Your 2024 Contract Catering Awards finalists

We are delighted to present the finalists for our 2024 Contract Catering Awards. The winners will be announced at the 12^th edition of our leading industry event, which will be held at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in London once again on 18^th March.

The finalists have done incredibly well just to have made this shortlist, which was narrowed down from an array of high–quality entries from across the sector by a panel of expert industry judges. To purchase tickets to the awards, or for further information, please go to contractcateringawards.co.uk.

AREA MANAGER OF THE YEAR                    
Graham Ashfield – Mellors Catering Services 
Louise Dennick – Blue Apple Catering     
Ian Edwards – ESS              
Fiona Gilbertson – Gather & Gather
Simone Santeramo – Vacherin    

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY AWARD                 
Jon Higgins – Elior              
Samantha Lawrence – BM Caterers            
Diana Pintrijel – BM Caterers        
Sarah Thomson – Vacherin 

CONTRACT CATERER AWARD  
BM Caterers          
Grazing  
Impact Food Group           
Lexington Catering            
The Pantry Catering 

CSR AWARD                   
Caterlink
CH&CO  
Eurest     
Sodexo  
TNS Catering 

DEVELOPMENT CHEF OF THE YEAR 
Gemma Evans–Hurley – Eurest  
Jack Godfrey – TNS Catering Management              
Jon Lilley – Lexington Catering   
Chris Ribaudo – Blue Apple Catering         
Tracey Usher – NYES Catering     

EDUCATION AWARD      
Matthew Bennett – Chartwells Independent – Rugby School       
Lorna Bull – Impact Food Group                    
Steph Hall – Chartwells  
Alexandra Wilcock – Sodexo         

HEALTHCARE CATERING AWARD             
Lauren Bowen – ISS Facilities Services 
Jane Mardle – TNS Catering Management                
David Morgan – Medirest                 
Paul Robottom – Signature Dining 

INNOVATION AWARD 
Alexandra Abraham – Elior             
Amanda Scott, Compass Group UK & Ireland   
Valentina De Pascale – Palmer & Howells                  
Scott Freeman – ESS        
Claire Small – Taylor Shaw               

MARKETING AWARD                 
Eurest     
Lexington Catering          
The Pantry 

PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT AWARD              
Liam Hatcher – CH&CO 
Michael Taylor – Sodexo                    

RISING STAR AWARD    
Molly Borley–Evans – TNS Catering
Millie–Jay Hall – NEC Group
Urvashi Patel – Compass Healthcare         
Jamie Powell – Eurest     
Jo Start – BaxterStorey    

SENIOR EXECUTIVE AWARD
Craig Coombs – Coombs Catering Partnership 
Neil Fuller – Caterlink       
Bryan Lygate – Impact Food Group            
Catherine Roe – Elior        
Annette Ryan Murphy – Nourish Contract Catering             

SPORTS, LEISURE & EVENT CATERING AWARD                  
Michael Mitchell – Sodexo Live – The ACC Liverpool            
Cathy Schofield – Amadeus – NEC Group       

UNIT HERO OF THE YEAR               
Charlie Becke – BaxterStorey 
Adam Collison – Sodexo                    
Emma Labbett–Cadden – Mellors Catering Services 

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