As the number of individuals with food allergies increases, proper allergen management is no longer just a choice but a necessity.

This award highlights exceptional efforts in managing food allergies within the University catering sector, highlighting the importance of catering to specific dietary requirements and ensuring they are carefully handled.

How does your team prioritise safety, awareness, and innovation to provide an inclusive dining experiences for all dinners?

No hospitality segment has seen such meteoric growth than that of the coffee market.

We like to take time to enjoy our drink, snack or prepared meal in relaxed, comfortable, nicely designed surroundings. Is the modern café the new generation pub? It is clear the younger generation favour this social space highly.

This category winner will have the balance just right! What is your offer in a complimentary space?

Not only successful in the delivery of food offerings within their catering outlets, the business may also require the team to create and serve a wide range of hospitality solutions in other buildings.

To say hospitality on a modern university campus is widespread and complex is an understatement. How do you mobilise for Graduation and Landmark events?

What foods do you provide on small and grand scales?

Graduation is a day that should remain memorable for graduates and their families forever. University catering teams must ensure that they create outstanding experiences through flawless planning, meticulous attention to detail, and seamless execution.

How does you your team prepare for Graduation?

Cornish pasties to Chimichangas – Braised Beef, Dumplings to Burritos – Sunblessed to Sour Dough!

Possessing the knowledge to keep your food offer “tracking with” trend is a skill that sees your team equipped with more than a crystal ball!

What is your on-trend food offer that has your menu planning stars aligned?

More than ever before our consumer traits are rightly driven with an Eco consciousness.

By eating plant based ‘crafted food’ options we are making choices that anticipate a redress to better support our planet.

Whether it be a base commodity or a finished ‘centre plate’ product, plant-based ingredients can offer solutions in all aspects of a caterer's shopping basket.

What is your offer? Is it relevant and will it attract and captivate the Plant Based customer?

Bringing a taste of home yet offering new flavours and food experiences, residential meal plans and the dining rooms in which they are served successfully build a great sense of campus community.

Striving to offer the very best range of high quality food that is appetising, healthy and nutritious, dining in residence should help build new friends as well as a love for new foods.

What is your offer and how does it meet the needs of students?

How do you operate above a level of expectancy – do you hold this ethos close to heart and mind, “what else can be done”?

Taking sustainability further, making important links to evolve as a true regenerative contributor.

Are you planning for a progressive sustainable future?

How do you innovate and offer something quite unique, beyond reusable coffee cup schemes?

Whilst building a young person's socially interactive skills, developing mature, rounded, informed and educated individuals – most students have enjoyed the ambience of the bar during their time at university.

As generations evolve the university bar does have competition as students socialise in very different ways.

How is your iconic university bar maintaining centre stage on campus for its students?

What does it offer in addition to a range of beverages?

Item descriptionIn today’s increasingly competitive landscape, Universities must embrace emerging culinary trends and pursue excellence in their catering services—not only for students but also for University events.

This award honours exceptional culinary talent, celebrating university chefs who design creative menus, deliver outstanding dishes, showcase innovative presentation, and set the benchmark for excellence in university catering.

The word Hotel is derived from French origin – relating to a building that sees a frequent level of visitors, where a degree of care is provided, obviously born from a simple care retreat or early hospital.

Latterly evolved into a warm welcome and appropriately delivered hospitality. University Hotels can deliver on any budget and beauty is in the eye or “purse string” of the beholder!

What sets your “Warmest of Welcomes” apart from the rest? How do you make your University Hotel stand out from the crowd?