Best Independent Marketing Campaign

Shortlisted:
The Canbury Arms, Kingston upon Thames
The Pigs Pub, Edgefield, Norfolk
Restaurant Alimentum, Cambridge
The Swan, West Malling, Kent

Judges:
Emma Benney, Group Marketing Director, Malmaison + Hotel du Vin
Andrea McKay, Vice President Marketing Services, Hilton Hotels
John Pain, Marketing Director, Compass Group UK and Ireland
Ian Taylor, Consultant
Greg Ward, Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, von Essen Hotels
Paul West, Managing Director, Ignite Marketing
Catherine Whittle, Sales and Marketing Director, The Vineyard at Stockcross

Sponsor:
Hotelympia

Best Use of Technology Award

Shortlisted:
Compass Group UK and Ireland
Heathcotes Group
Premier Inn
Royal Garden Hotel, London

Judges:
Duncan Cressall, Regional Manager (South), UPP Residential Services
Clive Holland, Managing Director, Sugarvine
Stephen Minall, Director/Owner, Wrapid
Nicholas Mortimer, Manager, Domino’s Pizza UK/ROI
Diana Spellman, Managing Director, Partners in Purchasing
Alan Taylor, Non-Executive Director, Ponti’s

Sponsor:
Computer Weekly

Hotel of the Year – Group

Shortlisted:
Lodge on the Park, Bristol
Milestone Hotel, London
South Lodge, Lower Beeding

Judges:
Gerard Basset, Co-proprietor, Hotel TerraVina
Craig Bancroft, Managing Director, Northcote Group
Robin Hutson, Director, Hutson Management
Andrew McKenzie, Managing Director, The Vineyard at Stockcross
Simon Numphud, Hotel Services Manager, Automobile Association
Stuart Procter, General Manager, The Stafford
Marvin Rust, Global Managing Partner Hospitality, Deloitte
Debbie Taylor, Managing Director, The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa

Sponsor:
Matthew Clark

Hotel of the Year – Independent

Shortlisted:
The Goring Hotel, London
The Hoxton Urban Lodge, London
Lucknam Park, Colerne, Chippenham

Judges:
Richard Ball, Managing Director, Calcot Manor
Beppo Buchanan-Smith, Managing Director, The Isle of Eriska Hotel
Gordon Cartwright, UK and Overseas Key Account Manager, Automobile Association
David Cochrane, Chief Executive, HIT Scotland
Melvin Gold, Managing Director, Melvin Gold Consulting
Grant Hearn, Chief Executive Officer, Travelodge Hotels
Theresa Maw, General Manager, Renaissance Chancery Court
David Orr, Chief Executive, City Inn

Sponsor:
Colliers Robert Barry

Education and Training Award

Shortlisted:
Michael Coaker, Senior Lecturer Operations, Thames Valley University
Julia Sibley, Chief Executive, The Savoy Educational Trust
Sean Wheeler, Group Director of People Development, Malmaison and Hotel du Vin

Judges:
John Campbell, Executive Chef/Head of Food and Beverage, The Vineyard at Stockcross
David Foskett, Head of School, Thames Valley University
Sandra Gorman, Consultant, BSG Consort
Linda Halliday, Human Resources Director, BaxterStorey
Penny Moore, Chief Executive, Hospitality Action
Dawn Spalding, Group Editor, Personnel Today
Cyrus Todiwala, Patron/Executive Chef, Café Spice Namasté

Sponsor:
The Institute of Hospitality

Accessibility Award

Shortlisted:
Hilton Newcastle Gateshead
Holiday Inn London – Bloomsbury
imago at Burleigh Court
The True Lovers Knot, Blandford

Judges:
David Battersby, Managing Director, Hospitality and Leisure Manpower
Arnold Fewell, Managing Director, AVF Marketing
Tim Gardiner, Vice Chairman, Tourism for All UK
Julie Howell, Director of PR, Fortune Cookie
Michael McGrath, Director, Michael McGrath Management Services
Alan Pearce, Chairman of Trustees, Claridge House

Sponsor:
Personnel Today

Sustainable Business Award

Shortlisted:
BaxterStorey
The Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder
Harper Adams University College, Newport

Judges:
Dominic Burbridge, Hospitality and Leisure Section Leader, The Carbon Trust
Jane Carlton Smith, Director, CESHI
Matthew Rowland-Jones, Business Development Manager, Envirowise
Ben Reynolds, Network Director, Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming
Vanessa Scott, Director, Strattons Hotel

Sponsor:
Nestl� Professional

Pub and Bar Award

Shortlisted:
Andrew Coath, Licensee, The Swan, Salford
Tom and Ed Martin, ETM Group
Hamish Stoddart and Lee Cash, Peach Pub Company

Judges:
Steph Barton, Director, The Drunken Duck Inn
Philip Burgess, Director, The Dartmoor Inn at Lydford
Stephen Doherty, Chef/Director, The First Floor Café
Andrew Pern, Chef/Owner, The Star Inn
Alexander Salussolia, Managing Director, Glendola Leisure
Cathie Smith, Director, British Institute of Innkeeping
Ed Turner, Commercial Director, Geronimo Inns

Sponsor:
Caterersearch.com

Manager of the Year

Shortlisted:
Richard Edney, Operations Manager, Swan at the Globe
Daniel Pereira, General Manager, The Glasshouse and Scotsman Hotels
Jonathan Raggett, Managing Director, Red Carnation Hotels
Carrie Wicks, Director of Operations, Firmdale Hotels

