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