Accolades

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Opening Page/Spread, Photo
2022 DSR of the Year
National Design Award – Bronze

Opening Page/Spread, Photo
2022 DSR of the Year
Regional Editorial Award - Gold

Company Profile
Dealer of the Year, Avanti Restaurant Solutions Profile
Regional Editorial Award – Gold

Regular Department
Facility Design Project of the Year
Regional Editorial Award – Silver

Special Issue or Supplement
FCSI Project Showcase
Regional Editorial Award - Silver

Special Issue or Supplement
FE&S Planning Guide for The NAFEM Show 2023
Regional Editorial Award - Bronze

restaurant development + design

Webinar
Hybrid Spaces Webcast
National Online Award - Bronze

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Supplemental, Annual or One Shot, Custom/Content Marketing
FCSI Project Showcase 2023
Winner

Feature Design, B2B
FE&S 2022 DSR of the Year: Marcus Calverley
Honorable Mention

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Feature Article
Here and Now, For Real: Ghost Kitchens & Virtual Brands
Regional Editorial Award – Gold

Opening Page/Spread Illustration
Here and Now, For Real: Ghost Kitchens & Virtual Brands
Regional Design Award – Gold

Regular Department
Facility Design Project of the Month
Regional Editorial Award – Gold

Opening Page/Spread Photo
Tabletop Trends
Regional Design Award – Silver

Case History
Transitioning A Kitchen Space From Antiquated to Optimal
Regional Editorial Award – Bronze

restaurant development + design

Overall Excellence
Magazine of the Year
National Top Ten Award

Feature Article Design
The Psychology of Color (and its Effect on Design)
Regional Design Award – Silver

Front Cover Photo
The Psychology of Color (and its Effect on Design)
Regional Design Award – Bronze

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Supplemental, Annual or One Shot, Custom/Content Marketing
AliWorld 2022
Winner

Illustration, B2B
Ghost Kitchens & Virtual Brands
Winner

Advertorial/Sponsored Content, B2B
Sip & A Slice
Honorable Mention

Social Media/Online Community, B2B
FE&S Latest News Social Media Campaign
Honorable Mention

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

All Content - Case Study
Kitchen Storage Makeover - BOH Booster Shot for YNOT Italian
Regional Editorial Award – Gold

Regular Department
Facility Design Project of the Month
Regional Editorial Award – Silver

Best Social Media Campaign
FE&S Social Media
Regional Editorial Award – Bronze

restaurant development + design

Overall Excellence
Magazine of the Year
National Top Ten Award

Feature Article Design
Designing Restaurants in a Post-Pandemic World
Regional Design Award – Gold

Q&A
Peer to Peer: Philip N. Kaplan of GameWorks
Regional Design Award – Bronze

Editor's Letter
Editor's Letter
Regional Design Award – Bronze

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Profile or Q&A, B2B
FE&S DSR of the Year
Honorable Mention

Website Redesign/Relaunch, B2B
FESmag.com Redesign
Honorable Mention

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Best Art Direction for a Cover
August 2020
Finalist

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Opening Page or Spread
Pop-Up Restaurants
Silver

Front Cover, Photograph
August 2020
Bronze

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Regular Department
Facility Design Project of the Month
National Editorial Award – Gold

Feature Article
Authentically Ethnic
National Editorial Award – Bronze

Case History Article
Refreshing an Old Kitchen
National Editorial Award – Bronze

Front Cover Photo
October Issue, Equipping for Menu Authenticity
National Design Award – Gold

Front Cover Photo
September Issue, DSR of the Year: Nick Pope
National Design Award – Silver

Opening Spread Feature Article Photo
DSR of the Year: Nick Pope
National Design Award – Bronze

Company Profile
TriMark USA
Regional Editorial Award – Bronze

Individual Profile
DSR of the Year: Nick Pope
Regional Editorial Award – Bronze

Feature Article - General Interest
Canna-Curious
Regional Editorial Award – Bronze

