ATLANTA — The National Protein and Food Distributors Association awarded Mariss Hans, general manager with Foodlinx, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif., with its Member of the Year award during its recent Annual Convention and Showcase in Atlanta, Ga.
Hans, originally from the Philippines, graduated from De La Salle University in Manila in 2002. She, and her mother Amor De Leon, came to the U.S., also in 2002. In 2003, Richmond Wholesale Meat Co. hired her, where she worked for more than 12 and a half years. She next began work with Foodlinx, where she has been for the previous 10 years. . .