Public Sector Catering

The Latest Issue of Public Sector Catering is Out Now! This month's highlights include: ✅ Procurement – A look into the major players shaping the sector ✅ HCA Forum – Hospital caterers gear up for a key industry event ✅ Breakfast – Government confirms 750 schools for breakfast club pilot ☕🥐 ✅ Care – National Association Of Care Catering (NACC) launches the Care Chef of the Year competition 🍽️🏆 ✅ Food Waste – The essentials on ‘simpler recycling’ ♻️ ✅ Free-from – Allergies, intolerances & lifestyle choices explored Don’t miss out! Read the March issue online here: https://lnkd.in/e3yM_V8 📖 #PublicFood #PSC #PublicSectorCatering #FoodIndustry #Sustainability #CateringNews

We are excited to reveal the last group of finalists for the Public Sector Catering Awards, a platform dedicated to celebrating excellence across the industry. 🎉 https://lnkd.in/e8WuTUai A huge congratulations to all the finalists who have demonstrated outstanding contributions in their fields! 👏 🏆 University Catering Award (Sponsored by TUCO Ltd Foundation) 🍽️ Food at UCL (Gather & Gather at UCL) 🍽️ Halls Catering Teams - The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Political Science 🍽️ Source Catering - University of Bristol 🍽️ The Royal Holloway, University of London Catering Team 🍽️ University of Southampton Catering Department 🏆 Contract Caterer of the Year Award (Sponsored by Lockhart Catering Equipment) 🍽️ Angel Hill Food Co. 🍽️ Dolce Catering 🍽️ ESS (Compass Group UK & Ireland) 🍽️ HCL 🍽️ Nourish Contract Catering 🍽️ TNS - The New Standard Catering Management Ltd 🏆 Chef of the Year Award (Sponsored by Unox UK Ltd) 👨🍳 Kerrey Healey - St Mary’s Hospital, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 👩🍳 Polly Higginson - ProVeg UK 👨🍳 Michael King - University of Sussex, Chartwells UK 👨🍳 Matt Lord - ESS 👩🍳 Cassie Neale - Loughborough University 👨🍳 Andrew Politi - Medirest 👨🍳 Nedko Rusev - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 👨🍳 Adrian Smith - Royal Brompton Hospital 🏆 Health and Nutrition Award (Sponsored by Bidfood UK) 🥦 Argyll and Bute Council 🥦 Aria Care's Hospitality From The Heart Framework 🥦 Care UK 🥦 ESS 🥦 Health & Independent Living Support (HILS) 🥦 Orlaith Curran - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust 🥦 Shire Services Congratulations again to all the finalists! 🎉 We can’t wait to celebrate your achievements at the awards ceremony. Find out more and book places - https://lnkd.in/e8WuTUai #PSCAwards

Public Sector Catering Awards Finalists Announced! We’re excited to reveal the latest group of finalists for the Public Sector Catering Awards 2025, taking place on 24th April 2025 at the London Hilton Metropole! 🎉 Today's announcement includes nominees for: 🏆 Prison Catering Award (New for 2025) 🏆 Armed Forces Caterer of the Year Award 🏆 Sustainability Award 🏆 Unsung Hero Award Meet the finalists: https://lnkd.in/eZrPiQcd A huge congratulations to all the incredible individuals and teams making a difference in public sector catering! 👏 The final group of shortlisted nominees will be announced tomorrow, with the full list available on Monday, 31st March. Stay tuned! #CateringAwards #PublicSectorCatering #Recognition #PSCAwards #FoodServiceExcellence

Exciting news!🇬🇧 Love British Food is delighted to announce that its unique podcast series has been shortlisted for the prestigious Marketing Award at the 2025 Public Sector Catering Awards, marking a significant recognition just one year after its launch....

The third group of finalists for the Public Sector Catering Awards 2025 has been revealed! 🎉 This round includes: 🏥 Hospital Catering Award (sponsored by HOBART Service UK) 💡 Innovation Award (sponsored by Britvic plc) 🎓 Catering College Award (sponsored by AROUND NOON.) Meet the finalists in these three categories: https://lnkd.in/evgEHDZd These awards celebrate excellence in catering across schools, hospitals, universities, prisons, care homes, the Armed Forces, and contract catering. Book your tickets and join us next month as we celebrate industry excellence! #PSCawards #CateringExcellence #PublicSectorCatering 🎉 Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Simply Serve Ltd Sodexo apetito UK Chartwells UK Dolce Catering Gather & Gather Queen's University Belfast SchoolGrid Cambridge Regional College Eastleigh College

