, during the Forum’s popular charity dinner at Whittlebury Hall,
Towcester. The first two awards, the Distributor
Cup and Sales Professional of the Year, were announced by Steve Goodliff, chair
of the FEA Light Equipment and Tableware (LET) Group.
The Distributor Cup recognises
the distributor company that has done the most to support the promotion and
sales of light equipment and tableware during the last year. This award is voted for by the members of the
FEA LET Group, which produced a shortlist of three companies: Alliance
Disposables, Brakes, and Stephensons.
The winner, for the fourth year in a row, was Alliance Disposables
Limited. Jack Sweet of
Alliance was on hand to pick up the award for the company. Steve Goodliff commented, “Alliance’s
consistency and support is simply outstanding.
Huge congratulations to the team for winning yet again.”
The Sales Professional of the
Year is awarded to the person who has contributed most to the sales of utensils
and smallwares over the last year. It could be that they made a significant
one-off sale or contract win, or it could be they added value to the business
by helping a customer to identify key products relevant to their operation. The shortlist was Euan Stirling from
Stephensons, Jodie Musgrove from Brakes, and Rob Priest from Parsley in Time. The 2022 award went to Jodie Musgrove from
Brakes, who won for the second time in a row.
Sadly she couldn’t be at the event, so Tina Carter of Brakes accepted the award on her
behalf.
“Jodie has done an outstanding
job and is a well deserving winner,” said Steve Goodliff. “Her hard work has
not gone unnoticed: to win twice in a row is outstanding.”
The Donald Bird Award was
presented by Donald’s son, Mike Bird. It
recognises an individual who has gone the extra mile and had a significant
impact on the light equipment and tableware industry. The 2022 winner, who recently retired from FEM,
has been described as ‘one of a kind’ and ‘one of the industry’s most
flamboyant and popular figures.’ As he
accepted the award the audience stood to give him a standing ovation. He is Martin Shaw.
The dinner raised £890 for St John Ambulance,
which was Donald Bird’s chosen charity.
For information about the 2023
LET Forum, contact FEA.
The Foodservice
Equipment Association (FEA) is
the independent, authoritative voice of the foodservice equipment industry, representing
nearly 200 companies who supply, service and maintain all types of commercial
catering equipment - from utensils to full kitchen schemes. For more
information on FEA visit www.fea.org.uk
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