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Winners announced at Caterer.com People Awards 2018

The winners of these prestigious awards demonstrated determination and an unrivalled understanding of their industry and their workforce.

Boasting incredible standards and quality of service in some of the finest hotels and restaurants in the world, the UK hospitality sector provides jobs to 7% of the working population and despite the uncertainty of an approaching Brexit, business continues to be strong.

An industry constantly evolving

The industry is constantly undergoing change and development. Candidates faced with a range of job choices are becoming more decisive in what they want from their employers. Applicants are negotiating salaries, selecting benefits and hours to shape the career path that’s right for them. The well-documented skills shortage is being felt across the country and hospitality companies must work doubly hard to stay relevant to candidates in this competitive space. With audacious programmes and initiatives, UK hospitality employers are rising to the occasion to attract, develop and retain the talent they desperately need amidst high competition.

Celebrating the bravest and the best

The bravest and best of these initiatives were celebrated on October 1st, at the glittering Caterer.com People Awards 2018. Comedians, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker hosted the ceremony at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge which was attended by over 500 industry professionals.

Best practice by employers garners best results: the winners of these prestigious awards demonstrated determination and an unrivalled understanding of their industry and their workforce.

Neil Pattison, Sales Director for Caterer.com said:

Congratulations go out to all of the shortlisted and especially to our winners.

The work being done to nurture great talent in this sector should not be underestimated.

It’s a really challenging market and at Caterer.com we’re proud to work with all of these amazing employers.

Shortlisted employers overcame turnover issues among casual employees, balanced their rewards & benefits offerings, nurtured emerging talent, addressed candidate experience, improved diversity problems, developed better on-boarding and completely reinvented their employer brands.

The winners are…

The winners of the 2018 Caterer.com People Awards are Dishoom, LEON, Hilton UK & Ireland, Cote Restaurants Ltd., Mandardin Oriental Hyde Park London, De Vere, National Theatre Commercial Operations Department, Radisson RED Glasgow, TGI Fridays UK, The Grand, Brighton and The Royal Garden Hotel.

Dedicated hospitality employers

These and many other amazing initiatives are testament to the dedication that hospitality employers have to their businesses and importantly, their employees. Over the coming months, we’ll be talking to each of our amazing winners and taking a close look at their work. Caterer.com People Awards are the perfect opportunity for employers to not only celebrate their teams and their hard work but to share with each other what they have learned, enabling this amazing industry to grow.

The 2018 Caterer.com People Awards wouldn’t have been possible without the invaluable help of its sponsors, Headline Sponsor, StartMonday, Platinum Recruitment, Appetite 4 Recruitment, COREcruitment, Lifetime Training, JWR, Peoplebank, Admiral Recruitment, Catering Scotland, Good&Co. and SmartRecruiters.