Jeff Thurston has been at this for a while. Compass and Bon Appétit Management Company’s 2024 Chef of the Year has been working in restaurants since he was a teenager growing up in Toronto. It didn’t take long for the energy of restaurants to grab hold of Jeff. Over 30 years later, he still thrives off the action in the back of the house and the buzz of guests in the front of the house.
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Penn Dining Wins Two NACUFS Awards for Their Events and Programming
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Big congratulations are due to the culinary team at Penn Dining who just won two silver awards in this year’s National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) competition!
Congrats to the 2023 Be-A-Star Winners!
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Amid the paparazzi flashes and the throngs of admirers lining the red carpet, this year’s Bon Appétit Management Company Be-A-Star winners celebrated their successes in style. Big congrats to this year’s winners from Bon Appétit, who really embody our principles and values in their work!
Fedele Bauccio Honored by Italian President and Consul General
Bon Appétit Management Company Chief Executive Officer and cofounder, Fedele Bauccio, has been honored with the title of “Ufficiale dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia” (Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy). The designation is conferred by the President of Italy and Minister of Foreign Affairs to individuals who have greatly contributed to the promotion of friendly relationships and cooperation between Italy and other countries.
The Roots of Lafayette College’s Sustainable Food and Dining Program
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Congratulations to Bon Appétit partner Lafayette College, which was recently ranked in the top 10 for Sustainable Food and Dining in AASHE’s 2020 Sustainable Campus Index!
Bon Appetit Management Company Honored for Helping to “Pave a Pathway to Opportunity through Old Skool Café”
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Fedele Bauccio wins San Francisco Business Times Beyond the Check Award
Humane Society Ranks Bon Appétit #1 of Food Management Companies
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HSUS’s Food Industry Scorecard tracks companies’ progress toward their promises to eliminate the abusive practices common to industrialized farm animal production.
Bon Appétit-Served Universities Win New England Food Vision Prizes
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Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are among the winners of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation’s New England Food Vision Prize
Rebel Ventures Named Bon Appétit’s Annual Gift Recipient
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Chief Strategy and Brand Officer Maisie Ganzler looks back on Bon Appétit’s holiday tradition of supporting special charities, and shares about the 2019 recipient, Rebel Ventures.
Presidio Team Wins Destination Wedding Award
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The Presidio Foods Catering team was recognized by Luxury Travel Guide as the “Luxury Wedding Destination of the Year.”