Standex's APW Wyott Business Wins 2006 Equipment Supplier Of The Year Award For Taco Bell
Salem, NH - Standex International Corporation recently announced that its Food Service Equipment Group's APW Wyott business was chosen as the "2006 U.S. Equipment Supplier of the Year" award for Taco Bell Corp. ("Taco Bell") by Yum! Brands, Inc. ("Yum! Brands). Taco Bell bestows this award to a supplier that provides outstanding customer support, superior product quality and performance, timely delivery and innovative product development. APW Wyott received this honor for its pivotal role in the engineering, design and installation of a unique "grill-to-order" product at the Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain.
During the past seven years, Yum! Brands have consistently recognized APW Wyott's supplier performance and support with several awards, including the STAR Global Equipment Supplier of the Year award in 2005. This prestigious award is the highest honor given by the Yum! Brands for vendor excellence.
"We have built our business on providing world-class service for our clients," said Hylton Jonas, president of Standex's Cooking Solutions Group, a division of the Food Service Equipment Group. "Providing timely and insightful solutions, delivering high-quality service and exceeding our customers' expectations are key goals for each individual at APW Wyott and across our Food Service Equipment Group. The receipt of this award reflects the caliber of our people and our products. We are honored to have won a Yum! award seven years in a row and we look forward to continued business opportunities with Taco Bell and Yum! Brands."
"We have undertaken several initiatives to grow our Food Service Equipment Group into the sixth largest player in the food service equipment industry with leadership positions in both the cold and hot side of the market," said Roger Fix, Standex's president and chief executive officer. "One such initiative was the purchase of APW Wyott earlier this year. The receipt of this prestigious award from Yum! Brands, the world's largest restaurant group, reaffirms the stellar reputation of the APW Wyott brand and underscores the strength of this recent acquisition. We congratulate the APW Wyott team and look forward to continued success from our Food Service Equipment Group."
About Standex's Food Service Equipment Group
The Food Service Equipment Group (FSEG) is a broad-line manufacturer of commercial food service equipment, including walk-in coolers and freezers, refrigerated, non-refrigerated and hot display cabinets and storage systems, commercial ovens, rotisseries and cooking equipment, bakery and deli display cases, hot food counter-top products, patient feeding systems, rotary vane pumps and stainless steel fabrication, millwork and solid surface stonework. The majority of the FSEG businesses are grouped into the Standex Cooking Solutions Group and the Standex Refrigerated Solutions Group. FSEG enjoys market leadership positions and strong brand recognition in the food service industry with each of its eight leadership companies: American Foodservice, APW Wyott, Bakers Pride, BKI, Federal Industries, Kool Star, Master-Bilt, Nor-Lake and Procon. The group employs 1,500 with manufacturing facilities in Ireland, Mexico, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. In addition to the U.S., FSEG has an established presence in Europe and is developing or expanding distributor relationships in Africa, Asia, Australia and South America.
SOURCE: Standex