The sponsors for the 2017 Catering Insight Awards are showing their support for dealers, distributors, suppliers and service providers. The sponsors are all leaders in their fields, and provide unrivaled products and services to the market.
Catering Insight Sponsors are:
Distributor of the Year
The RATIONALSelfCookingCenter 5 Senses is the first intelligent commercial cooking appliance that interacts with chefs. This latest combi steamer gets to know the way chefs work so that, together, with their combi they will deliver the best possible cooking results.
Chefs can test drive the 5 Senses combi steamer at a Rational Cooking Live demonstration. They take place every month at venues across the UK. Led by chefs who are experts in the latest combi steamer technologies and techniques, attendees can cook with the RATIONAL and sample the results. To book call 01582 480388 or visit
Distributor of the Year – North of England
Blue Seal Ltd have been represented in The UK, since 1983, based in The Birmingham Area, selling through a network of distributors throughout The UK. As part of Moffat Group, manufacturing takes place in Christchurch, New Zealand. We were acquired by Ali Rep, one of The Largest Foodservice Companies in The World, in 2000. We manufacture a range of commercial catering equipment, from a small convection oven to a Large Heavy Duty Griddle. We partner our distributors ,into selling into a number of recognised high street brands, together with selling to the smallest café to some of the largest stadiums in The World.
Diversity is our strength.
Emerging Distributor of the Year
Jestic Foodservice Equipment represents some of the world’s finest and most innovative foodservice equipment manufacturers, with particular emphasis on the design and supply of the latest in open kitchen, theatre-style cooking and recently the commercial bakery sector.
Our philosophy and passion is centred on the outstanding foods our equipment can produce and in passing this knowledge and expertise to chefs and restaurateurs alike. We listen carefully to what they have to say, ensuring we source the very best equipment to meet individual requirements – equipment that is robust, easy to operate, reliable and manufactured to the highest standards to meet the vigorous working conditions of the modern commercial kitchen.
Service & Maintenance Provider of the Year
First Choice Group is a commercial catering ‘One Stop Shop,’ offering everything service technicians need to keep equipment working.
This includes the supply of spare parts, ancillaries and consumables – such as lubricants and sealants – for the commercial catering, refrigeration, bakery, coffee and laundry industries. It supplies an extensive range of tools too.
Combico UK is the company’s specialist training division for engineers, located on site at First Choice’s new multi-million pound premises at Kingswood Lakeside, Cannock. The company also has an Environmental Solutions division which specialises in FOG control and food waste management.
Training & Education of the Year Award
The authoritative voice of the catering equipment industry, CESA represents 180 companies that manufacture, install and service kitchen equipment. Its work includes advising legislators, lobbying regulators and informing members and operators. Its CFSP training initiative is raising professionalism throughout the foodservice industry.
Distributor of the Year – Rest of the UK
As one of the largest independent suppliers of warewashing and icemaking equipment in the UK, we pride ourselves on delivering exemplary catering solutions to meet any warewashing or icemaking requirement, however large or small the need.
Through our distributor network we supply, service and maintain warewashing and icemaking equipment all over the British Isles and Channel Islands.
Our products are designed to the very highest standard and specification, incorporating the latest technology and innovative design. Focusing on performance, reliability, energy efficiency and affordability, we provide outstanding catering solutions from which all professional catering environments will benefit.
Welcome to a cleaner world….
Innovation Award for Light Equipment
Following a hugely successful launch, year two of the UK’s only dedicated event for commercial kitchens was even better! Due to unprecedented demand, our third Commercial Kitchen returns to the NEC, Birmingham on 5-6 June 2018.
Covering all verticals from multi-site restaurants, pub groups and food to go multiples to schools, hospitals and care homes – decision makers can see and compare equipment at one show that is just for them, the “who’s who” of the equipment buying world.
With even more innovative product launches and networking to inspire the biggest catering equipment buyers Commercial Kitchen is now the industry’s annual meeting place. If you’re involved in kitchen equipment, you can’t afford to miss it.
Project Management
Welbilt UK is an award winning world leader in the manufacture and supply of professional kitchen equipment, able to meet the needs and demands of even the busiest kitchen environments. Renowned for high quality products and excellent after sales service, Welbilt UK manufacture a number of top brands including, Merrychef, Convotherm, Frymaster and Garland, all of which will be familiar to most within the catering industry.
Alongside developing the latest in kitchen technology and advanced cooking concepts, Welbilt UK will also provide industry leading expert culinary knowledge to those requiring a new menu or even a kitchen design and re-fit.
Supporting Partner
Cedabond, is the UK’s leading buying and marketing consortium for commercial catering equipment and has earned the respect of the catering industry through nearly forty years of premier service. With a current membership of over 115 distributors, and buying agreements with 70 suppliers, Cedabond is a true partnership, delivering growth and profit for all its distributors and suppliers, irrespective of their speciality or service type. Cedabond is a not-for-profit company wholly owned by its members and has a unique reputation for robust and diligent business practices – 100% of the income derived from its suppliers goes back to its members.
Official Photo Booth Sponsor
For the last 120 years, Hobart has been at the forefront of warewashing development, offering the most technologically advanced dishwashing and utensil washing products available today. From the lowest water and energy consumption, to state-of-the-art drain heat recovery and heat pump systems, operators using Hobart warewashers can fulfil their own sustainability ambitions and make business-changing savings on utilities. The multi-award-winning company prides itself on its proactive partnerships with UK catering equipment dealers, offering specialist ranges, enhanced product support and business development tools to help them drive their businesses forward.
Sponsorship is still available for the following awards:
Online Reseller of the Year
Business Development Supplier of the Year
Service & Support Supplier of the Year
Light Equipment Supplier of the Year
To enquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Anne-Marie Judge
Email: anne-marie.judge@itppromedia.com
Phone: 020 3176 5632
Mark Harris
Email: mark.harris@itppromedia.com
Phone: 020 3176 4226