From care homes to community services such as Meals on Wheels and Lunch Clubs, NACC members have been encouraged to nominate ‘unsung heroes’ within the care catering sector.
The judges are looking for nominations in the following categories:
- The Triumph Over Adversity Award, sponsored by Bullseye Food Packaging
- Care Establishment of the Year Award, sponsored by Hobart UK
- Meals on Wheels Award, sponsored by apetito
- Catering Team of the Year Award, sponsored by CaterCloud
- Catering Manager of the Year Award, sponsored by Unilever Food Solutions
- Our Care Catering Hero Award, sponsored by Premier Foods
Sue Cawthray, national chair of the NACC, said: “The NACC Awards are an incredibly important part of the NACC calendar of events and our opportunity to showcase and celebrate the exceptional talent, innovation and dedication that care caterers across the country consistently demonstrate.
“Good food and nutrition coupled with uplifting dining experiences are fundamental to quality care. Care caterers are keenly aware of the impact mealtimes can have on both physical and mental wellbeing and their desire to do the very best by their residents and clients drives excellence in our sector.
“This has never been more evident than throughout the pandemic, which has been a particularly challenging for care catering. Through our awards we have the privilege of sharing the many inspirational stories and initiatives. I encourage all our members to enter the NACC Awards 2021 and give our frontline unsung heroes the recognition they deserve.”
The shortlisted finalists will be announced in August, with the overall winners revealed at the NACC Training & Development Forum.
For more information on the NACC Awards, visit here.