National Association of Care Catering Awards reveals 2022 shortlist
The shortlist for the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Awards 2022 has been revealed
The awards recognise and celebrate those who deliver care catering services, with participants working in care homes, Meals on Wheels, Lunch Clubs or as suppliers to the sector.
There are six categories for 2022, including the new Bev Puxley Award, introduced in memory of the longstanding friend and supporter of the NACC who passed away this year.
The overall winners will be announced at a gala awards dinner at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham on 6 October.
The finalists for this year's competition are:
Care Establishment of the Year Award
- Green Meadows Residential Home
- Metchley Manor, Care UK
- Chandler Court, Care UK
- Karuna Manor Care Home, TLC Care
Meals on Wheels Award
- Meals At Home, County Enterprise Foods
- Community Meals Service, Bristol City Council
- ICare GB Ltd
- Monmouthshire Meals
Catering Team of the Year Award
- Care UK Food & Hotel Services Team, Care UK Residential Services
- The HC One Catering & Housekeeping Team, HC One Limited
- Lakeview Manor Care Home Catering Team
- Kitchen Team of Cherry Hinton Care Home
Catering Manager of the Year Award
- Vicky Meakin, Kitchen Manager, Aspen Court
- Mateusz Wojciechowski, Chef Manager, Westholme Care Home
- Christopher Rees, Head Chef, Shipston Lodge Nursing Home
- Valerie Kelly, Chef Manager, Houndswood House
- Chris Burdett, Group Food & Beverage Manager, Signature Senior Lifestyle
Our Care Catering Hero Award
- Caroline Lloyd, Head Chef, Prince George House, Care UK
- Valerie Kelly, Chef Manager, Houndswood House
- Kiryl Drozdov, Head Chef, Elsyng House
The Bev Puxley Award
- Christopher Rees, Head Chef, Shipston Lodge Nursing Home
- Valerie Kelly, Chef Manager, Houndswood House
The gala dinner will also honour the winners of the NACC Region of the Year Award, ; the Pam Rhodes Award, and the National Chair's Award.
Sue Cawthray, national chair of the NACC, said: "Care catering professionals continue to work and care for older and vulnerable people in incredibly challenging circumstances – from staff shortages to the cost-of-living crisis and supply chain issues, and not forgetting the impact of the pandemic that we are still feeling.
"The agility, tenacity, dedication, energy and brilliance that care caterers continue to exude across the country are encapsulated in the NACC Awards finalists and I am in awe of them all.
"I very much look forward to the gala awards dinner where we will come together with fellow members, colleagues and friends, to reflect, recognise and celebrate the amazing people in our sector."
