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Antoinette "Toni" Watkins Receives IFMA Gold Plate Award, Foodservice Industry's Top Honor

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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CHICAGO, Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Antoinette "Toni" Watkins,MS, RDN, System Director of Food & Nutrition Services at Riverside Health System, was named the 2021 Gold Plate Award recipient by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) during the 67th Annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration.

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  • CHICAGO, Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Antoinette "Toni" Watkins,MS, RDN, System Director of Food & Nutrition Services at Riverside Health System, was named the 2021 Gold Plate Award recipient by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) during the 67th Annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration.
  • About the 2021 Silver Plate Class:
    In addition to Watkins, the 2021 Silver Plate recipients (and the companies that nominated them) include:
    Nominated by PepsiCo and Singer M. Tucker
    "It's a great honor to celebrate the nine new industry icons that are part of the 2021 IFMA Gold & Silver Plate class," said Larry Oberkfell, IFMA President & CEO.
  • The Gold & Silver Plate Awards, now in its 67thyear, is the longest-running and most respected awards program in the foodservice industry.
  • The Gold Plate Award recipient was determined through secret ballot by a jury of past Silver Plate winners, national trade press editors and foodservice experts.