Ted Fowler, director, Investors Management Corp., has been named the 2016 Ambassador of Hospitality winner, in recognition of his extraordinary achievement and leadership in the restaurant and hospitality industry.

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For more than 10 years, Firehouse Subs has played a role in fundraising to increase the safety of communities in 44 states and Puerto Rico.

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Being raised by his handicapped grandmother from the age of nine and becoming a father at age 16 did not stop Titus Perkins, executive kitchen manager of Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group in New Orleans, from becoming a community leader who now spends time mentoring and encouraging the young men and women he hires to make a positive impact on their communities.

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Every year, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation recognizes winners of its Restaurant Neighbor, Faces of Diversity, and Thad and Alice Eure Ambassador of Hospitality Awards. Meet the honorees.

Carr’s Steakhouse has been a community pillar in rural Mayfield, Ky., for more than 60 years.

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For the past 20 years, Gregg’s Restaurants & Pubs have worked with nonprofit groups to support families, the homeless, the forgotten and the elderly.

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Taylor Hoang, owner of Pho Cyclo Café in Seattle, is an entrepreneur and leader in the Asian and business communities of Seattle. She is the executive director of Ethnic Business Coalition, a nonprofit committed to the long-term growth, sustainability, and success of immigrant and minority-owned small businesses in Washington.

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Archna Becker, owner/founder of Bhojanic in Atlanta, arrived in the U.S. from India at the young age of 11. Three years later she began her career in the restaurant industry as a drive-thru worker at a quick-service restaurant.

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