The Public Sector Catering Awards 2020 will take place on Thursday 15 September at the Hilton London Metropole and will bring together more than 600 industry colleagues to celebrate the winners and pay tribute to all shortlisted nominees. Book your place at the PSC Awards Night, here.
There are 17 award categories as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award presented on the night. The awards aim to celebrate the work of individuals and teams who work in a public sector environment.
For the 2020 PSC Awards there were a record number of entries (170) and the 17 judges helped whittle down the nominations to create the shortlist of finalists:
Armed Forces Caterer of the Year Award
- Sgt Justin Collings - Royal Air Force
- WO1 Jamie Edwards - Army
- WO1 Sam Hogg - Royal Navy
Care Catering Award
- Alan Bulmer - Anchor Hanover
- Care UK
- Linda Davies - Thurlaston Meadows Care Home
- Tony O'Hara - South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
- Signature Dining
Catering College Award (NEW for 2020)
- Cambridge Regional College
- Edinburgh College
- Molly Shaher - Middlesbrough College
Catering Manager of the Year Award (NEW for 2020)
- Dan Hoggett - Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic NHS FT
- Annabel Hurst - Cardiff University
- Richard Jenkins - ESS, Compass Group UK & Ireland
- Elliott Jones - The Genuine Dining Co
- Kirsty Price - Compass Group UK & Ireland
- Aleksandra Walczak - Royal Holloway, University of London
Chef of the Year Award
- Steven Cross - Park Community School
- James Larkins - Compass Group UK & Ireland
- Heather Mitchell - Harrogate Grammar School, Red Kite Learning Trust
- Harry Pond - Loughborough University
- David Simms - Restaurant Associates
Contract Caterer of the Year
- Caring Cooks of Jersey
- Innovate - Impact Food Group
- Restaurant Associates
- The Genuine Dining Co
Education Catering Award
- Caring Cooks of Jersey
- Chartwells
- Rosemary Molinari - Sodexo
- Tony Mulgrew - Ravenscliffe High School
- Park Community School Catering Team
Health and Nutrition Award
- Caterlink Ltd
- Chartwells Nutrition & Engagement Team
- ESS Food Transformation Team
- Greg Lessons - London Fire Brigade
- The Peas Please Partnership
Hospital Catering Award
- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Catering Team
- NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Catering Strategy Team
- Stewart McKenzie - NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
- NHS Ayrshire & Arran Catering Team
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Lee Wyatt - Cardiff & Vale UHB
Innovation Award
- Josh Blakemore - Academy
- CRB Cunninghams
- Frank the Barista at the University of Reading
- Simply Puree - Simply Food Solutions
Marketing Award
- NACC North Regional Committee
- Roberta Sarson – Chartwells
- Hayley Stafford - Lancashire County Council
- University of the Arts London & BaxterStorey
- Amanda Whatley - Hampshire County Council Catering Services (HC3S)
Special Contribution to Public Sector Catering Award
- Food Services Specialist Group - British Dietetic Association
- Andy Kemp – Bidfood
- Katharine Tate - The Food Teacher
Sustainability Award (updated for 2020)
- Brakes
- David Nuttall - Harper Adams University
- Alison O'Gorman - Chartwells at Sussex University
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Catering Team
- Nick White - University of Cambridge
Team of the Year Award
- Harrogate Neighbours Housing Association Hospitality Team
- HMP Berwyn Catering Department
- Minehead Middle School Catering Team
- NHS Ayrshire & Arran Catering Team
- Park Community School Catering Team
Training and Apprenticeship Award
- Compass Group UK & Ireland
- Leicestershire Traded Services - School Food Catering
- Mathew Shropshall - UCB, College of Food
University Catering Award
- Annabel Hurst - Cardiff University
- David Nuttall - Harper Adams University
- Gary Pace & the Eat Hope Team - Liverpool Hope University
- Linda Sidebotham - Chartwells at the University of Salford
- Vacherin at Regent's University London
Unsung Hero (NEW for 2020)
- Donna Amiteye - Norse Catering
- Lorna Bell - ISS Education
- Liz Kitson - Torfaen County Borough Council
- Greg Lessons - London Fire Brigade
- Lee Taylor - Academy