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The criteria employed by [ABC](http://www.abc.com) dealers in the voting process are tied to quality in the areas of “people” ([sales](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales) managers, reps, [customer service](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_service)); products and service levels. ABC introduced a new award, designated the **“Tom Wilhelm Distinguished Supplier of the Year” Award**. This award is homage to ABC’s retiring [Executive Director](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_director), Tom Wilhelm. The award is voted on by the ABC membership and given to the top OVERALL supplier. The inaugural award had a first place tie between two outstanding ABC suppliers: [The Vollrath Company](http://www.vollrathco.com/) and Libbey Foodservice.   [![The Vollrath Company: Dennis Park, Paul Egbert, Paul Bartelt, Marty Patterson](https://blog.serviceideas.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/abc-tom-wilhelm-award-2013-2.jpg?width=551&height=410&name=abc-tom-wilhelm-award-2013-2.jpg)](https://blog.serviceideas.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/abc-tom-wilhelm-award-2013-3.jpg) The Vollrath Company: Dennis Park, Paul Egbert, Paul Bartelt, Marty Patterson   [![Libbey Foodservice: Karen Pierce, ABC President Marty Monnat](https://blog.serviceideas.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/abc-tom-wilhelm-award-2013-libbey-2.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=abc-tom-wilhelm-award-2013-libbey-2.jpg)](https://blog.serviceideas.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/abc-tom-wilhelm-award-2013-libbey-3.jpg) Libbey Foodservice: Karen Pierce, ABC President Marty Monnat   **ABC’s Suppliers of the Year for 2013 are: ** **Smallwares:** Spill Stop, *[Runner Up](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runner-up): Dexter Russell* **Tabletop:** Diversified Ceramics, *Runner Up: Walco * **[Table Service](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodservice) / Buffet:** Service Ideas, *Runner Up: American Metalcraft* **Light Equipment & Furnishings:** Nemco Food Equipment, *Runner Up: T & S Brass and Bronze* **Heavy Equipment:** Continental Refrigeration, *Runner Up: Intermetro *   [![L/R Nemco (Light Equipment & Furnishings) Joe Ciecierski, Jason Guilliam, Michele Wibel / Continental Refrigerator (Heavy Equipment) Kevin Brown / Diversified Ceramics (Tabletop) Tony LaPorte; / Spill Stop (Smallwares) Robert Silverstein, Debbie Silverstein / Service Ideas (Table Service/Buffet) Andy Krawczyk, Megan Blohowiak, Christina Brandt.](https://blog.serviceideas.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/abc-suppliers-of-the-year-2013-3.jpg?width=551&height=364&name=abc-suppliers-of-the-year-2013-3.jpg)](https://blog.serviceideas.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/abc-suppliers-of-the-year-2013-2.jpg) L/R Nemco (Light Equipment & Furnishings) Joe Ciecierski, Jason Guilliam, Michele Wibel / Continental Refrigerator (Heavy Equipment) Kevin Brown / Diversified Ceramics (Tabletop) Tony LaPorte; / Spill Stop (Smallwares) Robert Silverstein, Debbie Silverstein / Service Ideas (Table Service/Buffet) Andy Krawczyk, Megan Blohowiak, Christina Brandt.    **ABC SALES EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR** Dennis Park of The Vollrath Company, and Karen Pierce of Libbey Foodservice were each selected from many outstanding candidates to receive the “Supplier Sales [Executive of the Year](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Executive_of_the_Year_Award)” award. The selection was based on excellence in the areas of professionalism, knowledge of product line, problem solving ability, and timely response to customer needs. They were each presented with a bronze lion as a symbol of their dominance in the industry jungle. [![Karen Pierce, Libbey Foodservice / Dennis Park, The Vollrath Company](https://blog.serviceideas.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/abc-sales-executives-of-the-year-2013-3.jpg?width=300&height=279&name=abc-sales-executives-of-the-year-2013-3.jpg)](https://blog.serviceideas.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/abc-sales-executives-of-the-year-2013-2.jpg) Karen Pierce, Libbey Foodservice / Dennis Park, The Vollrath Company     [Back to Blog](https://blog.serviceideas.com) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## Related Articles ## [75 Years of Service Ideas](https://blog.serviceideas.com/75-years-of-service-ideas) We entered the foodservice industry in 1946 with a passion for food and a vision for better... 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