See the winners! American Dream Awards Inspiration Awards

Pepsico Foodservice is the proud sponsor and founding partner of the NRA's Faces of Diversity Awards.

In the program’s inaugural year, the Association honored three individuals with the national American Dream Award:

• Koshy Chacko, president of the Fair Deal Cafe in White Plains, New York
• Atour Eyvazian, a Jack in the Box franchisee from Sacramento, California
• Bo Kline, chef/owner of Typhoon!, in Portland, Oregon

The national Inspiration Award went to two companies:

• Darden Restaurants, with locations nationwide
• Sushi Neko, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Thanks to the perseverance and hard work of the companies and individuals honored by the Faces of Diversity Awards, restaurants across America are thriving. We hope you take inspiration from this up-close look at the dreams these winners aspired to, the obstacles they overcame and the live they built for themselves in America and in the restaurant business.