For the second year running, five finalists will be battling it out for the chance to win £1,000 worth of vouchers for their care home as well as a £250 John Lewis voucher.
Stewart McKenzie has stepped down after two years in post as chair, during which time Smith was vice chair.
The annual ceremony took place during the President’s dinner, at the HCA National Leadership and Development Forum, held at Celtic manor in Newport.
The awards recognise the commitment and contribution of the association’s members.
Called SUP Spotlight on UK Foodservice 2019 – It’s All About Single Use Plastics, it has been produced by TAF Catering Consultancy.
The scheme is a means-tested initiative and offers pregnant women and parents of children under the age of four vouchers to help them buy foods including milk, vitamins, fruit and vegetables.
Researchers from the University of East Anglia found that although 20% of their study group already had ‘low intake dehydration’ and a further 28% ‘impending dehydration’ testing that used 49 signs
The call comes as the Department for Farming and Rural Affairs released figures, which the RSPCA says show that 94m animals were slaughtered without stunning in 2018.
It will take place at the Telford International Centre and the two-day event aims to bring together buyers, decision makers and influencers from across the entire industry.
From an unpromising start in life when he was given up for adoption and raised by violent adoptive parents, he has since served with distinction as a Royal Marines Commando and in the Parachute Reg