2006 Presidents Conference

On November 13th, 2006, CEO Search Partners held a dinner party during the International Food Manufacturers Association (IFMA) President’s Conference. Dinner was prepared by Chef Janos Wilder – a James Beard Award winner, who has also been named “Top Chef in the Southwest” at the renowned Janos and J Bar in Tucson, Arizona. Chef Janos personally signed his complimentary cook book for our guests.

This Mobil Four Star and AAA Four Diamond restaurant, located in the Catalina foothills, is nationally acclaimed for its French-inspired southwestern cuisine and has been among the highest rated restaurants since 1983.

Among his many awards, Zagat has named Janos “Tucson’s favorite restaurant” and also “Arizona’s highest rated restaurant”. Janos has been rated Four Star in the Mobil Travel Guide since 1988, has achieved AAA’s Four Diamond Best Award since 1993, Wine Spectator’s Best Award of Excellence as well as the Award of Excellence in “Distinguished Restaurants of North America” during 1994-2000. And Tucson Lifestyle Magazine placed it in the “Top Five Tucson Restaurants”.

Janos incorporates a large variety of locally grown produce in his recipes along with the finest fresh seafood, veal, pork, lamb, beef and game flown in from around the world.

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CEO Search Partners has the most experience placing top level executives in the food, foodservice, consumer packaged goods, retail grocery, business-to-business, flavor and ingredient and beverage industries.

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We understand your business. We attend every major food and food-related trade show and conference, providing us unmatched knowledge and credibility when it comes to industry specific knowledge.

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Our industry relationships, built over twenty years, within the food, beverage and related industries are unmatched. CEO Search Partners is the only search firm globally belonging to thirty-four food and beverage related trade associations. There simply is not another search organization with our level of experience and relationships.

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CEO Search Partners hosts the industry’s highest attended top-to-top networking events, providing us with the greatest exposure and access to the industry’s top leaders.