Two industry leaders honored at NPFDA annual Awards Reception

Photos: Special Laurie Pate, president of Foodlinx in Brentwood, Calif., was recently awarded Member of the Year by the National Protein and Food Distributors Association. New NPFDA Chair Jeff Paschall, Fieldale Farms, presented Pate with the award during the group’s recent annual convention in Atlanta, Ga. Special Joe Monroe, center, general manager of Columbia Meats in West Columbia, S.C., was recently awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Protein and Food Distributors Association. New NPFDA Chair Jeff Paschall, Fieldale Farms, presented Monroe with the award during the group’s recent annual convention in Atlanta, Ga.