People Report™ acknowledges top performing members each year for their leadership and excellences in best people practices.

The “Best People Practices Award” recognizes consistently superior results in any of key areas tracked by People Report, including management retention, employee retention and composite management diversity. Recipients must be members for at least one year.

The “Catalyst Award” recognizes a company that has made significant advances in their people practices, and have sustained those results for at least one year.

The “Heart of the Workplace Award” created in 2002 recognizes a company that models a best people practice that is exceptional in its execution in the workplace, as well as the positive impact it has on the lives of its managers and employees.

The “Legacy Award” is given to one outstanding individual for their Life-Long Dedication to Balancing People and Profits, and making the restaurant industry a great place to work.

	2007 Best Practices Award Winner
	Fine Dining Best Practices Award winners Capital Grille President, John Martin, Chris Harrington, Director of Employment, Capital Grill with Teresa Siriani, President, People Report.

	2007 Best Practices Award Winner
	Casual Dining Best Practices Award winners David George, President, LongHorn Steakhouse, Tom Gathers, VP of HR, LongHorn Steakhouse with Teresa Siriani, President, People Report and Joni Doolin, CEO, People Report.

	2007 Best Practices Award Winner
	Jim Abraham, Director of National Staffing, Larry Behm, SVP of Operations and Nhon Le, Regional Director of Operations with Fast Casual Best Practices award winner, Panda Express.

	2007 Best Practices Award Winner
	Quick Service Best Practices Award winners Jerry Richardson, Executive Director, Heather Ward, Director of Team Member Services, John Kelley, Assistant VP and Lisa Ingram, VP of Restaurant Operations with White Castle.

	2007 Catalyst Award Winner
	Sharon Voelz, VP of HR & Risk Management, Pizza Properties (Burger King), 2007 Catalyst Award Winner with Bill Schaffler, CFO & CAO, People Report and Teresa Siriani, President, People Report

	2007 Legacy Award Winner
	Teresa Siriani, President, People Report with Jim Broadhurst, Chairman, Eat 'N Park Hospitality Group, 2007 Legacy Award Winner and Joni Doolin, CEO, People Report

	2007 Heart of the Workplace Award Winner
	Heart of the Workplace Award winners Janet Sutherby, Executive Director of Recruitment and Development and Alan Dempsey, VP of Operations of Legal Seafoods with Joni Doolin, CEO, People Report.

	2006 Best People Practices Award
	Teresa Siriani, president of People Report, Jeff Campbell, CPO, Maureen Pearman, director of recruiting and Steve Baker, director of training for Morton's Steakhouse- Best Practices Award Winner for the Fine Dining/ High Volume segment.

	2006 Best People Practices Award
	Rob Viveros, SVP of Operations for Olive Garden and Andy Snitz, Sr. Director of Staffing for Darden Restaurants -Olive Garden- Best Practices Award Winner for the Casual Dining segment.

	2006 Best People Practices Award
	Michelle Ervin, director of HR, Hillary Hinton, operational trainer and Jaime Cohen, Director of People Department for Jason's Deli- Best Practices Award Winner for the Fast Casual/Family Dining segment.

	2006 Best People Practices Award
	John Kelley, senior vice president of HR for White Castle- Best Practices Award Winner for the QSR segment with Teresa Siriani, president of People Report.

	2006 Catalyst Award
	BJ's Restaurant's- Catalyst Winner- with Richard Snead, president and CEO of Carlson Restaurants Worldwide (2005 Recipient); Tom Norton, Chief HR Officer and Michelle Maerz, regional VP for BJ's Restaurants with Joni Thomas Doolin, founder and CEO of People Report.

	2006 Legacy Award
	Teresa Siriani, president of People Report; Lloyd Hill, chairman and CEO for Applebee's International and Lou Kaucic, Chief People Officer Emeritus for Applebee's International- Winners of the 2006 People Report Legacy Award and Joni Thomas Doolin, founder and CEO of People Report.

	2006 Heart of the Workplace Award
	Gail Taggert, COO of Bubba Gump Shrimp Company; Matt Smith, director of the Community Leadership Institute for Johnson & Wales University; Karen Bolden, Vice President and CPO for Eat'n Park Hospitality Group (2005 Recipient); Holly Rocco, manager of recruitment for Bubba Gump Shrimp Company accepting the 2006 Heart of the Workplace Award with Teresa Siriani, president of People Report.

	2005 Best People Practices Award
	Teresa Siriani, president of People Report; Chris Harrington, Director of HR for Rare Hospitality; John Martin, President of Capital Grille and Joni Thomas Doolin, founder and CEO of People Report

	2005 Best People Practices Award
	Teresa Siriani, president of People Report; Brianna Foulds, manager of recruiting and Denise Pizulli, vice president of human resources, Brad Gramlich, director of recruiting and Kathryn Cardozo, management recruiter all from California Pizza Kitchen; and Joni Thomas Doolin founder and CEO of People Report

	2005 Best People Practices Award
	Jane Abell, chief operating officer of Donatos Pizza

	2005 Best People Practices Award
	Joni Thomas Doolin, founder and CEO of People Report with Sharon Volez, vice president of human resources for Peter Piper Pizza - Pizza Properties and Teresa Siriani, president of People Report

	2005 Catalyst Award
	Amy Freshwater, Angela Hornsby, Richard Snead, Anne Varano, Juanita Nanez, Becky Copeland and Mike Archer all from TGI Friday's

	2005 Legacy Award
	Joe Lee of Darden Restaurants accepting his award from Joni Thomas Doolin of People Report

	2005 Heart of the Workplace Award
	Joe Lee of Darden Restaurants; Basil Coz, president of Eat'n Park Restaurants and Karen Bolden, vice president of human resources for Eat'n Park Restaurants

Monical's Pizza – 2004 Best People Practices Award – Quick Service

Chuck E. Cheese's – 2004 Best People Practices Award – Fast Casual/Family Dining

The Olive Garden – 2004 Best People Practices Award – Casual Dining

Claim Jumper – 2004 Best People Practices Award – Fine Dining/High Volume

Applebee's – 2004 Heart of the Workplace Award

Jamba Juice – 2004 Catalyst Award

Corner Bakery Cafe – 2003 Best People Practices Award – Segment A

California Pizza Kitchen – 2003 Best People Practices Award – Segment B

Claim Jumper Restaurants – 2003 Best People Practices Award – Segment C

New World Restaurant Group/Noah’s Bagels – 2003 Best People Practices Award – Segment Q

Rock Bottom Restaurants – 2003 Heart of the Workplace Award

Pasta Pomodoro – 2003 Catalyst Award

El Pollo Loco – 2002 Best People Practices Award – Quick Service

Corner Bakery Café – 2002 Best People Practices Award – Quick Casual and Casual Plus Dining

Maggiano's Little Italy – 2002 Best People Practices Award – Quick Casual and Casual Plus Dining

California Pizza Kitchen – 2002 Best People Practices Award – Casual Dining

Applebee’s – 2002 Catalyst Award

Restaurants Unlimited – 2002 Heart of the Workplace Award

Corner Bakery – 2001 Best People Practices Award – Quick Casual

Red Lobster – 2001 Best People Practices Award – Casual Dining

Claim Jumper Restaurants – 2001 Best People Practices Award – High Volume Dining

Maggiano’s Little Italy – 2000 Best People Practices Award

Texas Land & Cattle – 2000 Catalyst Award

The Cheesecake Factory – 1999 Best People Practices Award

Frisch’s – 1999 Catalyst Award

Red Lobster – 1998 Best People Practices Award