Successful Foodservice Cateys

At a ceremony on Friday 12th October at the Park Plaza in London, Rapport Guest Services was presented with the Front of House Team of the Year award for a private site in recognition of reception, meeting room and helpdesk services provided by its talented team across two busy buildings that are home to more than 4,000 Omnicom employees. Greg Mace, Managing Director of Rapport Guest Services, commented: "Rapport's ethos is based on providing an exceptional, personalised service. Our Ambassadors bring to life our core values and are testament to the success of Rapport. It's always great when they get this wider recognition for the lengths they go to and we're very proud of them."

A Chef of the year award for a private site went to Adam Thomason of Restaurant Associates. This award was open to all chefs working in any sector of the foodservice industry, at a private or client site. Last year, Adam also received accolades such as a Master of Culinary Arts by the Royal Academy of Culinary and got second place in the Craft Guild of Chefs' National Chef of the Year, for the second year running. Adam Thomason, Executive Head Chef - Restaurant Associates, commented: "I'm thrilled to receive external recognition of all the work we put into the menus we serve. I'm so proud of the Restaurant Associates team I work with on site and together I think we create some truly exceptional dishes."

A second Chef of the year award for a private site was also presented to Tom Parry, Jockey Club Catering, which is the joint venture between The Jockey Club and Compass Group UK & Ireland. This award was open to all chefs working in any sector of the foodservice industry in a public site, and Tom was acknowledged for his high standards of menus and his vast experience, which he provides at Cheltenham racecourse in his role as Regional Executive Chef. Tom Parry, Jockey Club Catering Regional Executive Chef for Cheltenham racecourse, said: "I'm passionate about seasonality and the provenance of ingredients, to create quality dishes, so to win this award is an acknowledgement of these standards. I am fortunate to work with people who share a genuine love of the kitchen - so thanks to the team I work with here too."

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