Opening Page/Spread Photo
DSR of the Year: Nick Pope
Regional Design Award – Silver

Feature Article Design
Can Plant-Based Menus Go Mainstream?
Regional Design Award – Silver

restaurant development + design

Original Research
rd+d Reader Survey
National All-Content Award - Gold

Feature Series
The State of ...
Regional Editorial Award – Bronze

Opening Spread Illustration
The State of QSRs
Regional Design Award – Bronze

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Best B2B, Full Issue
Food Service / Hotel, May 2020
Honorable Mention

Best Long-Form Feature Content
Northrup Grumman: Facility Design Project of the Month
Honorable Mention

Cover Design, B2B, 25-100K Circulation
February 2020
Honorable Mention

restaurant development + design

Best B2B, Full Issue
Food Service / Hotel, May/June 2020
Winner

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Best Single Issue
May 2020
Top 25 Entries

Department
Facility Design Project of the Month
Honorable Mention

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Company Profile
The Boelter Companies
National Editorial Award – Gold

Feature Article
Workplace Hospitality
Regional Editorial Award – Silver

Feature Article
Are Food Halls the New Food Trucks?
National Editorial Award – Bronze

Regular Department
Facility Design Project of the Month
National Editorial Award – Bronze

Overall Magazine Design
Regional Design Award – Bronze

Feature Article Design
Are Food Halls the New Food Trucks?
National Design Award – Gold

Opening Page/Spread Typographic
Top Achievers
National Design Award – Gold

Opening Page/Spread – Photo
DSR of the Year
National Design Award – Silver

Opening Spread – Illustration
The Future of Automation in Foodservice
Regional Design Award – Bronze

Front Cover Photo
October Issue
National Design Award – Bronze

restaurant development + design

Overall Excellence
Magazine of the Year
National Top Ten Award

Opening Spread Typographic
Art Meets Algorithm
Regional Design Award – Silver

eNewsletter
restaurant design digest
Regional Design Award – Silver

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Best Long-Form Feature Content
Yale University: Facility Design Project of the Month
Winner

Best B2B, Full Issue
Food Service / Hotel, May 2019
Honorable Mention

Profile or Q&A
Dealer of the Year, TriMark
Honorable Mention

Cover Design, B2B, 25-100K Circulation
October 2018
Honorable Mention

Feature Design, B2B, Under 100K Circulation
DSR of the Year, Eric Harrison
Honorable Mention

restaurant development + design

Best B2B, Full Issue
Food Service / Hotel, July/August 2018
Honorable Mention

Site Design
rddmag.com
Honorable Mention

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Editor’s Column
Connectivity and Convenience
Honorable Mention

restaurant development + design

Best Single Issue
January/February
Top 25 Award

Front Cover Photograph
May/June
Honorable Mention

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Individual Profile
FE&S' 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee Profile on Mark Freeman
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Print, Regular Department
Facility Design Project of the Month
Upper Midwest Region - Gold and National Bronze

Print, Company Profile
Dealer of the Year, Johnson-Lancaster and Associates
Upper Midwest Region - Gold and National Gold

Individual Profile
FE&S' 2017 DSR of the Year, Luke Green
Upper Midwest Region - Gold and National Gold

restaurant development + design

Overall Excellence Finalist for Best Cross-Platform Package
Tour the Design Trends
Top Ten Award

Single Topic Coverage by a Team
Beverage Bonanza
Upper Midwest Region - Silver

Social Media Presence
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Blog: How-to Tips/Service
One Problem | Three Solutions
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze and National Bronze

Design, Feature Article Design
6 Ways to Get Expensive Looks for Less
Upper Midwest Region - Silver and National Bronze

restaurant development + design

Section Design
restaurant development + design, rd+d Project
Profile: Firepoint Grill

restaurant development + design

Front Cover, Photograph - Honorable Mention
restaurant development + design - January/February 2017
Maureen Slocum, Anne LoCascio, Eric Uhl

