Acorns Academy: Previous winners of the Acorn Awards

2025 Acorn Award winners

• Jun Au, chef patron, Pomelo

• Tonicha Baldock, deputy manager, the Torridon

• Abbie Bates, restaurant general manager, Cameron House

• Craig Bronger, head chef, the Wild Rabbit

• Marina Brook, restaurant manager, Coworth Park

• Matthew Callaghan, nutritionist, Thomas Franks

• Harriet Davy, reception operations manager, the Montague on the Gardens

• Ellie Dimes, senior restaurants’ manager, Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa

• Beth Doherty, head of marketing and brand, the Beckford Group

• James Ellams, fish frier/supervisor, Fish and Chips at Weston Grove

• Paige Flynn, senior sous chef, Sodexo Live! at the ACC Liverpool

• Luke Harbor, group beverage director, the Pig hotels

• Alexander Horswill, assistant professor, Edge Hotel School, University of Essex

• Tom Howkins, principal power platform developer, CH&Co

• Aashifa Hussain, education and quality manager, Well Grounded

• Shalmali Jadhav, human resources officer, London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square

• Charlotte Karadag, rooms division manager, De Vere Tortworth Court

• Hannah Lewis, central venue sales and events manager, Company of Cooks

• Sam Lomas, chef, Briar

• Morgan Mason, regional chef manager, TNS

• David Morgan, assistant conference and banqueting manager, voco Grand Central Hotel

• Alice Norris, sales office manager, De Vere Latimer Estate

• Ellie Olds, company nutritionist, Holroyd Howe

• Benoit Raffi, director of revenue, Kimpton Fitzroy London

• Bharathkumar Ravichandran, floor manager, Estelle Manor

• Poppy Roberts, assistant spa manager, Grantley Hall

• Luis Sanchez, general manager, Vacherin

• Ben Thomson, head chef, Dakota Hotels

• Tristan Van Valenberg, assistant revenue manager, Royal Lancaster London

• Abroza Yasmin, food and beverage manager, Stamford Bridge hotel London

 

2024 Acorn Award winners

• Daniel Bennett, general manager, Heft
• Toby Bonnett, mobilisation and project lead, BaxterStorey
• Matty Carter, conference and events sales office and reservations manager, the Grand Hotel Birmingham
• Laurissa Cook, restaurant manager and owner, Pignut
• Sam Cotton, food and beverage manager, De Vere Tortworth Court
• Anna Davies, head of marketing and communications, Thomas Franks
• Bella Davis, social media manager, Rosewood London
• Chris Davis, head chef, Company of Cooks
• Bradley Dorrington, owner/director, the Wine Cellar BSE
• Poppy Eyles, front of house manager, the Nici
• Tom Fraser, front of house manager, the Rubens at the Palace, Red Carnation Hotels
• Ben Garnett-Sinclair, head chef, Vacherin
• Tomás Gormley, chef patron, Skua
• Adam Howard, general manager, Mollie’s Motels
• Jamie Kendall, head of finance, Culinera
• Polly Lamy, head of commercial, Elior UK
• Emily Lewis, operations director, the Lewis Partnership
• Marieluise Muhlhamer, assistant food and beverage manager, Cliveden House, Iconic Luxury Hotels
• Andrew Muir, director of rooms, the Hoxton
• Lauren Murie, people operations manager, Dakota Edinburgh
• Charlie Needler, head barista, Gather & Gather
• Carlotta Pascual-Solera, hotel manager, Andrew Brownsword Hotels
• Georgia Price, training manager, Oakman Inns
• Alana Quigley, restaurant manager, Gleneagles
• Gareth Rees, food and beverage manager, the Manor House hotel
• Charlotte Shaw, head housekeeper, the Athenaeum Hotel and Residences
• Benjamin Sutton, junior events manager, the Grand Hotel Brighton
• Matthew Wallace, managing director, the Cairndale hotel
• Thomas White, operations manager, the Egerton House hotel, Red Carnation Hotels
• Sam Yorke, chef patron, Heron

 

