Past Winners
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Man of the Year
George Cohon, McDonald’s Rest. of Cda
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Man of the Year
Isadore Sharp, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
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Man of the Year
The Taxman
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Men of the Year
Donald Ziraldo & Karl Kaiser,
Inniskillin Wines
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Man of the Year
Douglas Needham, CRFA
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Family of the Year
The Bitove Family
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Woman of the Year
Janice Lotzkar
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Operators of the Year
Yogen Früz
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Company of the Year
Cara Operations
Entrepreneur of the Year
The Great Canadian Bagel
Independent Restaurateur
Costas Spiliadis, Milos Restaurant
Supplier of the Year
Nestlé Foodservices
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Company of the Year
Prime Restaurants
Entrepreneur of the Year
Doug Stephen, Wow Restaurants
Independent Restaurateur
Hazel Mah, Le Piment Rouge
Supplier of the Year
Serca Foodservice
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Company of the Year
Sodexho Marriott
Entrepreneur of the Year
Eggspectations
Independent Restaurateur
Rob Feenie, Lumière Restaurant
Supplier of the Year
Martin Hirschberg Designs
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Company of the Year
Boston Pizza International
Entrepreneur of the Year
Cora Tsouflidou, Chez Cora Dejeuners
Independent Restaurateur
Mark McEwan
Supplier of the Year
Yves Veggie Cuisine
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Company of the Year
TDL Group
Entrepreneur of the Year
Liberty Entertainment Group
Independent Restaurateur
Stefan Czapalay, Seasons in Thyme
Supplier of the Year
Vincor International
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Company of the Year
Kelsey’s Restaurants International
Independent Restaurateur
Harry Kambolis, C Restaurant
Entrepreneurs of the Year
Oliver Bonacini Group
Supplier of the Year
Cardinal Meats
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Company of the Year
A&W Restaurants
Entrepreneur of the Year
New York Fries
Independent Restaurateurs
Sinclair & Frederique Philip, Sooke Harbour House
Supplier of the Year
Gordon Food Service
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Company of the Year
Keg Restaurants Ltd.
Entrepreneur of the Year
Williams Coffee Pub
Independent Restaurateur
Catch Restaurant
Supplier of the Year
Ace Bakery
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Company of the Year
Mandarin Restaurants
Entrepreneur of the Year
Sawmill Restaurant
Independent Restaurateurs
Maurizio & Stephanie Bertossi
Supplier of the Year
Niagara College (Winery Program)
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National Company of the Year
Earls Restaurants
Entrepreneur of the Year
Booster Juice
Independent Restaurateur
Jamie Kennedy
Supplier of the Year
Beef Information Centre
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National Company of the Year
Starbucks Canada
Entrepreneur of the Year
Extreme Pita
Independent Restaurateur
Jack Evrensel, Top Table Restaurants
Supplier of the Year
Garland Canada
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National Company of the Year
Compass Group Canada
Regional Company of the Year
Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts
Independent Restaurateurs
Vikram Vij/Meeru Dhalwala, Vij’s Restaurant
Franchise Excellence Regional
Cora’s Breakfast & Lunch
Franchise Excellence, National
Boston Pizza
Supplier of the Year
Cookstown Greens
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Company of the Year Western Canada
White Spot
Company of the Year Eastern Canada
SIR Corp.
Independent Restaurateurs
Christine LaMarche/Normand Laprise, Toque
Franchise Excellence
New York Fries
Supplier of the Year
Ecolab
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National Company of the Year
McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada
Regional Company of the Year
Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants
Independent Restaurateurs
Franco Prevedello, David Lee & Yannick Bigourdan, Nota Bene
Franchise Excellence
Keg Restaurants
Supplier of the Year
Ocean Wise
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National Company of the Year
MTY Group
Regional Company
of the Year — East Murphy Group of Restaurants
Regional Company of the Year — West
Joey Restaurant Group
Independent Restaurateur
Sal Howell, River Café
Chef of the Year
Jonathan Gushue, Langdon Hall
Franchise Excellence
A&W Restaurants
Supplier of the Year
Menu Palace
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National Company of the Year
Extreme Brandz
Regional Company of the Year
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Independent Restaurateurs
Olivier Reynaud & Paul Rogalski, Rouge
Chef of the Year
Robert Clark, C Restaurant
Franchise Excellence
White Spot Restaurants
Supplier of the Year
Rational Canada
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National Company of the Year
Smokes Poutinerie
Regional Company of the Year
Browns Socialhouse
Independent Restaurateurs
Charcut Roast House
Chef of the Year
David Hawksworth, Hawksworth Restaurant
Franchise Excellence
Pizza Nova
Supplier of the Year
Saputo
Lifetime Achievement
John Bishop, Bishops Restaurant
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National Company of the Year
Pizza Pizza
Regional Company of the Year
Ink Entertainment
Independent Restaurateurs
Emad Yacoub, Owner Glowbal Restaurant Group
Chef of the Year
Justin Leboe, Model Milk & Robert Bartley, Chef of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE)
Franchise Excellence
Freshii
Supplier of the Year
Maple Leaf Foods
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Company of the Year Western Canada
Cactus Club Cafe, Vancouver
Company of the Year Eastern Canada
King St. Food Company, Toronto
Independent Restaurant Group
The Chase Hospitality Group, Toronto
Chef of the Year
Ned, Bell, Four Seasons Vancouver
Supplier of the Year
High Liner Foods Inc.
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Newsmaker of the Year
Cara Operations Ltd.
Company of the Year
A&W Food Services Inc.
Regional Company of the Year
The Aquilini Restaurant Group
Chef of the Year
Carl Heinrich, Richmond Station, Toronto
Supplier of the Year
Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee
Rosanna Caira Lifetime Achievement Award
George Cohon, Founder McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada/Russia
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