Duke Mfg. Burger King's Vendor of the Year

St. Louis, Mo.— Duke Manufacturing Co., a manufacturer of food preparation and serving equipment for the restaurant industry, has received the Burger King Corp. and Restaurant Services Inc. Vendor of the Year Award presented at the 2008 BKC's Global Convention in Orlando, Fla. The annual award is given to a select number of equipment providers who service the Burger King system. "Duke Manufacturing was chosen for its innovative equipment,"  said RSI's CEO George Hoffman, who presented the award on behalf of BKC and RSI. "The successful development and introduction of the Duke Flexible Batch Broiler in 2007 allowed the U.S. Burger King system to expand its menu in ways that had never been done before -- opening up a whole new range of possible menu options." Duke supplies several custom-designed equipment solutions to Burger King restaurants throughout the world. The company has worked closely with BKC to develop innovative cooking and holding solutions, including Product Holding Units, the Flexible Batch Broiler and the new Whopper Bar restaurant. Privately held Duke Manufacturing designs and manufactures nearly 5,000 products at its manufacturing plants in St. Louis and Sedalia, Mo., for QSR brands, C-stores, casual dining chains and institutions.