2023 Acorn Award winners

• Lucy Ager, operations manager, BaxterStorey
• Charlie Banks, operations manager, Red Carnation Hotels
• Thomas Bartlett, director of food and beverage, Hilton Birmingham Metropole
• George Boarer, head chef, etch. by Steven Edwards
• Yann Bouvignies, head of mixology, Rosewood London
• Joel Breakwell, executive chef, Casa and Paco Tapas
• Jennifer Burton, bar manager, the Belfry Hotel & Resort
• Samantha Calandrelli, learning and development manager, Dishoom
• Hannah Cochrane, business development manager, Dakota Hotels
• Felix Craft, head chef and business owner, Stage
• George Devonshire, group head of marketing, Harbour Hotels Group
• Lily Gaspar, front of house manager, the Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa
• Marie-Charlotte Gauter, director of rooms, Hotel Cafe Royal
• Elisia Guglielmucci, director of sales, the Waldorf Hilton London
• Oliver Harris, operations manager, Whatley Manor Hotel
• Felicity Hayes, deli manager, Rick Stein
• Lizzie Hennig, nutritionist, BaxterStorey
• George Hiley-Jones, deputy head of rooms division, the Lanesborough Hotel, Oetker Collection
• Benjamin Jeffery, sales & marketing manager, CH&CO
• Guillaume Larher, food and beverage projects manager, Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London
• Hayleigh Mullen, restaurant manager, Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel
• Craig Neill, cluster finance business partner, IHG Hotels and Resorts
• Carol O’Connell, front of house manager, the Ned
• Katariina Reissaar AIH, front office manager, Leonardo Hotels UK
• Eljesa Saciri, general manager, Zetter Townhouse Marylebone
• Charlie Search, account manager, Fuel Experiences, BaxterStorey
• Kelly Staunton, director of spa and leisure, Macdonald Hotels and Resorts
• Jessica Thompson, general manager and co-owner of mingary castle, Mingary Castle – Restaurant with Rooms
• James Toth, head chef, Cornerstone by chef Tom Brown
• Adam Willcocks, operations manager, Calcot and Spa

 

2022 Acorn Award winners

• Miles Baxter, group general manager, Houston & Hawkes
• Lily Bell, account manager, BaxterStorey
• Connor Black, head chef, the Bull & Bear
• Jordan Burdall, golf academy manager, Rudding Park
• Josh Chadwick, hotel manager, The Tawny
• Graeme Cumine, restaurant manager, L’Enclume
• Ethan Davids, co-owner, Chickpea Group
• John Dickson, hotel manager, Dakota Hotels
• Dorya Djebbar, people partner, CH&CO
• Laura Dunphy, training and development manager, Cameron House on Loch Lomond
• Chara Forrest, resident manager, The Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa
• Ruth Hansom, head chef
• Kumiko Hiwatari, premier pastry sous chef, the Ritz London
• Jacques Hobson, food and beverage manager, The Belfry Hotel & Resort
• Craig Johnston, head chef, Marcus
• Serafin Kapusta, food and beverage operations manager, InterContinental London Park Lane
• Timothy Kendall, chef proprietor, T and T Pubs
• Tabitha Kirby, deputy account manager, BaxterStorey
• Will Lockwood, head chef, Roots York
• Lilian Lubowitz, group sales manager, CH&CO
• Deepak Mallya, premier sous chef, the Ritz London
• Veikko Paananen, restaurant director, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London
• April Lily Partridge, sous chef, the Ledbury
• Ryan Percopo, executive head chef, BaxterStorey
• Sophie Shotton, general manager, Yorebridge House
• Claire Small, director of innovation, Elior UK
• Lydia Staniforth, recruitment marketing specialist, Delaware North
• Ewen Thomas, general manager, Christian Conference Trust
• Victoria Tweddell, human resources business partner, PPHE Hotel Group
• Shaun Wright, revenue application and systems manager, Hand Picked Hotels

 

