Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

7 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 O p e n i n g L i n e s NINETEEN MCLANE COMPANY DRIVERS INDUCTED INTO THE INTER FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION TRUCK DRIVER HALL O M cLane Company, Inc., a leading supply chain services company, recently announced that 19 McLane Foodservice division drivers were named to the 2021 class of the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) Hall of Fame. The IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame spotlights the industry’s top drivers for their outstanding service and safety records. “McLane Company is proud to have had 32 drivers inducted into the IFDA Hall of Fame since 2018. Our 2021 inductees have a combined total of 594 years of service – an average of more than 31 years of safe and reliable delivery service to more than 32,000 restaurant locations across the United States,” said Susan Adzick president of McLane Foodservice. “We applaud this well-deserved honor for these 19 exceptional McLane Foodservice drivers. Along with previous years’ inductees, they have demonstrated a dedication to our safety culture and commitment to providing phenomenal service to our customers. We’re thankful and proud to have them as teammates.” McLane Company’s 2021 IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame inductees are: • Gary Blevins of Cincinnati, Ohio • Larry Boulton of Cincinnati, Ohio • Bradley Bowers of Orlando, Fla. • Joseph Chlebus of Taylorville, Ill. • Tom Fazio of Aberdeen, Md. • Brian Gaines of Cincinnati, Ohio • Bill Kiefer of Riverside, Calif. • Gary Kirk of Atlanta, Ga. • Ralph Kops of Milwaukee, Wis.