Sponsors


    Emerald Sponsor

     

    Since 1951, Minor’s® has understood that taste and flavor have to be perfect, that each patron has to be wowed and that the best tomorrow is based on what you serve today. Minor’s is flavor. And Flavor Means Business.

     

    The Sysco Story

    Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. The company operates 198 distribution facilities serving approximately 425,000 customers. For fiscal year 2016 that ended July 2, 2016, the company generated sales of more than $50 billion. Subsequent to fiscal year 2016, the company completed the acquisition of the Brakes Group, a leading European foodservice distributor with operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Sweden, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg.

    For more information, visit www.sysco.com or connect with Sysco on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SyscoCorporation or Twitter at https://twitter.com/Sysco.  For important news and information regarding Sysco, visit the Investor Relations section of the company's Internet home page at www.investors.sysco.com, which Sysco plans to use as a primary channel for publishing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information.  Investors should also follow us at www.twitter.com/SyscoStock and download the Sysco IR App, available on the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Market. In addition, investors should continue to review our news releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  It is possible that the information we disclose through any of these channels of distribution could be deemed to be material information.

    Along with top quality ingredients, all of our products are proudly backed by the highest quality assurance demanded by Sysco. Our dedicated associates and foodservice experts can explain how easy it is to do business with Sysco.

    Address

    250 Wieboldt Drive
    Des Plaines, IL 60016-3192

    Phone

    847-699-5400

    Fax

    847-298-3048

     


    In-kind Sponsorships

     

    The Seafood & Gourmet Specialists

    Fortune Fish & Gourmet is the premier fresh and frozen seafood processor and specialty food distributor servicing fine restaurants, hotels, country clubs and grocers from our facilities in Bensenville, IL, DelCambre, LA, Green Bay, WI, Windsor/DeForest, WI, Houston, TX, Kansas City,MO, St. Louis, MO, Minneapolis, MN, Mobile, AL and Picayune, MS.  Founded in June of 2001 under the leadership Sean O'Scannlain, Fortune has grown to become one of the largest seafood and specialty food distributors in the country and a leader in the industry.  Fortune handles thousands of different products including Gourmet Foods and Fulfillment divisions. which supplies gourmet specialty foods All products are carefully selected to exceed the high standards embraced by our quality driven customer base.  

     

    Bill Schutz and his great team area  generous sponsor.  For over 50 years, Consumers Packing Company has been providing customers with the very best USDA Prime and USDA Choice beef available in the marketplace. They go above and beyond to be the best, with a reputation of quality and service.

    The Consumers Difference

    Consumers Packing Company opened its doors in Chicagoland over 60 years ago. As a family-owned business, every service we provide adheres to our commitment to produce steaks of the highest quality. Since 1956, our reputation as the premier meatpacker in Chicago has led to partnerships with the best steakhouses and restaurants in the United States, as well as some of the finest hotels and resorts around the world. At Consumers Packing, we treat our customers like family, because we are one!

     


    2014 Associates

     

    Peter Testa and the Testa Produce team are long-time supporters of the chapter, always generously responding to the chapter's needs. Testa offers the quality and price value of a broadline distributor, with outstanding quality and service. They supply all varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables (domestic and international), frozen, canned, and specialty products from our facility just west of the Loop.

     

    Our company started in 1982 as a buyer’s guide directory publisher used by buyers and restaurant owners and those in the food industry. Food Industry News followed shortly thereafter.

    Our publications quickly became the local market's resource for buyers seeking the best and most reliable industry suppliers. Each edition is packed with ads from great suppliers, local industry news and brief but comprehensive articles designed to engage and educate.

    We constantly support and promote our readers which has enabled us to become the most popular industry read in our region.