Nominations for the Public Sector Catering Awards, which recognise excellence across the sector including contract caterers, will close on Friday 30th January.

The Public Sector Catering Awards celebrate people working throughout the public sector including those who work in schools, hospitals, care homes, prisons, universities, the armed forces and catering colleges.

There are 17 award categories open for nomination, including:

Catering Manager of the Year Award: Nominees for Catering Manager of the Year can work for an in-house or outsourced organisation, at an individual site or across a number of locations.

Chef of the Year Award: This award recognises the chef who provides the highest standards of professionalism for food quality and innovation in a public sector catering environment, whether in-house or for an outsourced organisation. 

Innovation Award: In this category judges are looking for a product or service innovation that has dramatically changed an operator’s catering strategy.

University Catering Award: Judges are looking for an individual, team, or organisation that has had a major influence on the provision of foodservice to students and/or the development of commercial catering operations in a university. 

Sustainability Award: This award aims to recognise the company or organisation that has best integrated social, economic and environmental concerns into its business.

Please ensure you have read the entry criteria thoroughly and answered the questions related to the award you’d like to enter, within the 500-1,000 word limit. 

It is this document that will convince the judges of their worthiness to win the award. You can also include supporting material such as testimonials, menus, CVs, photos etc. Nominate here.

 

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