2008 Winners

Best Group Marketing Campaign

Shortlisted:
Charlton House Catering
Malmaison
Sodexo Prestige

Judges:
Edward Davies, Marketing Director, People 1st
Ann Elliott, Managing Director, Elliott People
Giovanna Grossi, Group Area Manager, Automobile Association
Paula Mercieca, Director of Sales, Dorchester Collection
Lawrence Mitchell, Marketing Director, Reed Business Information
Chris Morton, Managing Director, Chris Morton Associates

Sponsor:
Coca-Cola Enterprises

Best Independent Marketing Campaign

Shortlisted:
The Chester Grosvenor and Spa
Vivat Bacchus

Judges:
Emma Benney, Group Marketing Manager, Malmaison + Hotel du Vin
Jane Casling, Head of Marketing, Reed Business Information
Andrew Cooney, Marketing and Development Director, Marston’s Pub Company
Ian Taylor, 2007 Best Independent Marketing Campaign winner
Greg Ward, Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, von Essen Hotels
Paul West, Managing Director, Ignite Marketing

Sponsor:
Caterersearch.com

Best Use of Technology Award

Shortlisted:
City Inn Contemporary Hotels
Premier Inn

Judges:
Duncan Cressall, Operations Director, imago Services
Clive Holland, Managing Director, Sugarvine
Stephen Minall, Director, Moving Food/Wrapid
Dale Nix, Director, Chapman-Nix
Bryan Steele, Managing Director, Jireh-Tek
Alan Taylor, Consultant, Ponti’s

Sponsor:
MICROS-Fidelio UK

Hotel of the Year – Group

Shortlisted:
Apex City of London Hotel, London
Macdonald Randoloph Hotel, Oxford

Judges:
Jon Brown, Managing Director, Virgin Hotels
Gordon Cartwright, AA UK and Overseas Key Account Manager, Automobile Association
Simon Johnson, Investment Banker
Andrew McKenzie, Managing Director, The Vineyard at Stockcross
Philippe Rossiter, Chief Executive, The Institute of Hospitality
Chris Rouse, Senior Director, CBRE Hotels
Mike Warren, Operations Director, Malmaison + Hotel du Vin
Ruth Watson, Hotelier/Food Writer, The Crown and Castle

Sponsor:
Matthew Clark

Hotel of the Year – Independent

Shortlisted:
Longueville Manor, Jersey
The Goring Hotel, London

Judges:
Richard Ball, Managing Director, Calcot Manor
Robert Cook, Chief Executive, Malmaison Brand + Hotel du Vin
Melvin Gold, Managing Director, Melvin Gold Consulting
Michael Gray, General Manager, Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill
Grant Hearn, Chief Executive Officer, Travelodge
Simon Hirst, General Manager, One Aldwych
Simon Numphud, Hotel Services Manager, Automobile Association Hotel Services
David Orr, Chief Executive, City Inn
Sally Shalam, Hotel Critic, The Guardian

Sponsor:
Colliers Robert Barry

Education and Training Award

Shortlisted:
Donald Sloan, head of the Department of Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism Management, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford
Sean Wheeler, group director of people development, Malmaison and hotel du Vin

Judges:
Sandra Gorman, Head of School of Hospitality and Tourism, Southern Regional College (formerly Newry Institute)
Linda Halliday, Human Resources Director, BaxterStorey
David Nicholls, Corporate Director of Food and Beverage, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Judith Owen, Director of Learning and Development, The Monarch Dubai
Dawn Spalding, Group Editor, Personnel Today
Mike Stapleton, UK Corporate Affairs Director, Compass Group
Jane Sunley, Managing Director, learnpurple
Brian Wisdom, Chief Executive, People 1st

Sponsor:
The Institute of Hospitality

Accessibility Award

Shortlisted:
Chewton Glen, New Milton, Hampshire
Holiday Inn London – Bloomsbury

Judges:
David Battersby, Managing Director, Hospitality and Leisure Manpower
Arnold Fewell, Managing Director, AVF Marketing
Tim Gardiner, Vice Chairman, Tourism for All UK
Peter Hancock, Chief Executive, Pride of Britain Hotels
Michael McGrath, Chief Executive Officer, Muscular Help Foundation
Penny Moore, Chief Executive, Hospitality Action
Malcolm Rhodes, Access 2 Britain

Sponsor:
Personnel Today

Green Award

Shortlisted:
Apex Hotels
BaxterStorey
Café Spice Namaste

Judges:
Jane Carlton Smith, Director, CESHI
David Clarke, Director, CDIS-KARM
Peter Hambly, Director of Marketing and Communication, The Carbon Trust
Charlotte Jarman, London Food Link Project Officer, Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming
Matthew Rowland-Jones, Business Development Manager, Envirowise

Sponsor:
JohnsonDiversey

Pub and Bar Award

Shortlisted:
Martin Lee, the Plough at Bolnhurst
Tom and Ed Martin, the White Swan, London

Judges:
Steven Doherty, Chef/Proprietor, The First Floor Cafe
Andrew Morris, Operations Director, Ribble Valley Inns
Andrew Pern, Chef/Owner, The Star Inn at Harome
Paul Salisbury, Director, Classic Country Pubs
Alexander Salussolia, Managing Director, Glendola Leisure
Steven Wilkins, Managing Director, Little Gems Country Dining

