| Year | Winner | Company |
| 2016 | Mark Claus | Breckenridge Kitchen Equipment & Design, Huron, Ohio |
| 2015 | Troy Jacobsen | Hockenbergs, Eagan, Minn. |
| 2014 | Jason Sem | R.W. Smith & Co. |
| 2013 | Bill Immke | TriMark SS Kemp |
| 2012 | Morgan Paige Tucker | M Tucker/Singer NY |
| 2011 | Scott Taylor | Tri-Mark United East |
| 2010 | Mike Perrino | Edward Don & Co. |
| 2009 | Cris Gross | Stafford-Smith |
| 2008 | Zena Dater | Oswalt Restaurant Supply |
| 2007 | Patrick Bailey | F.G. Schaefer Co. |
| 2006 | Michael Gold | Edward Don & Co. |
| 2005 | Dawn Ragsdale | Strategic Equipment & Supply |
| 2004 | Lance Appleton | Tri-Mark |
| 2003 | Jeremy Paule | Curtis Restaurant Equipment |
| 2002 | Fran Anderson | Edward Don & Co. |
| 2001 | Ralph Russo | Singer Equipment Company |