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The Better Business Bureau of New Hampshire will be presenting this prestigious award to three New Hampshire-based companies on Thursday, November 6th, 2008 at the 9th Annual Torch Awards.

The event begins at noon at the Event Center at CR Sparks in Bedford. We are pleased to present Alex Ray, owner of The Common Man Family of Restaurants, as this years featured keynote speaker.

The Torch Award is presented to notable NH businesses committed to developing and maintaining exceptionally high standards of ethical business practices in 3 categories:

Small; 10 employees or less
Medium; 11-50 employees
Large; 50 or more employees

About the Torch Awards

The mission of the Better Business Bureau is to promote and foster the highest ethical relationships between businesses and the public through voluntary self-regulation, consumer and business education and service excellence.

In this spirit, the Council of Better Business Bureaus has established an annual awards program in order to gain public recognition for American businesses that maintain a solid commitment to conducting their business practices in an ethical manner. Each year, American companies are selected through a nationwide competition to receive the Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. While the Award recognizes outstanding American businesses, it also promotes a fair and honorable marketplace for all Americans.

You'll Be In Good Company

Alex Ray, owner of The Common Man Family of Restaurants, is known just as much for his family style restaurants across New Hampshire as he is for his tireless philanthropic work in communities across the state. Communty service has always been a hallmark of The Common Man Family of Restaurants. Each restaurant strives to become a cornerstone of their community by allowing employees to volunteer with local organizations, organizing quarterly benefit nights at each restaurant and making in-kind donations such as food and beverages for imporant community events.