Golbon, a leading national foodservice sales and marketing group supporting the success of independent distributors, recently celebrated their annual Premier Club incentive program winners in Sonoma, California.  The annual trip is the culmination of a year of exceptional achievement, rewarding winners with a three-night trip to exciting locations around the country with festivities that include recreational activities, group events and celebratory awards banquet to recognize the top Golbon Distributor Members’ sales and merchandising associates.

On behalf of Golbon, our dedicated Golbon Distributor Members and Supplier Partners, congratulations to the following award recipients in Sales, Operations and Merchandising Excellence.

Sales Excellence:

• Max Adams – Imler’s Poultry in Duncansville, PA
• Clarke Beaver – Beaver Wholesale Meats Inc. in Smithville, OH
• Ken Blazevich – Get Fresh Produce in Bartlett, IL
• Vanessa Bowen – Imler’s Poultry in Duncansville, PA
• Eric Boylan – Wallace Foods, Inc. in Canton, OH
• J. Carlisle-Harris – M.R. Williams Inc. in Henderson, NC
• Matt Hitt – Sunbeam Foods, Inc. in Dallas, TX
• Derek Hoehne – Van Vleet Meat & Food Service Co. Inc. in Albany, OR
• Koko Jones – Capitol Distributing in Caldwell, ID
• Ian MacNeal – Merit Foods of Arizona in Tucson, AZ
• Travis Perez – S & L Food Sales in Chico, CA
• Tom Ritzler – Smith Family Foods in Tiffin, OH
• Charlie Skumburdes – Aldo’s Foodservice in Aliquippa, PA
• Joe Gallmeier – Superior Wholesale Distributors / C&M Food Service in Lima, OH

Operations Excellence:

• Spencer Haines – Downeast Food Distributors in Auburn, ME
• Matthew Heeren – Atlas Wholesale Food Co. in Detroit, MI
• Sam Perri – Get Fresh Produce in Bartlett, IL
• Tracy Schneider – Glacier Wholesalers, Inc. in Kalispell, MT
• Kelly Stoica – Aldo’s Foodservice in Aliquippa, PA
• Scott Perry – Melotte Distributing in Green Bay, WI

Merchandising Excellence:

• Mike Kelly – Kelly’s Foods in Winter Garden, FL
• Dave Lewis – Cotati Food Service in Cotati, CA
• Lisa Sanchez – Individual FoodService in Bell, CA
• Peter Ufkes – CD Foodservice, Inc. in Eastvale, CA
• Steve Wagner – Individual FoodService in Bell, CA

National Award Winner

• Mike Kelly – Kelly’s Foods in Winter Garden, FL

“Everyone in attendance had a fantastic time celebrating the hard work and success of this year’s Premier Club winners. Their dedication and performance continue to drive our industry forward, and we’re proud to honor their achievements. Congratulations once again to all our outstanding award recipients!” said Tony Taylor, Golbon Vice President.