FEA
opens Foodservice Top 100 Industry Influencers nominations for 2022
Who are the most influential individuals in the foodservice
industry in 2022? FEA (the Foodservice
Equipment Association) is going to unveil the answer in its Foodservice Top 100
Industry Influencers, which recognises the people who inspire, campaign, innovate,
educate and lead the whole foodservice industry.
Nomination is simple – all you have to do is submit your
chosen individual’s social media handles and up to four of their social media
accounts to the FEA’s nomination form(bit.ly/39NO41O). However, making it onto the Top 100 Industry
Influencers list isn’t a given. The final Top 100 list is aggregated from the
initial longlist of all the nominees and the evaluation is based on FEA’s
criteria of real world industry impact and digital media influence. Following
the evaluation, the list of nominees is ranked to create the Top 100 Industry
Influencers.
“The whole point is that the Foodservice Top 100 Industry Influencers is
not about how many times a name is nominated,” says Adam Lawrence, marketing
manager of FEA. “It's about the
influence that that individual has across their social media platforms and any
further real word influence.”
So who will in? Last year Kate Nicholls, UKHospitality CEO, was number
one with Henry Dimbleby, co-founder, Leon Restaurants and the Sustainable
Restaurant Association, and Lindsay Graham, poverty and inequality
commissioner, Poverty and Inequality Commission Scotland, in second and third
places respectively.
This year the field is wide open. It could be a
great development chef, an inspirational cook, a sales team leader, a marketing
manager, a CEO who's worked wonders, an industry journalist.....any social media handle
that is submitted will be included in the evaluation process.
“The FEA
Foodservice Top 100 Industry Influencers list celebrates the individuals and
teams that are making a positive impact across their social channels and
inspiring and influencing those around them.
It’s important to remember that this is open to the whole foodservice
industry,” says Lawrence.
Last year, the top three ranking FEA members were
Trevor Burke, MD, Exclusive Ranges, Peter Kitchin, MD, C&C Catering
Equipment, and Nic Banner, vice president sales UK and Ireland, Specifi,
respectively.
Anyone associated with the foodservice or hospitality industry can
nominate an individual or team for the List, and they can nominate as many people as they like, including
themselves. “We are
celebrating all the great work, the inspiration and positive impact that has
been shared via social media,” says Lawrence.
“The more people who join in the celebration, the better.”
The closing date for nominations is 31st August
2022 and the Top 100 will be unveiled on Wednesday 9th November during the FEA
Industry Conference.
You can follow the latest Top 100 Influencers news, and add
comments, using the hashtags #FEAtop100 #FEAuk.
For more information about the Top 100 Influencers,
visit the influence section of the FEA website www.fea.org.uk/influence/foodservice-top-100-industry-influencers
The
nomination form is online at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FEAinfluencers2022
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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