CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Feb. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- myVerona restaurant in Cedar Falls today proudly announced that Ms. Robbye Van Cleave, hostess and manager/supervisor at the restaurant, has received the honor of being recognized for her level of excellence in customer service by Independent Restaurateur magazine, a trade publication based in Newark, Ohio.
Independent Restaurateur is the only national trade publication that specifically targets the independent restaurant owner. It has more than 90,000 readers. The independent market makes up 40% of all restaurant industry sales annually in America.
Independent Restaurateur recently visited myVerona and Verona Deli, Pizzaria and Bar, at 419 Main Street in Cedar Falls, for an anonymous review, and nominated Ms. Van Cleave over hundreds of other restaurant staffers they had been served by throughout the Midwest region.
As a Regional Winner in the Staff MVP category for 2011, Ms. Van Cleave received a commendation from the publisher that said she "represents the highest level of excellence in customer service, and reflects success working as part of a busy, independent restaurant team."