SALEM, N.H. — Standex International Corporation announced that its Food Service Equipment Group was named the winner of the "Outstanding Exclusive Brand Support Award" at the U.S. Foods Culinary Equipment & Supplies 2012 Annual Sales and Training Conference in Savannah, Georgia. Standex received the award for providing the Culinary Equipment & Supplies division with an exceptionally high level of customer service across its refrigeration and cooking solutions equipment offerings. This is the first time in U.S. Foods’ history that it has honored an entire group of brands with such an award. This award follows U.S. Foods’ recognition of Standex’s Nor-Lake refrigeration business in 2011 and the APW Wyott cooking solutions business in 2010.
“We are honored that the Food Service Equipment Group as a whole has been recognized by U.S. Foods Culinary Equipment & Supplies,” said John Abbott, Group Vice President, Standex Food Service Equipment Group. “This significant achievement highlights Standex’s success in generating valuable synergies at a group level as we take a number of cooking and refrigeration brands to market together. We have developed a relationship with U.S. Foods that enables six of our brands to showcase the breadth and depth of our offerings. We are proud of this recognition by U.S. Foods and look forward to enhancing the level of support we provide to its divisions and continue to deliver outstanding customer service.”
U.S. Foods is one of the country's premier foodservice distributors. Culinary Equipment & Supplies is a division that focuses on selling quality foodservice equipment and supplies to businesses and home customers alike.
About the Standex Food Service Equipment Group
The Food Service Equipment Group (FSEG) is a broad-line manufacturer of commercial food service equipment, including walk-in coolers and freezers, refrigerated, non-refrigerated and hot display cabinets and storage systems, commercial ovens, rotisseries and cooking equipment, bakery and deli display cases, hot food counter-top products, patient feeding systems, rotary vane pumps and stainless steel fabrication, millwork and solid surface stonework. The majority of the FSEG businesses are grouped into two divisions, Standex Cooking Solutions Group and Standex Refrigerated Solutions Group. FSEG enjoys market leadership positions and strong brand recognition in the food service industry with each of its leadership companies: American Foodservice, APW Wyott, Bakers Pride, BKI, Tri-Star, Federal Industries, Kool Star, Master-Bilt, Nor-Lake, Inc. and Procon. The group employs over 1,500 with manufacturing facilities in Ireland, Mexico, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. In addition to the U.S., FSEG has an established presence in Europe and is developing or expanding distributor relationships in Africa, Asia, Australia and South America.
About Standex
Standex International Corporation is a multi-industry manufacturer in five broad business segments: Food Service Equipment Group, Air Distribution Products Group, Engineering Technologies Group, Engraving Group and the Electronics and Hydraulics Group with operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, India, Turkey and China. For additional information, visit the Company's website at www.standex.com.
Source: Standex International Corporation