2021 Acorn Award winners

• Alex Borley, account manager, BaxterStorey
• Amelia Harper, area marketing manager, Rosewood London
• Andrew Deans, general manager, Shaws Fine Meats
• Andy Durma, general manager, Roomzzz Aparthotels
• Bethany Morgan Jones, people, new ventures and operations, Chantelle Nicholson / Apricity
• Callum Roberts, estate sous chef, Gleneagles Hotel
• Charlotte Jakubecz, head of food and beverage partnerships, BaxterStorey
• Christopher Bancroft, front of house manager, the Newt In Somerset
• Clemence Vermes, assistant director of finance, JW Marriott Grosvenor House London
• Danny Young, head chef, Northcote
• Edward Bettley, site director Designate, Roadchef Motorways Limited
• Emily Coubrough, guest experience and communications manager, The Savoy
• Freya Morton, reception manager, Home Grown Hotels Ltd
• Iona Macleod, front office lead, Kimpton, Blythswood Square
• Jack Croft, chef/owner, Fallow Restaurant
• Jack Jolly, national campaign manager, New World Trading Company
• Jenni Clarke, group training and development manager, Firmdale
• Jordan Charles, general manager, Meldrum House Country Hotel and Golf Course
• Joshua Jay-Bates, operations manager, the Headland Hotel
• Katie Forrest, people development manager, Dakota Hotels
• Katie Moran, food and beverage lead, voco Grand Central Hotel
• Koula Michaelides, food and beverage manager, the Ritz London
• Lewis Greenwood, director, FINK Street Food
• Lydia Rigby, assistant restaurant manager, Home Grown Hotels Ltd
• Philip Egan, executive assistant manager – rooms division and food and beverage, Fairmont St Andrews
• Rachael Stevens, front of house manager, Pennyhill Park
• Rachel Banks, assistant director, People and Culture
• Sean Wrest, head chef, Roots York
• Spencer Metzger, premier sous chef, the Ritz London
• William Murray, chef/owner, Fallow restaurant

 

2020 Acorn Award winners

• Abbie Livesey, contract manager, Broadgate
• Andrew Mackay, head pastry chef, Gleneagles
• Charlotte Rouse, head of mobilisations and supply chain for London, BaxterStorey
• Charlotte Partridge, senior procurement analyst, CH&Co
• Charlotte Ward, regional HR manager, leaf HOSPITALITY
• Chary Wilson, sales and marketing manager, CH&CO
• Chinwe Inyamah, people and development manager, the Ned
• Daniel McGeorge, head chef, Rothay Manor
• Danny Wratten – Sanchez, senior general manager, White Brasserie Company (part of Brasserie Bar Co)
• Edward Marsh, sous chef, Exclusive Collection
• Emma Wood, head of people, Casna Limited
• Emma Monzon, spa manager, Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club
• George Hunt, head of event sales, The Nomad, London
• Hebe Richardson, nutrition consultant
• Jakob Gowin, general manager, Jurys Inn & Leonardo Hotels
• Jemma Wade, executive assistant and projects manager, London Marriott Hotel County Hall
• Jessica Burrow, conference and events sales manager, The Montague on the Gardens Hotel
• Joe Rozier, head chef, the Mariners at Rock
• Jordan Kerridge, head chef, the Stafford London
• Josh Key, development and sustainability manager, Blue Apple Catering Ltd
• Leo Kattou, head chef, Simpsons
• Louise Roberts, sous chef, Lexington Catering
• Manuel Martinez-Infante, director of events and sales, Park Plaza London Riverbank
• Nicola Gartenberg, operations director, Adam Handling Restaurant Group
• Oliver Palmer, global luxury account director – leisure, Marriott International
• Owen Farr, restaurant manager, the Queensberry Hotel & Olive Tree Restaurant
• Richard Newell, assistant director of food and beverage, the Dorchester
• Ryan Doyle, director of sales, Park Regis Birmingham
• Sian Lewis, general manager, the Duke of Wellington (Peach)
• Tom McMillan, food and beverage manager, PPHE Hotel Group (Park Plaza London Waterloo)

 

