This year, for the first time, up to five nominees have been named on the shortlist where categories have been very heavily supported.
There are 14 nominated awards that are judged by a panel of independent industry experts, plus two special ones that are chosen by a special Cost Sector Catering team.
You can see below the full shortlist:
Cost Sector Catering Awards 2013
Shortlisted Nominees
Armed Services Award
Warrant Officer W Dixon (RAF)
Able Seaman L Gaffney (RN)
Warrant Officer Class 2 (Staff Quartermaster Sergeant) D Oliver (British Army)
Care Catering Award
James Cannon, General Catering Manager, Bartlett Mitchell - The Priory
Liz Dobson, Service Manager, Catering & Facilities, Nottingham City Council
Preston Walker, Kitchen Manager, Oak House Residential Care Home
Chef Award
Gareth Billington, Executive Head Chef, Sodexo Prestige at Everton Football Club
Bob Brown, Regional Executive Chef, Eurest
Steve Golding, Executive Chef, Sodexo Prestige
Gerard O'Sullivan, Culinary Director, Aramark
Darren Thompson, Executive Chef, International Large Accounts, Sodexo
Contract Catering Award
Aspens Services
Innovate Services
ISS Facility Services Education
Taylor Shaw
The Brookwood Partnership
Contract Catering District Manager Award
Jason Bendell, Senior Account Manager, Sodexo Prestige and Corporate Services
Emilia Brinkworth, Operations Manager, The Brookwood Partnership Ltd
Georgina Cooper, Operations Business Manager, Bartlett Mitchell
Corporate Responsibility Award
Bartlett Mitchell
Edinburgh Napier University
The University of Manchester
Education Award
Nicola Bowen-Smith, Kitchen Manager, Riverbank School
Catering Team, Tayside Contracts
Steve Evans, General Services Manager, Nottingham Girls High School
Lynda Mitchell & The Contracts Team, Contracts Management, North Somerset Council
Brad Pearce, Education Catering Manager, Plymouth City Council
Event Caterer Award
Ampersand Events
Aramark
The University of Manchester
Healthcare Award
Andrew Jones, Services Development Director, ISS Facility Services - Healthcare
Derrick Stevens, Catering Services Manager, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Jill Venables, Head of Facilities, Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Marketing Award
Education Catering, Cardiff Council
Manchester Fayre
NACC GWR Working Group
Public Sector Award
Gerry Clinton, Catering and Traded Services Manager, Havering Catering Services
Sue Harrison, Head of Catering, House of Commons
Carol McMath, Catering Cook Trainer, Kibble Education & Care Centre
Stadia Award
CGC Events Ltd
Levy Restaurants @ Chelsea Football Club
London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Unit Manager Award
Stuart Cawley, General Manager, Bartlett Mitchell
Diana Davies, Unit Manager, Elior
Ian Mulligan, Unit Catering Manager, Manchester Fayre
Hazel Parry, Catering Manager / Chef, Thomas Franks
Elisa-Jade Romford-Smith, Chef Manager, Bartlett Mitchell
University/College Award
Brian Cole, Catering Manager, New College, Oxford
Sarah Parker, Catering Services Manager, The Cheltenham Ladies College
Dominic Rumsey, Restaurant and Bar Manager, Royal Northern College of Music