SPIRIT Awards

Employee satisfaction leads to customer satisfaction. Exceptional employee satisfaction leads to the SPIRIT Awards. These annual awards honor premier companies for their outstanding commitment to employee recognition and retention.

Apply now for the 2010 SPIRIT Awards. Click here to download the 2010 nomination form.

2010 SPIRIT Award winners will be recognized at the 51st Annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators Convention (MUFSO), October 3-5 in Orlando, Fla.

The NRAEF joins Nation's Restaurant News and sponsor The Coca-Cola Company to present the SPIRIT Awards.

Please help us congratulate the recipients of the 2009 SPIRIT Awards for their efforts towards an educated, trained and celebrated workforce:

Fine Dining: The Signature Room
Full Service: The Cheesecake Factory
On Site: Guest Services
Quick Service: Hot Dog on a Stick

The winners of the 2009 SPIRIT Awards were recognized on October 6th during the 50sth Annual MUFSO Convention in Dallas, Texas.

Looking for Best Practices?

See what SPIRIT Award winners have done to improve employee recruitment, retention and morale in the NRAEF's Spirit of the Industry booklets.

Spirit of the Industry 2009 - highlights 2009's award winners Guest Services, Hot Dog on a Stick, The Cheesecake Factory and The Signature Room

Spirit of the Industry 2008 - highlights 2008's award winners Carino's Italian, Morton's The Steakhouse, Qdoba Mexican Grill, and Sodexo

Spirit of the Industry 2007 - highlights 2007's award winners Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc., Famous Dave's of America, Royal Caribbean International, and Union Square Hospitality Group

Spirit of the Industry 2006 - highlights the 2006's award winners Bambara, Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and the Ohio State University Medical Center

Spirit of the Industry 2005 - highlights the 2005's award winners Boston College Dining Services, The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Golden Corral Corporation, Jack in the Box, and Panzano