Cateys 2016 winners revealed

World-renowned chef and restaurateur René Redzepi, respected hotelier Bea Tollman and Cornwall's greatest hospitality ambassadors were among those honoured with a prestigious Catey award on Tuesday, 5 July.

Redzepi, credited with running one of the most influential restaurants of our time in the shape of Copenhagen's two-Michelin-starred Noma, picked up the International Outstanding Achievement Award and in so doing joins a very select band of winners, including Nobu Matsuhisa and Daniel Boulud.

Tollman, who has led the Red Carnation Hotel Collection for the past 32 years and has created a legacy in 17 individually designed properties that make up one of the most admired hotel groups in the world, was the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Meanwhile, the Special Award went to Jill Stein and Rick Stein who have built a global brand, as well as nine restaurants, four shops, 40 bedrooms, a pub and a cookery school over the past 41 years.

The winners collected their awards before an audience of more than 1,200 of their peers at what is regarded as the Oscars of the hospitality industry.
"It was a real honour to be joined by such iconic chefs and operators such as Bea Tollman, someone who has been at the forefront of her trade for 32 years and who has achieved so much in her field," said The Caterer editor Amanda Afiya.

"They were joined by the great and the good of the hospitality industry, who celebrated all of our winners on a special night for the industry. We offer them all our hearty congratulations."

The Cateys were held at London's Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel.

THE WINNERS

Accessibility Award, sponsored by Amadeus

• Dorsett Shepherds Bush

Best Marketing Campaign, sponsored by Compass Group UK & Ireland

• Red's True Barbecue

Best Use of Technology Award, sponsored by Sky

• M Restaurants

Best Employer Award, sponsored by Amadeus

• Valor Hospitality Europe

Chef Award, sponsored by the Craft Guild of Chefs

• Clare Smyth, formerly Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, London

Education and Training Award, sponsored Bidvest Foodservice

• Willie McCurrach, City of Glasgow College

Foodservice Caterer Award, sponsored by Zenith Hygiene Group

• Ronan Harte, Holroyd Howe

Health and Nutrition Award, sponsored Charlton House

• Rocco Forte Hotels

Hotel of the Year - Group, sponsored by Bunzl

• Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Surrey

Hotel of the Year - Independent, sponsored by Sky

• Longueville Manor, St Saviour, Jersey

Manager of the Year, sponsored by JJ Food Service

• Chantelle Nicholson, Marcus Wareing Restaurants

Menu of the Year, sponsored by Quorn

• The Pointer

Newcomer Award, sponsored by ACT Clean

• John and Kimberley Calton and James Laffan, the Staith House, North Shields

Pub and Bar Award, sponsored by Zenith Hygiene Group

• Joycelyn Neve, Seafood Pub Company

Public Sector Award, sponsored by Premier Foods

• Roger Kellow, Hobart UK/NACC

Restaurateur of the Year - Independent, sponsored by Brakes

• Sam and Eddie Hart, Hart Bros Restaurants

Restaurateur of the Year - Group, sponsored by Bunzl

• Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, Wahaca

Sustainable Business Award, sponsored by PepsiCo

• University of Brighton

Wine and Spirit Ambassador Award, sponsored by The Balvenie

• Ronan Sayburn, 67 Pall Mall

International Outstanding Achievement Award, sponsored by Elior

• René Redzepi

Special Award, sponsored by Cartwheel Management Recruitment

• Jill Stein and Rick Stein

Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by PSL - The Food Professionals

• Bea Tollman
  

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