The Charitable Endeavour award aims to recognise individuals, teams and businesses that have gone ‘the extra mile’ to raise funds for the hospitality industry’s charities. The remit of the Apprentice of the Year award has been widened to recognise anyone who has undertaken great learning or professional development.
John Cunningham, chief executive of the FEA, said: “Many FEA members are passionate about charitable fundraising, and every year we learn about the incredible lengths some of their staff go to in order to raise money for charity. We’ve had some amazing applications for this first event, and we think it’s a great way to celebrate some of the people who raise money for good causes in our industry.”
The main conference will feature presentations on:
- The state of the economy from Simon Westaway, former chief economist and head of investment strategy group at Vanguard Europe
- A look at emerging foodservice trends from strategic advisor and futurist Simon Stenning
- Group panels and discussions examining a range of important issues for the foodservice equipment sector, including sustainability, energy usage, service and maintenance and recruitment
- The keynote address will be given by Nigel Owens MBE, acclaimed rugby referee and TV presenter
The Foodservice Equipment Association (FEA) is the independent, authoritative voice of the foodservice equipment industry, representing nearly 200 companies who supply, service and maintain all types of commercial catering equipment - from utensils to full kitchen schemes.
For full information on this year’s FEA conference and to book your tickets, visit the conference website https://feaconference.co.uk/.