The awards will recognise and reward leading talent in the hospitality industry.
The full list of nominations is a follows:
Apprentice Chef Award
Morgan Boyd - Le Pont de la Tour
Tom Hamblet - South Lodge Hotel
Ryan O’Connor - Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Armed Services Chef Award
LChef Ryan Ashall - Royal Navy
PO Scott Furber - Royal Navy
Cpl Ian Marks - Royal Air Force
WO 1 Jamie Webb-Fryer - Army
Banqueting and Event Chef Award
Simon Dougan - The Yellow Door
Stephen Frost – Sodexo UK
Karen Poynter - Chester Boyd
Chef Lecturer Award
Mathew Shropshall - UBC College of Food
Barry Smyth - Southern Regional College
Jose Souto - Westminster Kingsway College
Competition Chef Award
Cpl Liam Grime - Culinary Arts Team HM Forces
Matt Jones - Catering Service House of Commons
Simon Webb - Culinary Olympics
Contract Catering Chef Award
David Fountain - Sodexo Ireland
Glynn Lawrence - Sodexo Prestige
Rob Neary - Elior UK
Development Chef Award
Glenn Evans - Las Iguanas
Nick Hemming - St Austell Brewery
Craig Sandle - Bakkavor
Ethnic Chef Award
Manpreet Ahuja - Café Spice Namaste
Tong Chee Hwee - Hakkasan Group
Saurav Nath - Tapasya@Marina
Innovation Award
The Clink Restaurants
The Dead Rabbits London
Bonnie Gull, London
New Restaurant of the Year Award
Vineet Bhatia - Vineet Bhatia London
Ben Chapman - Kiln
Henrik Ritzen - Aquavit London
Gary Usher - Burnt Truffle, Heswall, Wirral
Pastry Chef Award
Emmanuel Bonneau - Hilton Worldwide
Sarah Frankland - Pennyhill Park Hotel
Kimberly Lin - Claridges
People’s Choice Award
Murray Chapman - A Passion to Inspire
Harry Lomas BEM MBE - The Grove, Watford
Ian Morris - Sodexo at Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Alan Paton - Stoke by Nayland, Colchester
Pub Chef Award
Rob Allcock - The Longs Arms
John Calton - The Staith House
Gordon Stott - The Sun Inn
Robert Taylor - The Compasses Inn
Public Sector Chef Award
Jamie Gibbs - ESS Defence
Jack Jepson-Sykes - Pabulum
Lisa Normanton - North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Restaurant Chef Award
Hrishikesh Desai - Gilpin Hotel and Lake House
Daniel Smith - The Ingham Swan
Chris White - The White Spoon
Young Chef Award
Jack Cheesley – Sodexo UK
Alexander Corley - Petrus Restaurant
Ben Garnett-Sinclair - Lusso