The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has announced the shortlist of finalists for the NACC Awards 2017.
The prestigious awards recognise and celebrate excellence, dedication, innovation and exceptional service in the care catering sector across five hotly-contested categories: Care Establishment of the Year, Meals on Wheels Award, Catering Team of the Year, Catering Manager of the Year and Our Care Catering Hero.
The winners will be announced on Thursday 5 October 2017 at the NACC Awards gala dinner, which takes place at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, and is a highlight of the NACC Training & Development Forum 2017.
The finalists are:
Care Establishment of the Year Award:
John Wills House, St Monica Trust
Queens Court, Barchester
Halliwell Care Home
The Close Care Home
Our Care Catering Hero Award:
Hannah Mulholland, Head of Activities Coordinator, Harper Fields Care Home
Annabelle Martin, Nutrition & Wellbeing Project Officer, HILS
Joy Whitlock, Head Chef, Harton Grange
Angie Pugh, Chef, Orchard Care Home
Catering Manager of the Year Award:
Filip Slominski, Catering Manager, The Close Care Home
Dawn Bailey, Head Chef, Tennyson Wharf
David Blackwood, Catering Manager, Meallmore Ltd
Stuart Keown, Dining Service Coordinator, Sunrise of Banstead
Rebecca Chapman, Head Chef, Warren Care Home
Catering Team of the Year Award:
Meallmore Ltd
County Enterprise Foods Meals at Home, Nottinghamshire County Council
Gracewell of Horley Park Catering Team
Dine Contract Catering Team at Borough Care
Meals on Wheels Award:
County Enterprise Foods Meals at Home, Nottinghamshire County Council
West Sussex County Council, Meals on Wheels Service
Sheraz Shahid & Staff, iCare, Stafford Depot
Sodexo Home Service
Neel Radia, national chair of the NACC, comments: “Congratulations to all the finalists. Every day, care catering professionals across the UK go above and beyond to improve standards and ensure those within care environments receive good nutrition and hydration and enjoyable mealtime experiences. It’s important that we showcase this through the NACC Awards.
“With a plethora of passionate, dedicated and innovative professionals exemplifying excellence in the care catering arena, the judges had a very tough job to decide the final shortlist. The calibre of entries was incredibly high and everyone who entered the awards should be very proud of their achievements. I’m looking forward to the awards dinner, which is also a special celebration of the NACC’s 30th anniversary, when we will crown our overall winners. I wish all the finalists the very best of luck.”
As well as the five aforementioned categories, the winners of the Region of the Year Award, the Pam Rhodes Outstanding Achievement Award and the National Chairman’s Award will also be honoured at the awards dinner.
Pictured are last years' winners.
