Texan Bakery & Café Earns Award for Ethics in Business
La Madeleine French Bakery & Café was honored with the 2018 Cary M. Maguire Spirit of Ethics Award at the 18th annual Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award (GDBEA) luncheon on Tuesday, May 8.
Named after Dallas businessman and philanthropist Cary M. Maguire, the Spirit of Ethics award recognizes honorees demonstrating and advocating above-and-beyond ethical practices.
In addition to the Spirit of Ethics award, La Madeleine was one of two recipients of the 2018 Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award. For the past 18 years, the GDBEA has honored companies who demonstrate a measurable commitment to high ethical standards and corporate responsibility in everyday operations, management, philosophies and responses to crises and challenges.
“We are humbled to receive the 2018 Greater Dallas Business Ethics and Cary M. Maguire Spirit of Ethics Awards,” said John Cahill, president and COO of la Madeleine. “To be celebrated for our culture of ethical excellence is an honor, and we are grateful to be acknowledged by the NTEA for our efforts. I am incredibly proud of our team who goes above and beyond everyday to not only uphold the ethical culture at La Madeleine, but celebrate it and make it stronger.”
La Madeleine’s founder, Patrick Esquerré, joined John Cahill on stage to accept the Cary M. Maguire Spirit of Ethics Award. Esquerré shared with the audience, “The secret to La Madeleine’s commitment to ethics is that we operate as a family.”
The North Texas Ethics Association’s mission is to inspire, recognize and educate companies about ethical business practices by providing training and educational opportunities to businesses in the DFW area.
Dallas-based La Madeleine French Bakery & Café was founded in 1983 by Patrick Esquerré of Tours, France. His dream was to bring the traditions and recipes of his childhood in the French countryside to America.