Awards
“We hope the way Bon Appétit lives its values inspires other companies to do the same.”
—Jose Padilla, Executive Director of California Rural Legal Assistance
Awards for Bon Appétit and Executives
- Inaugural Most Innovative Dining Outlet Award, Produce Business
- Leadership Award for Overall Sustainable Purchasing Program from the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council
- Rabobank Award for Leadership and Excellence
- Acterra Award for Sustainability
- Most Admired CEO: Community, San Francisco Business Times
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 National Retail and Consumer Products Award
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award in the Services category in Northern California
- Most Innovative Company in Food (2013), Fast Company
- Lifetime Achievement Award, International Association of Culinary Professionals
- Sustainability Pathfinder Award, Chefs Collaborative
- Cruz Reynoso-Ralph Abascal Don Quixote Award, California Rural Legal Assistance
- Inaugural Leadership Award, James Beard Foundation
- Seafood Champion, Seafood Choices Alliance
- Inaugural Going Green Award for Business Leader, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Best Sustainability Initiative (for Low Carbon Diet), Food Management
- Industry leader recognition in Environmental Defense Fund’s Innovations Review
- Nation’s Restaurant News Innovator Award
- Food Alliance “Keeper of the Vision” award for excellence in sustainable food service
- The Humane Society of the United States Award for Excellence in Food Service
- Ecological Society of America’s Corporate Award for ethical business practices
- SAMCEDA’s Award of Excellence for service to the community
- Portland Sustainable Development Office’s BEST Award
- BEST Award for Sustainable Food Systems
- “Most Vegetarian-conscious Ball Park” and “Most Vegetarian- and Earth-Friendly Corporate Café” from PETA
William D. Littleford Award for Corporate Public Service- “Golden Dumpster Award” from the City of San Francisco for achievements in converting what would have been trash into renewable resources.
- Restaurant & Institution‘s Ivy Award for distinguished excellence in food and lodging operations in the U.S.
Awards for Individual Locations
- 2018 Silver Award in the Residential Dining Concepts category from NACUFS Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards program for University of Pennsylvania’s newly renovated Hill College House Dining Café
- 2014 Outstanding Food Donor, Food Lifeline, for Bon Appétit in Seattle
- Gold Award for Waste Management from the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS), for Bon Appétit at Washington University in St. Louis
- Business & Industry Innovator of the Year (Starbucks HQ — picture, right), Food Management (view PDF)
- Best Place to Have Lunch (Carlson Center), Lake Minnetonka Magazine
- Best Menu Concept (eBay), Food Management
- Gold certification from the City of Portland’s Sustainability at Work program for Lewis & Clark College and Reed College in Portland, OR
- Gold for Waste Management in NACUFS’ 2014 Sustainability Awards, for Washington University in St. Louis
- Grand Prize, National Association of College and University Food Services’ Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards for Case Western Reserve University’s renovated Leutner Commons
Our schools consistently place on Best Campus Food lists:
Six Bon Appétit-served schools are in the top 25 on The Princeton Review’s 2023 Best Campus Food list. Out of the top 10 schools on the top 25 list, Bon Appétit Management Company is particularly proud to be the only national food service provider whose schools were ranked. The other universities honored are all independently operated. Read on to learn more about some of the best dining programs in the country!
