Enter The Caterer Supplier Awards 2027
We have created a helpful entry pack full of useful information about the awards, click here to download.
How to enter:
- Select the category you would like to enter. You can enter multiple awards by selecting the quantity and clicking 'enter now'. You can also select multiple awards by selecting the tick box in the upper right corner of each category and then selecting 'process' in the bottom right corner of your screen. There is a fee of £175 +VAT per entry. If you enter before 30 October 2026, you will receive a 25% earlybird discount.
- If you haven't entered before you will be prompted to register. You will then get a confirmation email with a link you must click before you can complete your entry or book tickets for the event.
- Fill in your awards nomination, uploading the relevant supporting material for your entry.
- You can save and edit your entries until 13 January 2027. To edit your entry, log into the website and follow the prompts.
Nominations close on 13 January 2027 at 5pm. Judging will take place in early February and the shortlist will be announced shortly after this.
Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony which will be taking place in London in May 2027. Full venue and date details will be revealed soon. You can book your ticket here.
If you have any questions about the nomination process or the awards, please contact Sophie at Sophie.woodhams@jacobsmediagroup.com or call +44 7709 839428.
Food and Drink Categories
Drinks Brand of the Year
The Drinks Brand of the Year will recognise a brand that has led the pack in the beverage world over the past 12 months, whether that’s in the soft drinks, alcoholic or low and no sectors. The winning brand will be one that has driven trends and is an exemplar of cutting-edge drinks development. We are looking for innovative marketing initiatives, commercial approaches and customer support.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Food Brand of the Year
The Food Brand of the Year award will recognise an outstanding large scale food brand (with more than 150 employees) that has gone above and beyond to plough its resources into tailoring its latest launches to operators’ requirements. The winner will demonstrate a keen commitment to quality, ethical enterprise and hospitality operator outreach, as well as providing evidence of marketing and commercial innovation.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Hot Beverage Brand of the Year
The Hot Beverage Brand of the Year will have demonstrated acute knowledge of customer preferences to guide hospitality operators in creating an appealing and contemporary hot drinks menu. The award recognises outstanding performance by a brand to support hospitality operators and develop hot beverage products over the past year.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
NEW! SME Food Brand of the Year
The SME Food Brand of the Year will recognise a brand with 150 employees or fewer that has demonstrated innovation in new food product development, outstanding performance and support of hospitality operators in the past year. The winner will demonstrate a keen commitment to quality, ethical enterprise and hospitality operator outreach, as well as providing evidence of marketing and commercial innovation.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Heavy Equipment Categories
Cooking Equipment Brand of the Year
Cooking equipment is the backbone of every professional kitchen, so the Cooking Equipment Brand of the Year will recognise a company that demonstrates market leadership through innovation in new cooking equipment development. This should include efficiency and performance, creative marketing efforts and support of hospitality operators during the past year. This category will encompass full cooking suites, modular appliances, combi-ovens or accelerated cookers.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Refrigerator Brand of the Year
Refrigeration is key to all hospitality sites, so this category will reward professional refrigerator brands for innovative product development across all appliances, from bottle coolers to freezers. It will also look at operator outreach and how the brand has responded to the hospitality market’s needs by reinforcing customer relationships, alongside any strategic progress made over the past 12 months.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Warewasher Brand of the Year
Warewashers are vital to every hospitality venue, and this award will recognise a brand that has excelled at developing its products over the past year. Judges will be looking for evidence of efficiency and high performance alongside market-leading outreach strategies in response to operator needs and support of operators throughout the lifetime of the warewasher.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Light Equipment and Supplies Categories
Cleaning, Hygiene and Laundry Brand of the Year
There’s nothing more vital than keeping a hospitality site spotless, so our Cleaning, Hygiene and Laundry Brand of the Year will have made great strides in developing cleaning products for kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms or hotel linen over the past 12 months. The winner will also demonstrate excellent environmental performance, creative marketing initiatives and support of hospitality operators over this period.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Light Equipment Brand of the Year
Hospitality venues rely on light equipment, ranging from tableware to beverage machines, plug and play cookers and food preparation accessories, and this award will honour an extraordinary brand that is breaking new ground with its products. Entrants will be judged on their ability to meet customer needs while demonstrating innovation in new product development, as well as outstanding performance, creative marketing and support of hospitality operators in the past year.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Technology Categories
Booking, Ordering & Payment Solution of the Year
This award honours a technology provider that has created a digital solution that transforms how guests make reservations, place orders and make payments using seamless, user-friendly technology that drives convenience, efficiency, satisfaction and, ultimately, revenue.
