(Video) Harry’s owner Teixido wins top restaurant industry award

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The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) announced that Xavier Teixido has received the organization’s Ambassador of Hospitality award. He was honored at a recent industry event.

“We have a long tradition of encouraging diversity and inclusion across our industry and for celebrating community engagement,” said Rob Gifford, executive vice president of the foundation.  “There are over one million restaurants in the U.S. that are opening doors of opportunity for people of all backgrounds and cultures, and playing a key role in supporting and improving the communities where we work and live.  Each year, the Foundation is excited and honored to recognize the people and businesses that truly embody these values and principles.”

Xavier Teixido is the owner, Harry’s Hospitality Group, which consists of Harry’s Savoy Grill, Harry’s Seafood Grill and Kid Sheleen’s in northern Delaware.

Teixido began cooking professionally in his teens and went on a career that included working for the Brennan family restaurants in New Orleans before returning to Delaware. He  became a  co-owner of a restaurant group that included  Harry’s Savoy Grill.

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Teixido  went on to buy the north Wilmington restaurant. He  later opened Harry’s Seafood Grill on the Wilmington Riverfront and acquired Kid Shelleen’s near the Trolley Square area of Wilmington.

He is on the board of the Delaware Restaurant Association and has chaired both the NRAEF and National Restaurant Association.

 Teixido was also instrumental in developing the restaurant foundation’s ProStart program and organized the annual Delaware Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation dinner for  26 years – raising more than $1 million.

Named in honor of restaurant industry veterans Thad and Alice Eure, the Ambassador of Hospitality Award is awarded to an industry leader who displays a commitment to elevating and advancing the restaurant and foodservice industry.

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