Excellence rewarded

Hot news from Catering Update as we go to press on the biggest edition of the year so far. We are extremely proud to announce the launch of the Catering Update Excellence in Food & Drink Awards 2003 in association with 3663.

It is apt that 3663, whose logo includes the message First for Foodservice, is our partner in this enterprise. It is also a happy coincidence that we launch the Awards in our special brands issue. Two big brands such as 3663 and Catering Update joining forces to promote excellence in food and drink can only be a good thing for the industry as whole.

Catering Update is the biggest magazine devoted entirely to the UK catering industry both in terms of circulation and size and 3663 the leading distributor of quality brands to operators. We both have a mission to deliver the best and we reckon this is it.

The event will build into the most prestigious food and drink awards in the hospitality industry and will culminate in a special awards presentation at The Landmark Hotel, London, on 7 November - a brilliant finale to a really exciting competition.

Also in this issue is more exciting news for those of you who would like to respond to items in Catering Update online. We can now offer readers the option via our new service www.cateringupdate.com/enquiries. Online users can link directly onto suppliers' websites via our new enquiry hotlink service. In time we expect more and more readers to use this fast and convenient route to information.

Readers using card-and-post in the usual way are treated urgently, too.

Kathy Bowry