- An independent panel of foodservice operators from the across the industry has selected the finalists for the 2013 Operator Innovations Awards. Three finalists in each of five categories: Food Safety, Health and Nutrition, Menu Development, Sustainability and Technology will be brought to Chicago for the 2013 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show this May. The winners in each category, as well as an Innovator of the Year selected from all finalists, will be announced live in Chicago during the Destination: Celebration gala on Saturday, May 18.
“Restaurant operators are coming up with new and better ways to do business every day,” said Jeffrey W. Davis, Convention Chair for NRA Show 2013 and IWSB and CEO of the United States Beef Corporation. “The prestigious Operator Innovations Awards celebrate and drive continued advancement industry-wide, fueling customer satisfaction and profitability. We recognize their achievements with the Operator Innovations Awards. Earning one of these highly sought-after awards means bragging rights and publicity for years to come.”
The 2013 Operator Innovations Awards finalists are:
Food Safety
HMSHost (Bethesda, Md.)
A comprehensive food safety approach, featuring an audit process that goes beyond evaluation to integrate consultation and training. The program enables the company to ensure strict, uniform food safety across a widely varied and rapidly evolving portfolio of brands/concepts.
Ninety Nine Restaurants (Woburn, Mass.)
An allergy alert system that combines staff training and involvement with clear communications via ordering, display systems and tracking, ensuring awareness and proper preparation for everyone who touches a guest’s food and minimizing risk for all.
Potawatomi Bingo Casino (Milwaukee, Wis.)
An internal education and standards program for cook chill systems, the effectiveness of which has not only improved costs, safety and efficiency - but also led to on-site workshops for local, state and federal inspectors that support better food safety for the greater community.
Health & Nutrition