Each day this week we will reveal four more, until all 20 have been announced. There is no ranking involved – someone is either on the list or not.
Sue Cawthray
Well into her second spell as chair of the National Association of Care Catering (NACC), the organisation for care home caterers and community meal providers, Sue has worked within the elderly sector for more than 26 years, including hands-on support and care, business management and strategic planning, marketing and fundraising.
She says: “The care catering sector is struggling with the increase in food costs and staff shortages across care settings, so we need a call to action before care homes and vital services close.”
Sharon Hodgson
The Labour MP for Washington and Sunderland West is Parliamentary Private Secretary to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on School Food.
In October she chaired an emergency session of the Food and Drink Supply Chain APPG, saying: “Given how vital this sector is to the UK economy, from public sector catering to hospitality venues, it is vital that the Government listens to the evidence brought forward in this session.”
Andy Jones
Andy has been involved in hospital catering for more than 30 years, is a past chair of the Hospital Caterers Association and currently works as a consultant to the NHS
He was also chair of the PSC100 Group until May. An inveterate social media user, he notably appeared on a BBC Countryfile episode calling on the public sector to use better quality meat.
Susan Jebb
Professor Susan Jebb, the chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), was an adviser to the National Food Strategy, chaired the cross-government expert advisory group on obesity (2007–2011) and the Department of Health responsibility deal food network (2011–2015).
On the FSA’s recent food report, she said: “The good news is that despite the challenges of the pandemic and the UK’s exit from the EU, food standards in the UK remain high.”
Look out for more names tomorrow (November 29th).