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Front Cover - Photo
FE&S' 2016 Hall of Fame Inductee, William Eaton
Upper Midwest Region - Silver

restaurant development + design

Overall Excellence Finalist
Magazine of the Year
Top Ten Award

Regular Department
Design Market
Upper Midwest Region - Silver

Regular Department
Form + Function
Upper Midwest Region - Gold and National - Bronze

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

B-to-B Full Issue
Food Service Hotel, May 2017 issue
Winner

restaurant development + design

B-to-B Series of Articles
Form + Function
Honorable Mention

B-to-B for Overall Design
Jan/Feb 2017 issue
Honorable Mention

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Feature Article Design
Performance in Tabletop Awards
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Front Cover - Photo
September 2015
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Opening Page/Spread - Photo
Food on the Move
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Feature Article- General Interest
From Truck to Table
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Individual Profile
2015 Hall of Fame: Ken Gill, A Serial Entrepreneur
Upper Midwest Region Silver and National Award Bronze

restaurant development + design

Design, Front Cover - Photo
July/August 2015
Upper Midwest Region Silver and National Award Bronze

Opening Page Spread/Photo
Maxmizing Your Footprint
Upper Midwest Region - Silver

Regular Department
Trend
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Feature Article Design
Ten Chain Innovators
Upper Midwest Region - Gold

Feature Article Design
15 Foodservice Trends for 2015
Upper Midwest Region - Silver

Feature Article, General Interest
Designing for Multiple Generations
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Regular Department
On-Site Profile
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Front Cover Photo
Ten Chain Innovators
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

restaurant development + design

Regular Department
Project Profile
Upper Midwest Region and National - Gold

Opening Page Spread/Photo
Designers Dish
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

E-Newsletter - General Excellence
restaurant design digest
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Feature Article
15 Foodservice Trends
Top 25 Entries

restaurant development + design

Best Single Issue
Fall 2014
Bronze

E-Newsletter
restaurant design digest
Bronze

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Best Use of Social Media
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
Upper Midwest Region - Gold

Regular Department
Facility Design Project of the Month
Upper Midwest Region - Gold

Regular Column, Contributed
Green Tip
Upper Midwest Region - Silver

Editor/Editor’s Letter
The Brand Experience and Collaboration Counts
Upper Midwest Region - Silver

restaurant development + design

Overall Excellence
Magazine of the Year
Honorable Mention

Graphics Excellence - Magazine Design
restaurant development + design
Upper Midwest Region - Silver

Company Profile - Long
Fresh Brew: Dunkin' Donuts Reimages, Targets All-Day Sit, Sip and Surf Crowd
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Regular Department
Buzz
Upper Midwest Region - Bronze

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Feature Article: In-depth Feature, More than 1,000 Word
College & University Foodservice Innovators
National – Silver

Editorial/Editor's Letter
Success by the Book and Lessons from the Great Pumpkin
Regional – Bronze

restaurant development + design

Special Supplement
restaurant development + design Inaugural Issue
Regional – Bronze

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Best Use of Photography, B-to-B under 100,000 Circulation
Facility Design Project of the Month, Restaurant R’evolution at the Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans
Honorable Mention

restaurant development + design

Best Design, New Magazine, B-to-B
Spring 2013 issue
Honorable Mention

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Feature Article
FE&S 2012 DSR of the Year: Morgan Tucker, M.Tucker/Singer NY LLC
Top 25 Entries

restaurant development + design

Feature Article
Designing for Millennials
Top 25 Entries

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

Organizational Profile
Chain Profile – Denny’s Café
Midwest-South Region - Gold

Opening Page/Spread - Photo
June 2011 Hall of Fame article - Tom Schrack Sr. of Hockenbergs
National - Gold

Feature Article - Design
Classic Meets Modern - How Brasserie Jo Became Paris Club
Midwest-South Region - Silver

Individual Profile
June 2011 Hall of Fame article - Tom Schrack Sr. of Hockenbergs
Midwest-South Region - Bronze

Regular Department
Facility Design of the Month Feature
Midwest-South Region - Bronze