Awards

2006 Investing In People Award

The Workforce One Investment Board of Southwest Ohio selected Gold Star Chili to receive its 2006 Investing In People Award honoring an organization's dedication to workforce development. The Board is comprised of business, education, labor and government leaders from Butler, Warren and Clermont Counties and is responsible for the vision, policy direction and performance expectations for the regional workforce development system.

Pictured left to right are Jeff Weber, Executive Director of Workforce One; John Sullivan, President and CEO of Gold Star Chili; Greg Jolivette, Butler County Commissioner; Mike Mason, Operations Director of Gold Star Chili; and John Nelson, Workforce One Investment Board Chair.

2005 Community Leadership Award from the Child Wellness Community Fund

Gold Star Chili was recognized with a Community Leadership Award from the Child Wellness Community Fund (CWF) at their annual kick-off event held on November 10, 2005. Gold Star Chili has sponsors CWF's Fire & Life Safety Camp during the annual Child Wellness Fair at Coney Island. Gold Star Chili also donated a portion of the proceeds from its Fire House 3-Way promotion during the 4th Quarter of 2005 to the to support CWF's fire safety education and prevention programs.

Highlights of the Gold Star Chili Fire Fighter Partnership

Cumulatively, local Gold Star Chili restaurants work with their area fire departments on more than one-hundred of projects each year. In addition, the corporate office organizes larger regional efforts, including the following:
• Fire House of the Year
• Safety Fair
• Safe Summer Nights
• Fire Fighter Education Night
• The Gold Star Chili ChiliFest
• The Kentucky Fire Fighters Association

2004 QSR/FPI Foodservice Packaging Award

Gold Star Chili's Coney Crate was awarded the 1st Place 2004 Foodservice Packaging Award in "The Wow!!! Factor" category during a special ceremony on October 20, 2004 in Atlanta, GA. This national award was presented by QSR Magazine and the Foodservice & Packaging Institute.

2004 Ohio Restaurant Association's Restaurant Good Neighbor Award

Gold Star Chili has been selected by the Ohio Restaurant Association to represent Ohio as a finalist for the National Restaurant Association's 2004 Restaurant Good Neighbor Award. Gold Star Chili's long-standing commitment to tri-state firefighters was commended as Ohio's top restaurant-sponsored community service program.