Garden Centre Catering Awards winners announced!

After six months, many, many entries, much deliberation and possibly a little (friendly) arguing, we are now delighted to reveal the companies that have triumphed in the 2024 Garden Centre Catering Awards. Whittling the longlist down to just four was an incredibly difficult task and we would like to thank everyone who took the time to enter. The standard was incredibly – and reassuringly – high.

We ultimately, however, are unanimously confident that the final four represent the very best that the UK industry has to offer across each category. They range from an inspirational independent to one of the strongest chains, including the very best at going green and a real innovator in afternoon tea. They are:

Afternoon Tea of the Year
Green Pastures Plant Centre

Independent Garden Centre Caterer of the Year
Garden Terrace Café Batsford Arboretum

Garden Centre Catering Group of the Year
British Garden Centres

Sustainability Award
Yorkshire Garden Centres

A huge congratulations to all four. The judging generally placed an emphasis, obviously, on the food offer, while also looking for originality, innovation and bring prepared to go the extra mile to deliver for their customers. Also valued was being able to demonstrate that they had managed to achieve results in this extremely competitive marketplace.

Each of the four winners was, in their own way, outstanding in their field. We will be profiling them over the next week, as ewll as interviewing them in future issues.

The 2024 Garden Centtr Catering Awards are sponsored by Electrolox Professional, We Love Cake and Wexiodisk.

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