Sponsor:
McCain Foods GB

Manager of the Year

Shortlisted:
Keith Shearer, director of food, Malmaison and Hotel du Vin
Andrew Stembridge, managing director, Chewton Glen Hotel

Judges:
Stephen Carter, Managing Director, Cameron House Resort
Andy Kemp, Group Sales Director, 3663 First for Food Service
David Loewi, Managing Director, D&D London
Michael Quinn, Founder,The Ark Foundation
Debbie Taylor, Managing Director, The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa

Sponsor:
The Dudson Group

Silver Catey Award

Shortlisted:
Sir Terence Conran
Sir Rocco Forte
Gordon Ramsay
Marco Pierre White

Judges:
Voted for by the industry professionals on Caterersearch

Sponsor:
Nestlé Professional

Leisure and Tourism Award

Shortlisted:
Grant Hearn, Chief Executive Officer, Travelodge

Judges:
Bob Cotton, Chief Executive, British Hospitality Association
Stephen Dowd, Chief Executive, UKinbound
Terry Holmes, Executive Director, Red Carnation Hotel
Kurt Janson, Policy Director, Tourism Alliance
Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge, Chairman, Pirelli UK
Patricia Yates, Head of Press and PR, VisitBritain

Sponsor:
Barclays Commercial Bank

Public Sector Caterer Award

Shortlisted:
Cornwall Food Programme
LACA

Judges:
Sue Hawkins, Care Catering Services Manager, Dorset County Council
Derek Johnson, Principal Catering Manager and Deputy Chair, Leeds City Council and NACC
Roger Kellow, Government Account Manager, Hobart UK
Vic Laws, Director, AVL Consultancy
Ron McKenzie, Head of Facilities, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Alan Tuckwood, Head of Catering and Physical Education Services, HM Prison Service
Richard Wilson, Director of Nutrition and Dietetics, King’s College Hospital

Sponsor:
apetito

Restaurateur of the Year – Group

Shortlisted:
Ranjit Mathrani and Namita Panjabi, Masala World
Graham Turner, Tragus

Judges:
Nick Basing, Executive Director, Dawnay Day International
Tim Cookson, Chairman, The Litmus Partnership
Simon Dobson, Managing Director, Delaware North Companies (UK)
Paul Ettinger, Development Director, Caffè Nero
Douglas Jack, Director, Panmure Gordon
Robin Rowland, Chief Executive Officer YO! Sushi
Mike Smith, Managing Director, BaxterStorey
Richard Vines, London Food Editor, Bloomberg News

Sponsor:
Bunzl Catering Supplies and Bunzl Lockhart Catering Equipment

Restaurateur of the Year – Independent

Shortlisted:
Chris and Jeff Galvin
Rowley Leigh and Charlie McVeigh

Judges:
Pascal Aussignac, Chef Patron, Club Gascon
Christopher Bodker
John Campbell, Executive Chef and Head of Food and Beverage, The Vineyard at Stockcross
Paul Hickman, Analyst, KBC Peel Hunt
Terence Laybourne, Director, 21 Hospitality Group
John McGowan, Are you Ready to Order?
David Morgan-Hewitt, Managing Director, The Goring
Richard Shepherd, Managing Director, Langan’s Brasserie
Alan Yau, Chief Executive Officer Hakkasan

Sponsor:
Brakes

Menu of the Year

Shortlisted:
The Teän Restaurant, St Martins, Isles of Scilly
Danesfield House Hotel and Spa, Marlow

Judges:
Anthony Boyd, Head Chef, The Glasshouse Restaurant
Charles Boyd, Chief Executive Officer, Chester Boyd
Angela Hartnett, Chef Patron – Murano, Gordon Ramsay Holdings
Richard Hughes, Chef Director, Richard Hughes Restaurants
Zoe Jenkins, Food and Beverage Manager, The Dorchester
Michael Raffael, Food Writer

Sponsor:
Quorn

Newcomer Award

Shortlisted:
Arbutus, London
The George in Rye, East Sussex

Judges:
Jason Atherton, Chef Partner, Maze
David Bailey, Deputy Managing Director, Tri Hospitality Consulting
William Baxter, Deputy Chief Executive, BaxterStorey
Gordon Campbell Gray, Owner, Campbell Gray Hotels
Chris Galvin, Chef/Patron, Galvin Bistrot de Luxe
Robin Hutson, Director, Soho House Group
Tom Kerridge, Owner/Chef, The Hand & Flowers
Gillian Thomson, Head of Operations, Gordon Ramsay Holdings

Sponsor:
Christie + Co

Food Service Caterer Award

Shortlisted:
Andrew Main, Chief Executive, Aramark UK

Judges:
Peter Aldrich
Jonathan Doughty, Group Managing Director, Coverpoint Catering Consultancy
Robyn Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Charlton House Catering
Christopher Stern, Managing Director, Stern Consultancy
Alastair Storey, Chief Executive, BaxterStorey
Tim West, Chief Executive, Lexington Catering

Sponsor:
First Choice Coffee

Chef Award

Shortlisted:
Jason Atherton
Claude Bosi

Judges:
Heston Blumenthal, Chef-Proprietor, The Fat Duck
Michael Caines, Executive Chef, Gidleigh Park
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, Petrus

Sponsor:
Fairy Warewash Solutions

Special Award

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

Sponsor:
American Express Merchant Services

Lifetime Achievement Award

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

Sponsor:
Heinz Foodservice