From WOOD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Wood County Health Department has announced the presentation of the 2026 Clean Plate Awards and invites the community to recognize this year’s awardees.
The event will take place on Thursday, June 11, at 5 p.m., at Wood County Job & Family Services, 1928 East Gypsy Lane Road, Bowling Green.
The 2026 Clean Plate Award will be presented to 39 licensed food facilities out of more than 800 in Wood County. These food facilities have been dedicated to upholding excellent sanitation and food safety knowledge within their operation.
The recipients will receive a certificate of excellence and recognition of excellent performance in food safety from the Wood County Health Department as well as a decal to display at their facility.
This year’s recipients include:
- The Bard’s Coffee
- BG’s Frosty Fare
- Bowling Green Middle School
- Bowling Green Senior High
- Buffalo Wild Wings – Perrysburg
- Call of the Canyon, Chilly Treats
- Conneaut Elementary
- Crim Elementary
- BG’s Dairy Queen
- Elmwood Local Schools
- Fernando’s
- First Solar PBG3 – Eurest Dining
- GLCAP Jordan Family Development Center
- GLCAP Perrysburg/Rossford Early Childhood Center
- Juniper Brewing Company
- Kenwood Elementary
- Los Toros Catering
- Mike and Aj’z Ice Cream Shack
- Myla Marcus Winery
- NAAN Stop Kepab
- Nazareth Hall
- North Baltimore Middle/High School
- Northwest Community Corrections Center
- OTR Smokehouse
- Owens Community College Culinary Center
- Random Act of Walbridge
- Rossford Elementary School
- Rossford Junior-Senior High School
- Tropical Smoothie Café – Rossford
- VFW Post #1148
- Wood County Committee on Aging – Bowling Green
- Wood County Committee on Aging – Grand Rapids
- Wood County Committee on Aging – Northeast Center
- Wood County Committee on Aging – Pemberville
- Wood County Committee on Aging – Perrysburg
- Wood County Committee on Aging – Rossford
- Wood County Committee on Aging – Wayne
- Wood Lane School – WCBDD
“Recipients of the Clean Plate Award are dedicated to food safety. This award is proof that quality, care, and service are priority for these operations,” said Kelly Bechstein, director of environmental health at the Wood County Health Department.
The mission of the Wood County Health Department is to prevent disease, promote healthy lifestyles, and protect the health of everyone in Wood County. For more information, visit woodcountyhealth.org.
