CEDA names six winners of its 2011 Grand Prix

Chester-based C&C Catering Equipment is the overall winner of this year's CEDA Grand Prix, which recognises excellence in the completion of large and small kitchen installations in both the cost and profit sectors.

The winners across the six award categories were chosen from 14 shortlisted members of the Catering Equipment Distributors Assocation. In addition to the grand prize, C&C also scooped the Cost Sector Larger Project Award for an "enormous and complicated" project to manage, supply and install a £2.6m catering facility at Japanese financial group Nomura's <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /?>

London office, where the catering offer helps to retain staff in the face of severe competition. Ironically, C&C was accidentally left off the tender list for the project, but still managed to complete the process in just four days. The winners across six award categories were chosen from 14 shortlisted CEDA members.](http://www.ceda.co.uk/catering_equipment_news/details/grand_prix_awards_2011_shortlisted_entries)> The awards were judged by Peter Wintle, the recently-retired executive chef of the Birmingham Metropole, and Bev Puxley, former head of the school of catering and hotel studies at WestminsterCollege. FULL LIST OF WINNERS ÂCost Sector Larger Project and Overall Winner [C&C Catering Equipment](http://www.trycandc.com/) - Project Shinkyo, Nomura, City of London Cost Sector Small Project[Inox Equip](http://inoxequip.com) - AudleyPrimary School, BirminghamCity Council Outstanding Customer Service[CNG Foodservice Equipment](http://www.cngfoodserv.co.uk/) - The Trout hotel, Cockermouth, CumbriaProfit Sector Larger Project[Caterware ](http://www.caterware.co.uk/)- Legends Lounge refurbishment - Manchester City Football Club Profit Sector Small Project[Inox Equip](http://inoxequip.com/) - Neston Park Farm Shop, Wiltshire Sustainability Project[CHR Equipment - Cadbury World, Birmingham - CEDA members also voted for the best suppliers across four categories. The winners are:  Heavy equipment - Foster Refrigerator Light equipment - Mechline Developments Outstanding customer service - Falcon Foodservice Equipment Most innovative product for 2010 - Mechline for Waste 2 O