Wan Mak, head of nutrition and dietetics at Sodexo, said: “After such a successful launch last year, we are delighted to be sponsoring these awards for the second year.
“We believe they will help to raise awareness of the need to provide accurate information for allergy sufferers and those with other dietary restrictions. We feed over a million customers a year and we think it is so important that they all can eat out in safety and with confidence.”
A chef cook off will also take place between the chefs of the winners in the 2014 awards, which will take place at Food Matters Live event alongside the awards presentation at ExCeL on November 17th.
Michelle Berriedale-Johnson, director of the awards, said: “We were really delighted with the response to last year’s awards and the level of dedication shown by many of our entrants.
“We look forward to an exciting second year and are hugely grateful to Sodexo and all of our sponsors for helping us to drive awareness forward.”
Categories for the 2015 awards will include as last year:
• Independent cafés and teashops and coffee shop chains
• Pub restaurants
• Independent restaurants and restaurant chains
• Hotels and guests houses
• Schools, colleges and universities
• Foods manufactured for food service
Plus new for this year:
• Street food and takeaways
• Fish and chip shops
• Corporate hospitality and catering