9th September 2022
For Immediate Release
The FSAA Awards of Excellence
Recognising Outstanding Achievement in Foodservice
The foodservice industry celebrated their night of nights with more than 370 guests at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne on Tuesday evening.
“The turnout, recognition and well-deserved accolades, especially given the recent unprecedented times our industry has faced, has been nothing short of extraordinary. This year we also included the inaugural Chairperson’s Honour Award, which recognised those unsung heroes among us. The ones that have gone above and beyond over the past 12 months” said Minnie Constan, CEO FSAA.
“I am also pleased with the calibre of emerging talent being identified and, as an Association, are very proud to be offering mentoring and scholarship programs which ensure these people are supported enough to stay in the industry.” she said.
The FSAA Awards program recognises outstanding distributors, suppliers, innovators, Industry Legends, with its Hall of Fame and now the unsung heroes among us with the Inaugural Chairperson’s Award.
The Distributor Awards, acknowledge distributor leadership and overall excellence within the foodservice industry. The voting is done by suppliers across 6 criteria, Communication, Manufacturer Co-Operation, Staff & Site Professionalism, Administration, End-user relationships and Marketing commitment. The awards demonstrate FSAA’s appreciation of the integral role distributors’ play in the foodservice channel.
The Supplier of the Year awards (Food, Beverage, Tabletop/Packaging and Equipment) are voted upon by the food and grocery distributors across 5 criteria, Communication, Business co-operation, Staff Professionalism, Administration and Marketing commitment.
Innovation Awards recognise companies that are shaping the industry through innovation in culinary products – an independent judging panel of chef’s are tasked with choosing the most innovative product.
We congratulate all the 2022 winners, thank them for being part of this incredible industry and constantly striving for excellence – we wish them every success:
Foodservice State Distributor Winners
| NSW Metro Foodservice Distributor of the Year | EWH Foodservices |
| NSW Regional Inc ACT Foodservice Distributor of the Year | V&C Food Distributors |
| Vic Metro Foodservice Distributor of the Year | Bidfood Melbourne |
| Vic Regional Foodservice Distributor of the Year | Barwon Foods |
| Qld Metro Foodservice Distributor of the Year | Godden Food Group |
| QLD Regional Foodservice Distributor of the Year | Western Food Wholesalers |
| SA Metro Foodservice Distributor of the Year | Galipo Food Company |
| SA Regional Inc NT Foodservice Distributor of the Year | Asian United Foodservice |
| WA Metro Foodservice Distributor of the Year | Bidfood Perth |
| WA Regional Foodservice Distributor of the Year | Staley Food & Packaging |
| Tasmania Foodservice Distributor of the Year | Tasfresh Foodservice |
| National Foodservice Distributor of the Year | Tasfresh Foodservice |
| National Foodservice Supplier of the Year | Anchor Food Professionals |
| National Beverage Supplier of the Year | Nestle Professional |
| National Tabletop/Packaging Supplier of the Year | FPA Australia |
| Huhtamaki/Tailored Packaging | |
| National Commercial Equipment Supplier of the Year | Comcater Foodservice Equipment |
| Foodservice Innovation of the Year | Unilever Food Solutions for Knorr Tomato Powder |
| Inaugural Honour Award recognising the Unsung Heroes | Andre Kropp |
| Business Management School Scholarship | Mel Van Wyk |
| Hall Of Fame Inductees | Jeff Dhu |
| Lindsay Yeomans |
Media Contact:
Minnie Constan
CEO
0438 589 782
fsaa.org.au