Judges:
Chris Galvin, Chef Patron, Galvin Restaurants
Phil Hooper, Corporate Affairs Director, Sodexo
Harry Murray, Managing Director, Lucknam Park Hotel
David Nicholls, Corporate Director of Food and Beverage, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Ann Pierce, Chief Executive, Springboard
Michael Purtill, General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Canary Wharf
Will Smith, Owner, Arbutus Restaurants

Sponsor:
The Dudson Group

Public Sector Caterer Award

Shortlisted:
Shire Services
Graham Walker, Head of Hotel Services, St Andrews Healthcare
Richard Ware, Head of Services, Cambridgeshire Catering and Cleaning Services

Judges:

Sue Hawkins, Care Catering Services Manager, Dorset County Council
Roger Kellow, Government Account Manager, Hobart UK
Vic Laws, Director, AVL Consultancy
Alison McCree, Associate Director of Facilities and Perfomance, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Ron McKenzie, Head of Facilities, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Neil Porter, National Chairman, LACA
Alan Tuckwood, Head of Catering and Physical Education, HM Prison Service
Richard Wilson, Director of Nutrition and Dietetics, King’s College Hospital

Sponsor:
apetito

Restaurateur of the Year – Group

Shortlisted:
Eren Ali, Managing Director, Las Iguanas
Iain Donald, Operations Director, Individual Restaurant Company
Andrew Page, Restaurant Group

Judges:
Nick Basing
Tim Cookson, Chairman, Litmus Partnership
Jonathan Doughty, Group Managing Director, Coverpoint
Paul Ettinger, Business Development Director, Caffé Nero
Simon Kossoff, Managing Director, Carluccio’s
Ian Neill, Chairman, wagamama
Robin Rowland, Chief Executive Officer, YO! Sushi

Sponsor:
Bunzl Catering Supplies & Bunzl Lockhart Catering Equipment

Restaurateur of the Year – Independent

Shortlisted:
Claude and Claire Bosi, Chef Patron, Hibiscus
Chris and Jeff Galvin, Patrons, Galvin at Windows
James Thomson, Owner, The Witchery by the Castle

Judges:
Pascal Aussignac, Chef Patron, Club Gascon
Anthony Demetre, Owner, Arbutus Restaurants
Paul Heathcote, Chief Executive, Heathcotes Restaurants
Paul Hickman, Analyst, KBC Peel Hunt
Jacquie Pern, Owner, The Star Inn at Harome
Richard Shepherd, Managing Director, Langan’s
Alan Yau, Chief Executive Officer, Hakkasan

Sponsor:
Brakes

Menu of the Year

Shortlisted:
The Clog & Billycock, Blackburn, Lancashire
The Harwood Arms, Fulham
Purnell’s, Birmingham

Judges:
Charles Boyd, Chief Executive, Chester Boyd
Kevin Gratton, Executive Chef, Soho House Group
Richard Hughes, Director, Richard Hughes
Zoe Jenkins, Director of Operations, Coworth Park
Michael Raffael, Food Writer
Richard Vines, Chief Food Critic, Bloomberg News

Sponsor:
Premier Foods

Newcomer Award

Shortlisted:
Mike North & Imogen Young, The Nut Tree Inn, Murcott, Oxfordshire
Tom Pemberton, Hereford Road Restaurant, London
Xavier Rousset and Aggi Sverisson, Texture Restaurant, London

Judges:
Jason Atherton, Executive Chef, Maze Gordon Ramsay
David Bailey, Deputy Managing Director, TRI Hospitality Group
Gordon Campbell Gray, Chairman, Campbell Gray Hotels
Ian El-Mokadem, Group Managing Director, Compass Group UK & Ireland
Tom Kerridge, Chef Owner, The Hand and Flowers
Jane Sunley, Managing Director, learnpurple + Talent Toolbox
Gillian Thomson, Managing Director, Company of Cooks

Sponsor:
Christie + Co

Food Service Caterer Award

Shortlisted:
Noel Mahony, Managing Director, BaxterStorey
Ian Sarson, Executive Director – Specialist Markets, Compass Group UK & Ireland
Mike Sunley, Managing Director, Lexington Catering

Judges:
Peter Backman, Managing Director, Horizons
Robyn Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Charlton House Catering
Kate Martin, Managing Partner, The Brookwood Partnership
Christopher Stern, Managing Director, Stern Consultancy
Alastair Storey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BaxterStorey
Tim West, Chief Executive, Lexington Catering

Sponsor:
Cadbury

Chef Award

Shortlisted:
Jason Atherton, Chef Director, Maze
Angela Hartnett, Chef Patron, Murano
John Williams, Executive Head Chef, The Ritz Hotel – London

Judges:
Michael Caines, Operation Partner and Director, ABode Hotels
John Campbell, Executive Chef and Head of Food and Beverage, The Vineyard at Stockcross
David Everitt-Matthias, Chef Patron, Le Champignon Sauvage
Philip Howard, Chef/Owner, The Square
Peter Kay, Chief Executive Officer, Sporting Chance Clinic
Bruce Poole, Chef/Proprietor, Chez Bruce
Marcus Wareing, Chef/Patron, Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley

Sponsor:
Fairy Expert

Special Award

Judges:
The Special Award is judged by the Caterer and Hotelkeeper editorial team.

Sponsor:
Filmbank

Lifetime Achievement Award

Judges:
The Lifetime Achievement Award is judged by the Caterer and Hotelkeeper editorial team

Sponsor:
Heinz Foodservice