The awards recognise and celebrate excellence, dedication, innovation and exceptional service in the care catering sector across five categories.
These categories are Care Establishment of the Year, Meals on Wheels Award, Catering Team of the Year, Catering Manager of the Year and Our Care Catering Hero.
There will also be an award for Region of the Year in addition to the National Chairman’s Award and the Pam Rhodes Outstanding Achievement.
The winners will be announced on Thursday 5 October at the NACCA Awards dinner at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham.
Neel Radia, NACC national chair, said: “With a plethora of passionate, dedicated and innovative professionals exemplifying excellence in the care catering arena, the judges had a very tough job to decide the final shortlist.
“The calibre of entries was incredibly high and everyone who entered the awards should be very proud of their achievements. I’m looking forward to the awards dinner, which is also a special celebration of the NACC’s 30th anniversary, when we will crown our overall winners.
The full list of finalists are as follows-
Care Establishment of the Year Award:
John Wills House, St Monica Trust
Queens Court, Barchester
Halliwell Care Home
The Close Care Home
Our Care Catering Hero Award:
Hannah Mulholland, Head of Activities Coordinator, Harper Fields Care Home
Annabelle Martin, Nutrition & Wellbeing Project Officer, HILS
Joy Whitlock, Head Chef, Harton Grange
Angie Pugh, Chef, Orchard Care Home
Catering Manager of the Year Award:
Filip Slominski, Catering Manager, The Close Care Home
Dawn Bailey, Head Chef, Tennyson Wharf
David Blackwood, Catering Manager, Meallmore Ltd
Stuart Keown, Dining Service Coordinator, Sunrise of Banstead
Rebecca Chapman, Head Chef, Warren Care Home
Catering Team of the Year Award:
Meallmore Ltd
County Enterprise Foods Meals at Home, Nottinghamshire County Council
Gracewell of Horley Park Catering Team
Dine Contract Catering Team at Borough Care
Meals on Wheels Award:
County Enterprise Foods Meals at Home, Nottinghamshire County Council
West Sussex County Council, Meals on Wheels Service
Sheraz Shahid & Staff, iCare, Stafford Depot
Sodexo Home Service