2019 Acorn Award winners

• Rebecca Armstrong, operations manager, Genuine Dining Co.
• Sandra Bein, head sommelier, Mere Restaurant
• Craig Bennett, interim general manager, Cairn Group
• Tom Booton, head chef, Alyn Williams, The Westbury
• Asimakis Chaniotis, head chef, Pied A Terre
• Jack Clements, chef-director, Rojano’s in the Square
• Charles Coulombeau, head chef, Gravetye Manor
• Terri Dell, general manager, Brookmans, The Peach Pub Company
• Max Fenlon, financial controller UK, Park Plaza Hotels UK Limited
• Shelley Freeland, Goodwood House operations manager, the Goodwood Group
• Liam Hatcher, senior people and development Business Partner (London), CH&CO
• Tomas Kubart, restaurant director, Kerridge’s Bar and Grill, Corinthia Hotel London
• Robbie Laidlaw, business development manager, Genuine Dining Co.
• Rita Martins Bengtsson, business development director, InterContinental London Park Lane
• Kieran McLoughlin, general manager, Hide
• Lee Melton, head of learning and development, the Coaching Inn Group Ltd
• Katie Mulliss, restaurant manager, the Hand and Flowers
• William Nisbet, regional operations manager, Whitbread plc
• Abby Palmer, groups and reservations manager, Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
• Robert Simmonds, general manager, Eastwell Manor – A Champneys Hotel & Spa
• Chris Tod, learning and development officer, Exclusive Hotels and Venues
• Judith van der Heijden, assistant chief concierge, Rosewood London
• Jill Van Rest, operations manager, Park Plaza London Park RoyalI
• lona van Rooij, commercial director (maternity cover), Conrad London St. James
• Digby Vollrath, CEO and co-founder, Feast It
• Alex Von Ulmenstein, food and beverage manager, Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa
• Joe Walker, executive chef, Hermitage Rd Bar & Restaurant
• Jamie Warley, head pastry chef, St Ermin’s Hotel
• Elly Wentworth, head chef, the Angel, Taste of Devon
• Alexander Wilson, reception manager, Brown’s Hotel, Rocco Forte Hotels

 

2018 Acorn Award winners

• Emma Abruzzese, catering manager for Vacherin at Hiscox Insurance, Vacherin
• Romain Bourger, head sommelier, the Vineyard
• Charlie Brodie, learning and development manager, London EDITION
• Rob Burden, human resources business partner, CH&Co
• Ben Carroll, head of insight, Whitbread
• Christopher Chester-Sterne, owner and landlord, the Rose and Thistle
• Sophie Cox, chief operating officer, Koh UK
• Joshua Craddock, food and beverage sales and marketing manager, the Bloomsbury London
• Jack Davies, senior sous chef, the London Clinic
• Tom de Keyser, head chef, the Coach, Marlow
• James Durrant, head chef, the Fishes, Peach Pub Company
• Gillian Duthie, general manager, Jurys Inn Hotel Group
• Jonathan Ellson, director of restaurant Coworth Park, Coworth Park, Dorchester Collection
• James Fleming, reception manager, the Stafford London
• Darryl Harris, restaurant manager, Home Grown Hotels, the Pig near Bath
• Rachael Henley, food and beverage manager, the Idle Rocks Hotel
• Rhiannon Heseltine, deputy general manager, Lexington Catering 
• Charlotte Horler, formerly front of house manager, Red Carnation Hotels
• Tom Jackson, area manager, Wilson Vale
• Aaron Kibble, general manager, Oakman Inns and Restaurants 
• Emma Kirk, front office manager, Blythswood Square – Principal Hotels 
• Gabrielle Le Roux, programme developer, BaxterStorey
• Jack McCarthy, deputy head concierge, the Cavendish London 
• Stephen Moran, director of marketing, InterContinental London Park Lane
• Ben Murphy, head chef, Launceston Place 
• Lucy Louise Murphy, operations manager, Premier Inn – Whitbread
• Hannah Robson, head of bespoke events, Concerto
• Tom Shepherd, head chef, Restaurant Adam’s
• Catherine St John, executive assistant, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
• Kit Wilkins-Smith, head of coffee excellence, Paddy & Scott’s

 