He’s done it again! Another incredible achievement for Gerald Aberdeen – he’s been shortlisted for a second award! This time, he’s in the running for Catering Manager of the Year at the Public Sector Catering Awards! https://lnkd.in/eTzwHC4y  His dedication and excellence continue to shine and we couldn’t be prouder. Congratulations Gerald and best of luck!  #Proud #AwardsSeason #PSCAwards #CateringExcellence #PublicSectorCatering #SchoolMeals stirfood.co.uk

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We’re thrilled to have been nominated for the Marketing Award at this year’s PSC Awards for our work on the LACA Grab 'N' Go Challenge! 🏆✨ A huge thank you to our amazing team and partners for making this possible. 🙌 Fingers crossed for the big night! 🤞 #PSCawards #LACAGrabNGo #Teamwork Public Sector Catering LACA - The School Food People Read more about it here https://lnkd.in/ezeSgpbC

🌟 More Public Sector Catering Awards Finalists Announced! 🌟 The second group of finalists for the Public Sector Catering Awards 2024 has been revealed, featuring: 🏆 Education Catering Award (sponsored by Premier Foods Foodservice) 🏆 Team of the Year Award (sponsored by Essential Cuisine) 🏆 Catering Manager of the Year Award (Sponsored by RATIONAL AG) Meet the finalists: https://lnkd.in/eTzwHC4y These awards celebrate the incredible individuals and teams dedicated to delivering outstanding catering services across the public sector. 🍽️👏 📅 Date: Thursday, 24th April 2024 📍 Venue: London Hilton Metropole Jayne Jones, chair of the PSC Alliance, highlights the importance of these awards, saying “The Public Sector Catering Awards give us all a chance to pause, reflect, and celebrate the hard work, innovation, and collaboration that takes place every day.” 🎟️ Want to attend? Secure your tickewt for an unforgettable evening, including a pre-dinner drinks reception, three-course meal, awards ceremony, and entertainment until 1 AM! https://lnkd.in/eTzwHC4y #PSCawards #CateringExcellence #PublicSectorCatering

🌟 Public Sector Catering Awards 2025 – First Finalists Revealed! 🌟 We’re thrilled to announce the finalists in the first four categories of the Public Sector Catering Awards 2025! 🎉 https://lnkd.in/ezeSgpbC Due to a record-breaking number of entries this year (up nearly 40% from last year!), we’ll be unveiling finalists across five days instead of the usual four. The full line-up will be revealed on Monday, March 31st, with the winners announced at the gala dinner on Thursday, April 24th, at Hilton London Metropole. 🔹 Care Catering Award (sponsored by Cereal Partners Worldwide (Nestlé & General Mills)) ✅ Debbie Pope - HC-One ✅ Aria Care Catering Team ✅ Care UK ✅ Norse Group’s Catering Team ✅ Signature Dining Ltd 🔹 Marketing Award (sponsored by WAFFLEMEISTER) ✅ Aria Care’s Nutrition and Hydration Week Campaign ✅ King's College London ✅ Love British Food Podcast ✅ SchoolGrid - LACA - The School Food People Grab & Go Challenge ✅ Shire Services 🔹 Training & Apprenticeship Award (sponsored by Brakes UK) ✅ ESS part of Compass Group UK & Ireland ✅ Forward with Marcus Wareing Training Programme ✅ HCL 🔹 Special Contribution Award (sponsored by Middleton Foods) ✅ Mathieu Eke - Simply Serve Ltd, Yeovil District Hospital ✅ Rachel Keys - HC-One ✅ Maureen O’Leary - Sodexo ✅ Dr. Santosh Salunkhe - Dunsters Farm David Foad, editor of Public Sector Catering Magazine, shared his excitement: "We have been absolutely blown away by the response this year. Despite the challenges faced by public sector caterers, it’s fantastic to see such enthusiasm for recognizing the incredible work of individuals and teams in this industry." 👏 Congratulations to all the finalists! Stay tuned as we reveal more categories throughout the week. https://lnkd.in/ezeSgpbC #PSCAwards #PublicSectorCatering #CateringAwards #Recognition #PSCAwards2025

🚨 Exciting Update! 🚨 We've had lots of questions about the list of finalists for this year's Public Sector Catering Awards – and we’re thrilled to share that the judges are hard at work this week, reviewing a record number of entries for 2025! 🏆👏 📅 Finalists will be revealed next week! Good luck to everyone who entered! Want more details or to book your place? Head to 👉 www.pscawards.co.uk #PSCAwards #PublicSectorCatering #AwardsSeason