IFMA Honors Distributors

(October 19, 2010)—Three distributors — Holtsville, N.Y.-based J. Kings Food Service Professionals; Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Food Services of America; and John Martin, chief executive officer of Cedar Falls, Iowa-based Martin Bros. Distributing — have won awards from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association.

The awards are scheduled for Nov. 9 during the IFMA/International Foodservice Distributors Association Presidents Conference in Indian Wells, Calif.

J. Kings garnered Chicago-based IFMA’s distributor sales and marketing performance award.

Food Services of America won the excellence in distribution award.

Martin won IFMA’s distinguished industry achievement award.

The winners were chosen by a jury headed by Caroline Perkins, chief executive officer of Foodservice Insights.

“This award is a result of J. Kings marketing, procurement, culinary and sales teams working together,” J. Kings chief customer officer John King said in a news release.

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