2017 Acorn Award winners

• Dale Bainbridge, head chef, Pollen Street Social, London
• Tommy Banks, chef-proprietor, the Black Swan at Oldstead, North Yorkshire
• Liam Barrie, managing director, the Marram Grass, Newborough, Anglesey
• Afees Bello, back of house manager, the Beaumont, London
• Sarah Bowman, conference and events manager, Wivenhoe House hotel, Colchester, Essex
• Thomas Brown, head chef, the Capital Hotel, London
• Callum Curtis-Bennett, deputy general manager, Westminster School, London, the Brookwood Partnership (CH&Co Group)
• Cassie Delaney-Brown, marketing manager, the Stafford London
• Holly Dixon, human resources manager, the London Edition
• Irene Forte, group project director, Rocco Forte Hotels
• Martin Frickel, sous chef, the Forest Side, Grasmere, Cumbria
• Laura Godman, group learning & development manager, Eden Hotel Collection
• Dominic Heywood, founder, Flat Cap Hotels
• Phil Hornby, head of public operations, Fabulous Fan Fayre
• Paul Hunter, dual site hotel manager, Premier Inn, Whitbread
• Helen Hutchinson, general manager, Jockey Club Catering
• Florence Macfarlane, finance director, the Genuine Dining Co
• Sam Matthews, general manager, the Assembly House, Norwich
• Hayley McGarrell, assistant head concierge, Amba Hotel Charing Cross
• Martin Miller, head of residential services, University of Leicester
• Adam Mohammed, guest relations manager, Hilton Newcastle Gateshead
• Becky Nowell, group sales and revenue manager, Philema Hospitality Management
• James O’Keeffe, reception manager, the Manor House, Castle Combe, Wiltshire
• Scott Paton, head chef, Boringdon Hall, Colebrook, Devon
• Doug Sanham, head chef, the Beacon, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
• Bradley Shough, cluster general manager, Corus Hotels
• Scott Smith, chef-patron, Norn, Edinburgh
• Gordon Stott, landlord and head chef, the Sun Inn, Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Benjamin Veale, reservations manager, the Ritz London
• Dean Westcar, head chef, Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Colerne, Wiltshire

 

2016 Acorn Award winners

• Ellis Barrie, chef-director, the Marram Grass, Penlon, Isle of Anglesea
• Craig Bonner, general manager and company mixologist, Heritage Portfolio, Musselburgh Racecourse
• Andrew Booth, front of house manager, the Dorchester, London
• David Brosnan, housekeeping manager, The Dorchester, London, the Dorchester Collection
• Ben Buet, operations manager, Purple Cubed
• Lee Bye, head chef, Tuddenham Mill, near Newmarket, Suffolk
• Joe Carnell, director, Ugot UK
• Marta Chwiloc-Filoc, catering manager, Lexington, London
• Jessica Clark, projects manager, Lusso Catering, London, CH&Co Group
• Joshua Cowan, luggage room general manager, the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
• Peter Cox, operations manager, Premier Inn Peterborough A1(M), Whitbread
• Charlotte Davis, revenue manager, Holiday Inn Doncaster A1 (M)
• Sarah Elisabeth Downes, market entry manager - Germany, Whitbread
• Holly Eggleton, owner and front of house manager, the Pony & Trap, Chew Magna, Bristol
• Lauren Fisher, human resources manager, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
• Edward Fitzpatrick, food & beverage operations manager, Chewton Glen, New Milton
• Cordelia Griggs, concierge manager, Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
• Gregory Hall, operations manager London B&I, Elior City, London
• Nick Hamdy, general manager, Charlotte Street Hotel, London
• Robby Jenks, head chef, the Vineyard Hotel, Stockcross, Newbury, Wiltshire
• Leanne Johnson, non-food category manager, CH&Co Group
• Paul Matthews, Head chef, Vacherin
• Rakesh Mistry, hotel manager, Premier Inn T5, London Heathrow, Whitbread
• Tiffany Monsees, operations manager, Premier Inn, Portsmouth, Whitbread
• Thomas Pass, senior business development manager, Caterlink
• Murray Scott, front office manager, The Park Tower Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Starwood Hotels
• Sarah Tregoning, director of event management, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
• Andrew Wright, head chef, Pig on the Beach, Home Grown Hotels
• Jonathan Wright, head chef, Berners Tavern at the London Edition
• Melanie Wright, marketing manager, the Capital Hotel, London

 

