There are 18 award categories, which represent all areas of the sector, and it is simple to go online to nominate yourself, a colleague or a team online.
There are 16 categories available for nomination with the exception of the Armed Forces Caterer of the Year Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. The winners will be crowned on Thursday 13th April 2023 at the Hilton London Metropole.
The Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to the individual or organisation who, during a notable career in the industry, has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities, drive, ideas and influence that makes them a worthy winner of the highest accolade the industry can bestow. Previous winners have included Andy Jones, Owen Sidaway and Jeanette Orrey.
The 16 categories available for nomination include:
Care Catering Award: Nominations are sought for an individual, team or organisation involved in the delivery of resident mealtimes in a care setting who has significantly improved catering services for clients and residents.
Catering College Award: The training and educating of the next generation of chefs, catering managers and front of house staff for our industry is of paramount importance. The award is open to individuals, teams or an organisation who have delivered exceptional results in student qualifications.
Catering Manager of the Year Award: The winner will need to demonstrate both exceptional skill when delivering for their client/organisation and the ability to develop and motivate staff and colleagues.
Chef of the Year Award: This award recognises the chef who provides the highest standards of professionalism for food quality and innovation in a public sector catering environment, whether in-house or for an outsourced organisation.
Contract Caterer of the Year Award: The award for the top-performing company supplying outsourced catering and support services to the public sector in either an individual area or across the sector.
Education Catering Award: Nominations are invited for catering professionals, teams and organisations working in establishments within the education sector and recognises excellence in the provision of foodservice for schools and academies in the state sector.
Health and Nutrition Award: We are looking to recognise good practice in the delivery of a clear health and nutrition strategy within an individual area or across the sector.
Hospital Catering Award: It will be presented to the individual, team or organisation who has best demonstrated an improvement in patient, staff and visitor meal provision or in one of these areas in particular.
Innovation Award: Judges are looking for a product or service innovation that has dramatically changed an operator’s catering strategy.
Marketing Award: We’re looking for a marketing initiative or sustained campaign by an individual, team or organisation working for an outsourced or in-house operation that has proved successful and exceeded expectations.
Special Contribution Award: This will be awarded to an organisation, team or individual who, although not directly involved in providing catering services to the industry, have performed a role that has had a significant influence on the provision of services in one or more areas of the public sector.
Sustainability Award: We’re looking for the company or organisation that has best integrated social, economic and environmental concerns into its business.
Team of the Year Award: This award recognises the amazing results that can be achieved by getting a group of individuals working to collective aims and objectives.
Training and Apprenticeship Award: We are looking for the company, organisation or individual that has shown the most outstanding commitment to developing skills and abilities, particularly among young or disadvantaged people.
University Catering Award: We’re looking for an individual, team or organisation that has had a major influence on the provision of foodservice to students and/or the development of commercial operations in a University operation.
Unsung Hero: Within every organisation there is an individual or perhaps a team that go beyond the norm and support their customers, colleagues or the wider community in exceptional ways. This award will recognise these people who may not otherwise get the acclaim they deserve.
Please ensure you have read the entry criteria thoroughly and answered the questions related to the award you’d like to enter, within the 500-1,000 word limit.
It is this document that will convince the judges of their worthiness to win the award. You can also include supporting material such as testimonials, menus, CVs, photos etc. The deadline for entering the Public Sector Catering Awards is Friday 10th February 2023.