Tag: 2023 Pinnacle Awards
2023 Rosanna Caira Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter Oliver
Peter Oliver’s legacy on the foodservice-and-hospitality industry is long lasting and far reaching. The respected entrepreneur never set out to be a restaurateur but...
2023 Supplier of the Year: Maple Leaf Foods
By Nicole Di Tomasso
At Maple Leaf Foods, sustainability is more than just a buzzword — it’s a guiding principle. By setting audacious goals and...
2023 Independent Restaurateur of the Year: Restaurant Pearl Morissette
By Robin Roberts
It was an idea born for a barn: Set your restaurant in the heart of an agricultural area, harvest the lovingly grown...
2023 Company of the Year: Osmow’s Shawarma
By Laura Pratt
When Sam Osmow brought his family to Canada from Egypt in 1998, they arrived at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, anxious to begin...
2023 Regional Company of the Year: Libretto Restaurant Group
By Denise Deveau
The opening of the first Pizzeria Libretto in Toronto in August 2008 garnered more attention than expected. “We got crushed with customers...