F.W. Witt Supplier of the Year Award Winner History
(First Year for Award: 1996)
- 2024. Tom & BJ Springman, Kerres USA, Montoursville, PA
- 2023 Jon & Stephanie Frohling, ScottPec LLC, Box Elder, SD
- 2022 Mark Wiltshire, Economarker (retired)
- 2021 PS Seasoning/Pro Smoker N’ Roaster, Iron Ridge, WI
- 2020 (no award)
- 2019 We R Food Safety, Menomonie, Wisconsin
- 2018 Rick McLimans, Excalibur Seasoning Co., Pekin, Illinois
- 2017 UltraSource LLC, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2016 Walton’s Inc., Wichita, Kansas
- 2015 Multivac, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri
- 2014 Handtmann, Lake Forest, Illinois
- 2013 VC999 Packaging Systems, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2012 Bunzl Processor Division/Koch Supplies, N. Kansas City, MO
- 2011 REISER, Canton, MA2010 Quality Casing Company, Inc., Hebron, KY
- 2009 Mid-Western Research & Supply, Inc., Wichita, KS
- 2008 Mar/Co Sales, Burnsville, Minnesota
- 2007 Vista International Packaging LLC, Kenosha, Wisconsin
- 2006 Janice Danielski (Retired), Dewied International, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
- 2005 Handtmann, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
- 2004 Koch Equipment LLC, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2003 Jerry Hall, Excalibur Seasoning Co. Ltd., Pekin, Illinois
- 2002 Murray Miller, Miller Scales & Food Machines, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana
- 2001 A.C. Legg Family, A.C. Legg, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama
- 2000 Fred Myers, Alpak Food Equipment, Portland, Oregon
- 1999 Larry Flight, F. W. Witt/Division of Newly Weds Foods, Yorkville, Illinois
- 1998 C. E. “Chan” Zuber, Zesco, Inc., Eden Prarie, Minnesota (Zuber Company)
- 1997 James L. Peterson, Alkar, Lodi, Wisconsin
- 1996 J. Thomas Bloch, Best & Donovan, Cincinnati, Ohio
The F.W. Witt Supplier of the Year Award was established to honor a person and/or supplier member who has devoted much of his or her career to the meat and poultry industry, particularly small and medium sized plant operators.