Bellevue, WA / Nashville, TN – Strata Group Purchasing Organization announced the successful conclusion of its annual conferences held in Bellevue, WA and Nashville, TN. The conferences brought together over 700 dealer members and vendor partners from the across the organization to honor their exceptional contributions and achievements in 2023. 

The prestigious Dealer of the Year Awards were presented to ABCO Corporation (Direct Pay) and Superior Equipment & Supply (Central Pay).

The Commitment to Training award was presented to Martin Bros. Distributing (Direct Pay), Amerikooler, and Price-Davis (Central Pay) for their dedication to educating their team through the Cutting Edge Online Training platform. 

Vendor partners were recognized for their outstanding partnerships, forward-thinking initiatives, and game-changing products. 

Partnership & Loyalty:

Customer Focus:

Education & Training:

Strategic Growth:

The prestigious Dealer of the Year Award was presented to Gator Chef for their strong growth in 2022, fierce dedication, and loyalty to the success of our dealer community and vendor partners.

The new Young Industry Leader Award recognized foodservice industry leaders, Joel Kruse and Evan Priesel for their dedication and ability to push the boundaries of innovation in foodservice.

Eighteen vendor partners took their growth to new heights, experiencing double-digit growth in 2023:

  • Advance Tabco
  • Bally Refrigerated Boxes
  • International Tableware
  • Star Manufacturing
  • TableCraft
  • U.S. Cooler

       
  • Aero Manufacturing
  • American Panel
  • Anchor Hocking
  • Arctic Industries
  • Bally Refrigerated Boxes
  • Blodgett
       
  • Champion Industries
  • Hatco
  • Howard McCray
  • Parts Town
  • Piper Products
  • Unified Brands