On Friday 12th October, Bunzl Catering Supplies will be sponsoring the Catering Manager of the Year award category at the Foodservice Cateys 2018. The awards, launched by The Caterer in 2013, feature 19 categories to celebrate foodservice employees across the UK, from chefs to procurement teams. The Foodservice Cateys reward those individuals and teams that work diligently to make sure their business delivers an exceptional service every day.

More than 70 judges, selected for their expertise and industry knowledge, met in July for two days to debate and draw up the Foodservice Cateys shortlist. The reason why the Foodservice Cateys are considered as a prestigious award is because recipients are nominated, selected and rewarded by their industry peers.

The final winners will remain a closely guarded secret until they are announced at the glamorous awards show on 12 October at London’s Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel.

The full Foodservice Cateys shortlist

Business and Industry Caterer of the Year, sponsored by Franke Coffee Systems

BaxterStorey

Lexington

Vacherin

Catering Manager of the Year, sponsored by Bunzl Catering & Hospitality Division

Rebecca Armstrong, Genuine Dining Company

Melanie Cooke, ISS Food Services

Geoff Moyle, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Chef of the Year (public site), sponsored by Evolve Hospitality

Darren Archer, CH&Co Venues

Tom Parry, Jockey Club Catering

Chef of the Year (private site), sponsored by Staff Heroes

Phil Lee-Robinson, BaxterStorey

Karen Poynter, CH&Co Livery

Adam Thomason, Restaurant Associates

Chef Manager of the Year, sponsored by Search Hospitality

Chris Howard-Kraft, Blue Apple Contract Catering

Adrian Kirikmaa, St Monica Trust

Chris McKinley, British Sugar – Wissington Factory (BaxterStorey)

Tony Mulgrew, Ravenscliffe High School and Sports College Halifax Yorkshire

CSR Award, Unilever Food Solutions

Cardiff County Council

CATERed

Fabulous Fan Fayre

Green & Fortune

Vacherin

Education Caterer of the Year, sponsored by RDA (Restaurant Design Associates)

CATERed

Hampshire County Council Catering Services

Holroyd Howe

Event Caterer of the Year, sponsored by Off to Work

Food Story

Green and Fortune

Sodexo

Front of House Team of the Year (private site), sponsored by Admiral Recruitment

BaxterStorey at St Cross College

BaxterStorey at Nationwide

Rapport at Omnicom

Vacherin at CBRE

Front of House Team of the Year (public site), sponsored by CH&Co Group

The Gherkin by Searcys

Kings Place

Searcys at 30 Euston Square

Healthcare Caterer of the Year, sponsored by Premier Foods

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

St Monica Trust

Healthy Eating Champion, sponsored by Seafood Week

William Cook, Elior

Lin Dickens, Bartlett Mitchell

Amy Roberts, Holroyd Howe

HR Award, sponsored by Caterer.com

People, Talent & Resourcing Team, BaxterStorey

People Development Team, CH&Co

Innovation Award, sponsored by Amadeus

Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire School Holiday Food Programme

Elior and Vita Mojo

Searcys and Searcys Champagne School

Procurement Team of the Year

Sunrise Senior Living

TUCO

Regional Manager of the Year, sponsored by Tchibo

Greg Bramwell, BaxterStorey

Holly Brown, BaxterStorey

Phil Clerkin, Compass Group

Rachel Narayan, Aramark Defence Services

Salesperson of the Year, sponsored by Wilcox Burchmore

Eddie Fairish, Aramark

Sarah Prentice, Blue Apple Contract Catering

Supplier Excellence Award, sponsored by Fresh Montgomery

Bidfood

HIT Training

Kafoodle

Precision Refrigeration

Training Award

Lorna Hendey, Amadeus

People & Development team, CH&Co