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11/22/2019 Press Release

PRLA honors 2019 Excellence in Food Safety Award Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association honors 2019 Excellence in Food Safety Award winners

Harrisburg, Pa. (November 20, 2019)—The Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association (PRLA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 Excellence in Food Safety Awards. Now in its 17th year, these awards honor members who exceed the standards of food safety and sanitation.

“Food safety is of utmost importance to the foodservice industry,” said John Longstreet, president & CEO of PRLA. “This award recognizes our members who make the commitment, day-in and day-out, to go beyond the industry’s already high standards of food safety and sanitation.” 

PRLA honored the 2019 Excellence in Food Safety Awards at its industry awards gala on Monday, November 18 at the Omni Bedford Springs Resorts, to the following Pennsylvania businesses:

• 1794 The Whiskey Rebellion, Carlisle
• Bidwell Training Center, Pittsburgh
• CH Fields Craft Kitchen, Indiana
• Common Plea Hospitality Group, Pittsburgh
• Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, Connellsville
• Devon Seafood & Steak, Hershey
• Hilton Harrisburg, Harrisburg
• Houlihan’s, Hershey
• Kegel’s Produce, Lancaster
• Lebanon County CTC Hilltop Café, Lebanon
• Messiah College Dining Services, Mechanicsburg
• Reba and Pancho’s, Lewisburg

The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group (a Red Robin franchisee), and Walmart were primary sponsors of the event, with additional support from Auntie Anne’s, Flaherty & O’Hara PC, Illinois Casualty Company, Metz Culinary Management, Omni Bedford Springs Resort, US Foods, Anheuser-Busch/INBEV, MillerCoors, PA Beer Alliance, Curtze Food Service, Dommels Hotels Management Inc., Reinhart FoodService, AUI Associates Inc., Dell, Ecolab, Ellis Coffee, Food Shelter PR, First National Bank, Heartland, Hilton Harrisburg, Sysco Central PA, Sysco Philadelphia, Sysco Pittsburgh, and UnitedHealthcare.

About Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association
The Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association promotes, protects, and improves the hospitality and tourism industries of Pennsylvania. PRLA serves as the unified voice for one of Pennsylvania’s largest economic drivers—the hospitality and tourism industries.
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Contact: Stephanie Otterson
Director of Communications
(717) 963-8369
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