2015 Acorn Award winners

• Mafalda Albuquerque, Value Centre general manager, Amba hotel Charing Cross
• Allister Barsby, head chef, Gidleigh Park
• Steven Beattie, general manager, Sunderland AFC, Centerplate UK
• Rachael Brazier, hotel manager, the Pig in the Wall, Southampton
• Alexandra Brown, deputy hotel manager, Campanile hotel Milton Keynes
• Hamish Burn, general manager, 200 Aldersgate, Lexington Catering
• Laura Cameron, group operations manager, the Nettleton Collection
• Jack Cohn, general manager, Kensington Place restaurant, D&D London
• Paul Dutton, HR manager, London Marriott hotel Maida Vale
• Megan Fairclough, food and beverage manager, Macdonald Manchester hotel & spa
• Danielle Faustino, head of training (director), Mozzo Coffee
• Gareth Ferreira, sommelier, Launceston Place restaurant, D&D London
• Vida Forsyth, operations executive, Premier Inn Leeds East
• Dawn Hardy, HR manager, the London Edition
• Kayleigh Holmes, head of staffing operations and HR, Emirates Stadium, Delaware North
• Craig Jackson, hotel manager, Northcote
• Sarah Kaplan, front office manager, the London Edition
• Sarah Kelly, operations manager, Premier Inn Deansgate Locks
• Tom Lawson, chef-patron, Rafters Restaurant
• Oliver Milne-Watson, revenue and reservations manager, The Beaumont, London
• Sarah Moss, human resources manager, London Marriott hotel Grosvenor Square
• Daniele Quattromini, manager, Club Lounge 39, Lusso Catering, CH&Co
• Amy Roberts, head of nutrition and education, Chartwells, Compass Group
• Rebecca Rowe, general catering manager, Thomas Miller, Lexington Catering
• Jane Shakeshaft, general manager, Mansion House, CH&CO
• William Simmonds, group general manager, Champneys
• Amelia Thornhill, restaurant manager, the Plough Inn, Longparish
• Sarah Walsh, front office manager, the Chesterfield Mayfair
• Natasha Wiggins, front office trainer, Red Carnation Hotels
• Adam Woof, operations manager, the Chancellors Collection, University of Manchester

 

2014 Acorn Award winners

• Tim Axe, business development director,  BaxterStorey
• Catharine Barras, operations manager, BaxterStorey
• Megan Caulkett, general manager, Levy Restaurants – Compass Group
• Lloyd Cole, performance improvement manager, ISS
• Edward Cooke, project manager, Wilson Vale
• Michael Crow, human resources manager, London Marriott Hotel Park Lane
• Camille Dusolle, financial controller assistant, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
• Ben Dutson, chef, Sodexo Prestige Executive
• Richard Ferrier, group strategy manager, Brasserie Bar Co
• Samuel Gardner, account manager, Purple Cubed
• Katy Green, operations manager, Premier Inn
• Philip Hammond, designer florist, the Dorchester
• Emma Langford, people manager, Lexington
• Owain Llwyd Jones, general manager, the Fishes
• Christian Masters, front of house manager, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel    
• Benjamin McEwen, sales executive, BaxterStorey
• Mark McMahon, general manager, Village Urban Resorts
• Rakhee Patel, people and talent lead, Dorchester Collection           
• Simon Porter, global commercial manager, Compass Group
• Adam Reid, head chef, the French by Simon Rogan Midland Hotel
• Alex Robertson, hotel operations manager, Lainston House Hotel
• Kate Rose, business development manager, Be At One
• Hanna Sherwood, sales manager, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
• Phil Sherwood, unit manager, SSP UK
• Rebecca Stevens, operations manager, Whitbread – Premier Inn
• Mark Surguy, hotel operations manager, South Lodge Hotel     
• Will Torrent, consultant pastry chef
• Nadia Ulusoy, head of Club Wembley restaurants, Delaware North companies UK
• Jennifer Winstanley, training manager, Red Carnation Hotels
• Matthew Worswick, chef director, Warehouse Restaurant Southport

 

