West Byfleet, Surrey: Innovate Services, the innovative catering provider to the education sector, is delighted to have been announced ‘Contract Caterer of the Year’ at the Educatering Excellence Awards 2012. The awards presentation took place last night at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, and saw Innovate presented with the accolade in recognition of achievements in modernising the catering experience for secondary school students across the UK.
Over 500 professionals from the educational catering industry were in attendance at the gala evening reception, which saw the cream of the crop being recognised for their roles in transforming school catering. A team from Innovate attended the evening reception, including popular Italian chef Gino D’Acampo, who works in partnership with the Company to deliver an exciting range of authentic Italian dishes in 75 school restaurant sites.
Alan Dewberry, CEO, Educatering Magazine said: “The Educatering Excellence Awards are designed to showcase the individuals, organisations and schools that are working hard to transform catering across UK schools. The judges were impressed with Innovate’s creativity, student involvement and commitment to making a difference, and so we are proud to have awarded them the Contract Caterer of the Year accolade.”
Derick Martin, co-founder and CEO of Innovate Services said, “Since launching five years ago, we have remained focused on our original goal of modernising the school catering experience. We make a difference and the feedback we receive from heads, governors, business managers, and more importantly, the students themselves is excellent. To be recognised at the Educatering Excellence Awards as the best contract caterer in this sector is a fantastic achievement, and I am very proud of my motivated team in making this a reality.”
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