In pictures: Foodservice Cateys 2025
The foodservice industry gathered on 10 October at Royal Lancaster London to celebrate the best and brightest in the sector
21 Foodservice Cateys lined up ready to be received by the evening’s winnersGuests mingled with drinks before the awards beganLolly’s robot waiter serves guests with welcome drinksThe Caterer’s editor James Stagg introduced the awardsBryan Grierson, operations director at Springboard, this year’s charity, talked about the work it doesGuests dined on mozzarella and pesto arancini, confit duck leg and flaming crème brûleé Comedian Andrew Ryan gave out the awardsAmber Francis was recognised for her passion for food education by receiving the Extra Mile AwardPhil Shelley received the Outstanding Contribution Award in recognition of his role in transforming the delivery of NHS cateringClare Huish of Bennett Hay won the People and Training AwardAdam Greenway of Eurest won General Manager of the YearSandra Juan Delgado of Chartwells Universities won the Rising Star AwardThe Clink Events celebrates winning the CSER AwardGenuine Dining won Business and Industry Caterer of the YearThe evening concluded with an after-party with great music from Moses and the Hot City Horns
More than 500 guests applauded the 21 winners of the 2025 Foodservice Cateys, from Great British Menu winner and celebrated school chef Amber Francis to NHS food revolutionary Phil Shelley.
Take a look through our photo gallery to see more from the evening and who attended, and discover the individual winners of the awards.
If you would like to attend the 2026 Cateys or you know someone you would like to nominate, you can register your interest now.
And it’s not too late to reserve your seat for the Hotel Cateys on 24 November 2025.
Photography: Hospitality Media