2013 Acorn Award winners

• Chloe Banks, human resources manager, York Marriott Hotel
• Alistair Birt, head chocolatier, William Curley
• Chris Broderick, general manager, Jurys Inn Manchester
• Chris Convery, human resources manager, The London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
• Kristian Curtis, chef de partie, Simpsons Restaurant
• Sarah Drew, cluster learning and development manager, Hilton Hotels & Resorts
• Leigh Evans, head chef, the Chequers
• Tara Farnham, business transformation manager, Guoman and Thistle Hotels
• Mark Froydenlund, head chef, Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley
• Tiffany Goodall, sales, events and marketing manager, Bluebird Chelsea, D&D London
• Adam Handling, head chef, St Ermin’s Hotel
• Daniel Hollett, director of sales and marketing, Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
• Dean Jarvis, deputy foyer and Reading Room manager, Claridge’s
• Jordan Kiziuk, Chino Latino brand manager EU, Chino Latino/PPHE Hotel Group
• Laura Marlow, social event sales manager, Marriott Grosvenor Square
• Alexis Meszoly, head sommelier, Skylon, D&D London
• Stephen Mileham, director of sales and marketing, Redefine BDL Hotels
• Emily Perry, head of commercial development, Purple Cubed
• Linda Pidsley, head chef, Hix Oyster and Fish House
• Jacqui Pilling, director of sales, Liverpool Marriott Hotel
• Ed Pyke, new site general manager, Whitbread – Premier Inn
• Jamie Raftery, head chef, Lower Slaughter Manor
• Emma Rogers, deputy general manager, Lexington Catering
• Ewan Simpson, sous chef, Claridge’s
• Hina Simpson, director of operations, Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh
• Jonathan Taylor, general manager, the Embankment Hotel
• Stephanie Wade, sales and operations manager, the Tennent’s Training Academy
• Scott Wakefield, general manager, Lexington Catering
• Claire Whiteford, multi-property HR manager, Marriott Hotels
• Sarah Winterton, assistant client services manager, Portico

 

2012 Acorn Award winners

• Omar Allibhoy, owner, Tapas Revolution, Westfield London
• Dimitri Bellos, restaurant manager, Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley, London
• Scott Brown, national account manager, Marriott National Sales Team
• Frankie Brennan, assistant catering manager, Wilson Vale
• Katarina Burikova, front office manager, the Cavendish, London, SW1
• James Chapman, second chef, Harper Adams University College catering department, Newport, Shropshire
• Katarzyna Ciblic, revenue manager, the Cavendish, London
• Tara Cruise, operations manager, Premier Inn Heathrow
• Frederic Dallot, resident manager, Hotel 41, London SW1
• Ben Dantzic, restaurant manager Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles, Perthshire
• Shaun Dickens, head chef and farm manager, Fallowfields Hotel & Restaurant, Oxford
• Joel Fagg, general manager, Palace hotel, Buxton, Puma Hotels Collection
• Sarah Frankland, head patissier, William Curley
• Lucy Gregory, rooms division manager, Flemings hotel, London W1
• Simon Houston, group manager Europe, BaxterStorey
• Laura Hinson-Yates, cluster general manager, MK/Banbury & Northampton Clusters, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants
• Catherine Lavin, director of finance, Liverpool City Centre and Preston Marriott
• Claire Livingston, general manager, Jurys Inn Edinburgh
• Kerry Mabbley, head of ambassadors, the Springboard Charity
• Fritz Müller, event and group manager, London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
• Ryan Neill, executive chef, Devere Cameron House, Loch Lomond
• Edouard Oger, head sommelier Gidleigh Park, Chagford
• Assia Riccio-Smith, guest services manager, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Great Milton, Oxfordshire
• Adam Rowledge, rooms division manager, the Hempel, London SW1
• Alan Shaw, finance director, De Vere Academy of Hospitality, Blackpool
• Francesca Skeffington, senior events manager, Ampersand Events
• Steven Smith, chef-patron, Freemasons at Wiswell, Clitheroe
• Charlie Williams, private dining manager, the Lanesborough
• Ben Woodward, front office manager, Lucknam Park hotel & spa, Wiltshire
• Stuart Yeates, regional revenue manager – UK South, Ireland & Prague, Jurys Inn

 

