President and group publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality and Hotelier magazine Mitch Kostuch has passed away at the age of 83.

Kostuch worked in many capacities with Southam Business Publications, a division of Southam Press—one of the country’s biggest newspaper and magazine publishers, for 17 years.

He leaves behind his children, grandchildren and is predeceased by his wife June. To read more about the life of one of the industry’s most respected figures, visit Food Service and Hospitality.