R&I Awards & Events
The Field Museum, Chicago |
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Our premier event, held annually during the National Restaurant Association Show, honors the best of the best—those restaurants and foodservice operations that are the industry’s standard bearers of excellence.
Ivy Awards are given annually to foodservice operations that demonstrate the highest standards of excellence in food, service and overall hospitality. Honorees are selected from across industry segments, including fine dining, hotels and noncommercial operations.
These awards are unique because winners are selected by industry peers. Each year since 1971, previous award winners have been asked to nominate a new slate of exemplary restaurants, hotels and institutions to join the Ivy Society. After nominations are collected, the ballot appears in Restaurants & Institutions, where the magazine’s readership of 140,000 casts votes for their choices. To date, more than 300 operations have won this prestigious award.
- Read about the 2009 Ivy Awards
- Read about the 2008 Ivy Awards
- Read about the 2007 Ivy Awards
- View all Ivy Award Winners
IVY Sponsorship: Contact an R&I regional sales manager for details.
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August 16-18, 2009 The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel |
Based on the results of our national consumer-based research study, these chains are rated on eight key attributes: food quality, service, convenience, cleanliness, value, atmosphere, menu variety and reputation. These ratings determine the top three winners in more than 15 different chain categories. Representatives from all winning chains are invited to attend R&I’s Consumers’ Choice in Chains celebration.
- Click here to view a full list of the 2008 Consumers' Choice in Chains winners
- Read about the 2008 Consumers' Choice in Chains Awards
- View photos from the 2008 Consumers' Choice in Chains event
- Read about the 2007 Consumers’ Choice in Chains Awards
CCIC Sponsorship: Contact an R&I regional sales manager for details.






