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As vice president of industry affairs for Coca-Cola Foodservice, Carlton Curtis is a fixture at restaurant industry events. And given his 38-year tenure with Atlanta-based Coca-Cola, he is a fountain — pun intended — of global industry knowledge. During his time with Coke, he has visited 60 countries, including China in 1982 and the Soviet Union in 1990, as the first McDonald’s in that country opened its doors.


Proving that it’s all about the people you hire, train and keep, four foodservice companies were honored with 2010 SPIRIT Awards at the 51st annual MUFSO conference this month.


Sponsored by The Coca-Cola Co. and presented by Nation’s Restaurant News and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, or NRAEF, the SPIRIT Awards honor companies with innovative policies and practices designed to improve employee recruitment, satisfaction, retention and performance.


Coca-Cola Enterprises honors Orion Energy Systems Inc. with its first Supplier Excellence Award for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. Also this week: Smithfield Foods Inc., Schwan’s Food Service Inc., Wixon Inc., Kold-Draft, Pernod Ricard USA, Southern Wine & Spirits, Absolut Vodka, and Santa Monica Seafood.