The most popular category was the Sustainability Award, which got 27 nominations. This award aims to recognise the company or organisation that has best integrated social, economic and environmental concerns into its business.
The three next best supported categories were the Education Award (25 entries), Team of the Year (25 entries) and the Catering Manager of the Year Award (24 entries). New for this year the Prison Catering Award, which was also well supported.
David Foad, editor of Public Sector Catering Magazine, commented: "We have been absolutely blown away by the response we have received to the 2025 Public Sector Catering Awards. Nominations have flooded in and are almost 40% up on last year, which itself was the best ever.
"It shows that despite the massively challenging environment in which public sector caterers have to operate, they still see huge value in supporting their stand-out teams and individuals in the great job they do. In an industry in which such valuable work is often done with so little recognition, they obviously see the Public Sector Catering Awards as offering a chance to put that right."
The Lifetime Achievement Award and the Armed Forces Caterer of the Year Award were not open for nominations. The 19 winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony held on 24th April 2025 at the London Hilton Metropole.