Whether using intuitive reservation systems, online ordering platforms, QR codes or seamless PoS solutions, the winning supplier will have shown improvements to speed, accuracy and guest engagement over the past 12 months, while enhancing the overall experience for both the business and its customers.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Innovative Guest Experience of the Year
This award honours a supplier that has revolutionised the guest experience during the past 12 months. From robot concierges to in-room content platforms, digital door keys and menus, chatbots and plate-scanning technology, there’s a wealth of technology that can improve the all-important guest experience.
Judges will be looking for innovative technology solutions that anticipate guest needs and elevate their experience through delivering convenience, memorable moments or personalisation via a seamless digital interaction.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
People Solution of the Year
As it remains challenging for the hospitality industry continues to recruit and retain its workforce, this award recognises a supplier that has made a significant impact over the past year thanks to its innovative people and HR technology.
It will celebrate a company that has demonstrated a commitment to enhancing the workforce management of its clients, as well as improving employee experience and driving operational efficiency. Judges will look for suppliers that have delivered measurable results, such as increased employee retention, streamlined recruitment processes or improved talent development, all tailored to the challenges of the hospitality sector.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Revenue & Property Management Solution of the Year
This award celebrates a technology provider that has delivered outstanding revenue and property management solutions over the past 12 months. The solution should empower hospitality businesses to optimise revenue strategies, streamline property management operations and enhance financial performance.
Judges will look for innovative tools for dynamic pricing, occupancy optimisation or real-time reporting, as well as seamless property management integration. The winning supplier will have developed a solution that provides operators with the tools to drive profitability, reduce operational complexity and improve overall decision-making, positioning them for long-term success in a competitive market.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
ESG Categories
Community Campaign of the Year
The Community Campaign of the Year award will recognise a hospitality supplier that has made an extraordinary effort to engage in or help its local community over the past year, whether through a single project or a series of initiatives.
To nominate your chosen campaign or supplier, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Sustainability Initiative of the Year
This category will recognise a hospitality supplier or co-operative across food, drink, equipment, technology or other industry services that’s living and breathing its environmental ethos. Judges will be looking for evidence of successful sustainability initiatives that have made a measurable impact on the environmental performance of its products and operations over the past 12 months.
To nominate your chosen supplier, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Wholesaler Categories
Equipment Wholesaler of the Year
First-rate catering equipment requires a wholesaler that really understands hospitality operators’ requirements and can guide them to the most suitable purchases for their venue. Judges will be looking for a company that has outshone the competition in the past 12 months, providing quality equipment and a full supply service to operators.
To nominate your chosen wholesaler, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Food and Drink Wholesaler of the Year
Resellers who offer a wide range of food and drink options to hospitality customers will be eligible for this award. Judges will be looking for a company that has outshone the competition during the past 12 months, providing quality produce, drinks and a full supply service to operators.
To nominate your chosen wholesaler, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Specialist Wholesaler of the Year
This award will go to a company that has demonstrated industry leadership in its niche specialism, such as a particular food, drink, equipment or technology. Judges will be looking for a company that has outshone the competition in the past 12 months and is excellent at servicing its specialist sector while delivering outstanding results.
To nominate your chosen wholesaler, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
Other Categories
Outstanding Supplier Personality Award
This award recognises an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the hospitality industry across a storied career in any sector of the supply chain, including food, drink, equipment and technology.
To nominate your chosen person, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
NEW! Salesperson of the Year
This honour will recognise an individual in a hospitality supplier across the food, drink, equipment, technology, wholesale or services disciplines, who has gone above and beyond to meet operators’ needs and provide an exceptional service over the past 12 months.
To nominate your chosen person, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses:
NEW! Startup Brand of the Year
This accolade will recognise hospitality suppliers that have been founded in the last three years which have made a splash in the food, drink, equipment or technology spheres over the past 12 months. The winner will have identified an as yet unmet need for hospitality operators and reacted to market trends to produce exceptional products.
To nominate your chosen brand, please answer the following questions and provide evidence to reinforce your responses: