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(L to R) Clements Stella’s Tom Clements, Joe Steckmeister of M.Tucker and TD Marketing’s Frank Doyle
(L to R) MAFSI Golf and Awards committee members Joe Ferri Jr., Jason Butler of BSE Marketing and Frank Doyle were on hand to present Neil London with the chapter’s Lifetime Achievement honors
awards celebration. Once again, the local MAFSI (Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Food Service Industry) Chapter selected a trio of well deserving honorees to receive their slate of 2016 industry awards. The MAFSI Chapter 3 “Young Lions” award went to Ed Hull of Jacobs | Doland | Beer. The New York City based kitchen design consultant was introduced by Pecinka Ferri’s Joe Ferri Jr. He has over twenty years of industry experience, and has worked on diverse projects throughout his career. His responsibilities include the ongoing training and education of the staff. Hull oversees all project scheduling, drawing reviews, and written equipment specifications for all of the firm’s projects. In addition to his responsibilities as Studio Director, Hull is directly involved with projects for a broad range of clients including Made Nice NYC (Eleven Madison Park, The NoMad) and Bold Foods (Bobby Flay), as well as a number of the world’s largest financial companies (including JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley). Prior to joining Jacobs | Doland | Beer, he was a designer of high-end custom foodservice equipment at
Marlo Manufacturing in Boonton, NJ. As an accomplished designer with more than ten years experience in the food service industry, Ed is uniquely qualified to lead the team at Jacobs. The group’s “Dealer of the Year” honors were bestowed on Manhattan based Balter Sales. CLV’s Chip Little welcomed the Balter team to the dais as he outlined the firm’s storied Bowery history. The assemblage greeted Balter’s longtime chief Arnold Balter who made his first industry appearance in a number of years. His daughter Lori outlined how the firm has continued its focus to serve the local needs of the local foodservice community. The local rep’s “Lifetime Achievement” 2016 award was presented to the legendary Neil London. The veteran sales executive was feted by his son Jeff and the stirring comments of his former boss Stephen Tucker. London announced that he is headed for “semi-retirement” after years of being one of the many faces of New Jersey based Singer/M.Tucker. His one of a kind sense of humor and willingness to teach and coach was appreciated and will be greatly missed. “Once again, we had an opportunity as competitors to come togeth-
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Jacobs | Doland | Beer’s Ed Hull was humbled by the award presented to him by MAFSI
er and recognize some of the truly gifted people that have had such amazing impacts on our industry,” noted the tournament’s co-chair Frank Doyle of TD Marketing.” The event marked the culmination of hard work by Doyle and his tournament committee for their considerable time invested to research venues, dates and facility coordination. Doyle’s golf committee was co-chaired by Jason Butler of BSE Marketing, Performance’s Jon Bowerman, the Pecinka Ferri duo of Joe Louis Ferri and Nick Mercogliano, PBAC’s Keith Fitzgerald with the support of Linda Cerny and Melissa Oehl. MAFSI is a 65 year-old, professional trade association comprised of 270+ independent sales agencies and 220+ manufacturers of commercial foodservice equipment, supplies, tabletop and furniture. “The MAFSI rep is a specialist that the dealer and consultant rely upon as they execute their work,” added MAFSI Chapter 3’s president Frank Doyle. “We support both – we replace neither Representatives who also advocate customer issues with their manufacturers and dealers to ensure that the operator is receiving exactly what they are demanding.” The MAFSI awards also enabled
(L to R) Pecinka Ferri’s Joe Ferri, Ronald Van Bakergem of Irinox and CLVMarketing’s Jim Voorhees
the association to make a difference and give something back to the community. The MAFSI Chapter presented a check for $5000 to the Brownsville Community Culinary Center. The funds will be utilized by The Melting Pot, a Not-For-Profit Organization managing this new local project. The group is developing a site that will accommodate a teaching kitchen, bakery, and a 40seat dining area as well as additional classroom and demonstration space, available for use by existing community organizations. Classes and workshops facilitated will aid in promoting affordable, healthy eating alternatives for neighborhood residents that reflect their culinary traditions. There will also be a café that will serve the dual function of developing students’ skills in all aspects of the restaurant experience and making the food they produce available to neighborhood residents through a subsidized pricing model.