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Domenic Primucci
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Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40010152
President, Pizza Nova
Kevin Collins
Executive director, Friends of We Care
Restaurateur of the Year
Newsmaker of the Year
The Restaurateur of the Year award recognizes an operator who has brought significant positive change to the restaurant scene in Ontario.
The Newsmaker of the Year award recognizes special achievements that have positive effects on the hospitality and foodservice industries.
“You need to keep evolving, keep changing. If you stop, you become stagnant and people pass you by,” says Domenic Primucci. “If there’s a burnt pizza, I’m upset, because I don’t want a customer to get a burnt pizza. I understand things happen. I understand we can’t be perfect, but we can be excellent.”
“Because of my drive and desire to succeed, I was given the opportunity to do so,” says Kevin Collins. “If I can give one kid the same opportunities I was given as a child, my ultimate dream keeps going forward. That’s what drives me every day I wake up, because I know those opportunities are there.”
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Ontario Restaurant News recognizes excellence in the foodservice industry.
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BUYING INTO BREAKFAST:
FROM A POST OFFICE TO RESTAURANT IN CAMBRIDGE
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BACK TO THE WINE BAR FOR JAMIE KENNEDY
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From hand-held sandwiches to local flavours, operators are looking at the best of the breakfast market.
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