Contract Catering Awards Winners 2026

Area Manager
of the Year

Milda Burn - BM Caterers

Business and
Industry Award

Rhiannon Read - Lexington Catering

Contract Caterer
of the Year

Mellors Catering Services

Development Chef
of the Year

Steven Snowdon - Lexington Catering

Education Award

Arkadiusz Cembrzynski - TNS

Environmental, Social and Governance

Houston & Hawkes

Healthcare
Catering Award

Rhonda Gibson - Medirest

Innovation Award

Marco Galer-Reick - Delaware North

Judge’s Choice Award

Elisabeth Ortiz Kuefler - BM Caterers

Lifetime
Achievement Award

Stephen Freeman - Freemans Event Partners

Marketing Award

Mellors Catering Services

Operations Director
of the Year

Emma Best - Eurest

People Development Award

Jenna Calderbank - Mellors Catering Services

Rising Star Award

Ellie Gray - Delaware North

Senior Executive 
of the Year

Phil Roker - Vacherin

Sports, Leisure and Event Catering

Matthew Gregoire - Aramark

Unit Hero
of the Year

Katie Forsyth - Dine Contract Catering