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Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality at the Chicago Public Schools held its Annual Minority and Women-Owned Businesses mixer on December 4th. The mixer was held at the Gleacher Center at the University of Chicago. The night is an occasion for Compass Group, Chartwells and Thompson Hospitality associates to network and celebrate the relationships with vendors who contribute to the success of the Chicago Public Schools account. The evening concluded with vendors receiving awards for their achievement and contributions in 2008. This year the winners were selected by the students of Chicago Public Schools.
This year’s winners included:
~ Most Popular Menu Item (Elementary) – Paul Fregia, Grandma Mauds
~ Most Preferred Menu Item (High School) – John Clark, Reggio’s Pizza
~ Best Customer Service (Non-Food Distributor) – Sheri Wilson, Balton Products
~ Most Preferred Distributor (Food) – Cesar Dovalina, Cristina Foods
~ Overall Preferred Quality (Favorite Item) – Paul Fregia, Grandma Mauds
Thompson Hospitality was honored as a Regional Supplier of the Year during the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Conference Awards Banquet held in Las Vegas this past October. NMSDC selected 16 outstanding minority-owned businesses as 2008 Regional Suppliers of the Year. The 16 regional winners are divided into four classes based on annual sales and evaluated on the basis of business growth, development and performance, community service and the ability to overcome challenges brought on by the company owner’s heritage or background.
On Wednesday, November 12, 2008, Felicia Watlington, president/founder for Supplier Diversity Works moderated a panel discussion at the inaugural “Business Opportunity Summit” co-sponsored by Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council and the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. A series of similarly-themed events is planned for upcoming months. The event took place at Central Piedmont Community College – West Campus in Charlotte, N.C. Over 100 diverse vendors registered in advance. The three key panelists were Foodbuy, Time Warner Cable, and Enterprise Rent-a-Car, with Lowe’s and Volvo/Mack Truck also in attendance. The panel discussed the topic “Best Practices for Approaching Corporations”. Following the panel discussion, participants met in breakout sessions with each of the three corporate panelists and their buyers. The sessions were highly interactive discussions with questions pertaining to what can MWBEs do to approach companies, how corporations find suppliers, and sharing diverse vendor success stories.
Supplier Diversity Works, LLC works with corporate purchasing/supplier diversity departments, providing tools and resources that get business results. One free tool helps corporate and government clients find and include qualified diverse vendors in their sourcing processes. Visit www.MySDCommunity.com for more information. In addition, diverse vendors can participate in a free referral network for corporate/government contracts at www.Corporate2DiversityBiz.com.
For more information on Supplier Diversity, please email supplierrelations@foodbuy.com.
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