2011 Acorn Award winners

• Ben Seager, front office manager, the Chesterfield Mayfair
• Neil Braude, director of revenue, the Cavendish London
• Sam Moody, head chef, the Bath Priory Hotel
• Mark Bevan, assistant food and beverage manager, the Chester Grosvenor and Spa
• Matthew Drinkwater, deputy general manager, Hand Picked Hotels – Audleys Wood
• Phil Fanning, head chef, Paris House, 10in8 Fine Dining Company
• Josh Light, learning and development manager, CH&Co
• Megan McIntyre, PR and marketing manager, Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel
• Laura Murphy, operations manager, Abode Exeter
• Olly Rouse, head chef, John Campbell Restaurant, Coworth Park
• Robin Vermeire, assistant executive housekeeper, London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
• Mike Auld, general manager, Hotel du Vin Tunbridge Wells
• Marianne Brown, operations manager, Thistle Hotels
• Paul Foster, head chef, Agellus Hotels – Tuddenham Mill
• Vidur Kapur, hotel manager, Guoman Hotels - Charing Cross
• Grant Lang, founder and managing director, Mozzo Coffee
• David Morison, HR officer, London Hilton on Park Lane
• Adam Peirson, sous chef, Claridge’s
• Scott Catling, sales manager, London Marriott Hotel Maida Vale
• Lauren Long, general manager, Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants
• George Blogg, sous chef, Le Champignon Sauvage
• Sarah Gibbs, general manager, the Swan Hotel & Spa
• Laura Prentice, director of event management, the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
• Neil Morris, group executive chef, Ego Restaurants
• Adam Smith, premier sous chef, the Ritz Hotel
• David Macdonald, general manager, Hotel du Vin York
• Jordan Marr, general manager, Peach Pubs
• Denis Broci, bar manager, Claridge’s
• Natalie Mainwaring, buiness development manager, It’s the Agency
• Daniel Moon, head chef, Homewood Park Hotel

 

2010 Acorn Award winners

• Ankit Airon, assistant financial controller, Park Lane hotel
• Naime Azmi, director of conference and events, The Aspiration Group (TAG)
• Christopher Ball, account director – eCommerce, Guoman Hotel Management
• Emma Benney, group marketing manager, Malmaison & Hotel du Vin
• Daniel Birk, head chef, Devonshire Fell
• Mark Brennan, general manager, Manchester (Wilmslow) Premier Inn
• Dafydd Bretherton, general manager, the Swan at Salford (Peach Pubs)
• Matthew Burns, executive chef, Hilton Liverpool
• Jane Cook, general manager, Compass Group at Cardiff City Stadium
• Alicia Denning, front office manager, Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa Edinburgh
• Alasdair Elwick, restaurant and events manager, The White Room
• Paul Fairhead, operations manager, ISS Facilities Services: Food & Hospitality
• Matthew Flood, purchasing liaison and pricing controller, Aramark
• Eric Foret, head pastry chef, Whatley Manor, Wiltshire
• Katherine Fry, assistant health and safety manager, London Hilton on Park Lane
• Matt Gillan, head chef, The Pass at South Lodge hotel
• Christophe Hesbert, operations manager, Abode Chester
• Tom Gibson, director of operations, Radisson BLU hotel Stansted Airport
• Rohit Kapoor, director of finance, Hilton Manchester Deansgate
• Steve Lowy, founder, owner and managing director of the Umi hotel group
• Scott McKenzie, financial controller, Riverbank Park Plaza and the Plaza on the River
• Laura Morgan, cluster HR manager North West, ABode Hotels and Michael Caines Restaurant
• James O’Donnell, food and beverage manager, Blythswood Square, the Townhouse Collection, Glasgow
• Gary Pearce, sous chef, Le Champignon Sauvage, Cheltenham
• Mike Racz, franchisee, Domino’s Pizza
• Josie Simcox, brasserie manager, Malmaison Aberdeen
• Heather Stephen, senior sales manager, Renaissance London Chancery Court
• Gemma Watts, assistant HR director, the Fairmont Dubai 4
• Tony Watson, head of non-matchday sales, Sodexo Prestige at Everton Football Club
• Siobhan Walker, London director of sales and marketing, the Doyle Collection