Canada's leading business information resource for the foodservice and hospitality industry, Kostuch Publications Limited, earned two prestigious Kenneth R. Wilson Awards, the ‘Oscars’ of Canadian business publishing, from the Canadian Business Press (CBP).

The Award winners were: Hotelier magazine won a Gold award in the Best Photo category for the article A Couple of Chicks (photographer Margaret Mulligan; art director David Heath), appearing in the December 2008 issue; Foodservice and Hospitality won a Silver award for the Best Profile of a Company for the New York Fries story, written by Iris Benaroia, and appearing in the December 2008 issue.

In addition, Hotelier magazine received Top 5 Honours in Best Photograph for “Get Connected” and Foodservice and Hospitality magazine for Best Illustration for “The Big Squeeze”.  Both publications were also in the Top 10 for the following categories;

Best Profile of a Company

Foodservice and Hospitality, “Young Entrepreneurs - Mike Tulman & Gary Lipovetsky.”

Alistair Kyte, Associate Editor

Best Regularly Featured Department or Column

Foodservice and Hospitality, “Food File.”

Lisa Paul, Assistant Editor; Cinda Chavich, Writer; Cynthia David, Writer

Best Art Direction of an Opening Spread or Complete Feature

Foodservice and Hospitality, “Life at 40.”

David Heath, Art Director

Hotelier, “Get Connected.”

David Heath, Art Director

Best Photograph

Foodservice and Hospitality, “Life of the Party.”

David Heath, Art Director, Margaret Mulligan, Photographer

Foodservice and Hospitality, “The Butcher.”

David Heath, Art Director; Margaret Mulligan, Photographer

Foodservice and Hospitality, “Young Entrepreneurs.”

David Heath, Art Director; Margaret Mulligan, Photographer

Best Illustration

Foodservice and Hospitality, “Sharp Shooters.”

David Heath, Art Director; Jason Edmiston, Illustrator

Best Cover

Foodservice and Hospitality, “It's Cyber-man.”

David Heath, Art Director; Alistair Kyte, Associate Editor; Leif Peng, Illustrator

Best Issue

Foodservice and Hospitality, “Our Annual Chef's Issue.”

Rosanna Caira, Editor; Alistair Kyte, Associate Editor; David Heath, Art Director

The KRWs is an annual event that recognizes and celebrates Canadian Business to Business (B2B) publishing from coast to coast. It is organized and sponsored by the Canadian Business Press (CBP). The Kenneth R. Wilson Awards was founded by CBP in 1954 in memory of the late respected business writer.