foodservice design

Foodservice design experts at TriMark know what they are doing.

The Brain Food Court at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, designed by TriMark, has just received the 2002 FoodService Equipment and Supplies Magazine Design of the Year Award.

The ground-breaking interactive restaurant turns the traditional view of foodservice happily on its ear. Built to capture guests' imaginations and transport them into a new, fascinating world of design, technology food and fun, the project called for the very best designers, engineers, vendors and equipment in the industry.

TriMark Marlinn, the Chicago division of TriMark USA, was chosen as the equipment installer/dealer, winning the prestigious project over nine competitors. Since its debut, the project has become a showcase for some of the most resourceful and innovative applications of equipment use and functionality in the US.

Over 56 years, the firm now known as TriMark United East has grown to become New England's dominant traditional E&S dealer by regularly investing in its people, training programs and systems, adding high-value services and taking on an increasing variety of customers.

TriMark Marlinn Sales Representative, Lance Appleton, was recently named DSR of the Year for 2004 by Foodservice Equipment & Supply magazine. Lance has been in the business about 30 years, and with TriMark Marlinn for the last 19 years. Most of his work is with private clubs, country clubs, resorts and catering companies, in addition to some restaurant chains. We asked Lance why he thought he'd been chosen for this honor. His answers are an inspiration for all.

"I don't know why FE&S chose me. I was very humbled because there were a lot of other very qualified individuals under consideration. I guess that they appreciated me as a person of integrity — that I followed through for my clients and took care of things for them. When I give my clients my word that something will happen for them, I make sure that it does.

"I'm a man of integrity, it's very important to me. I try to have balance in my life -- in everything I do. And I treat my work as an extension of who I am. I think what has gotten me to where I am is that I value people. I'm always looking out for their interests, to make them successful. I don't care that much about my own achievements, the most important thing to me is that I make my clients successful."

We at TriMark appreciate his sincerity, his dedication to the company and especially his dedication to his clients. He makes us better as individuals and as a company by his example. Hard work, integrity, follow through -- it's a simple formula. It's made Lance successful, it makes TriMark successful, but most importantly it makes the people that TriMark serves successful.