Caterer Kudos hosts first ever employee awards

28th January 2011, 10:47am

Caterer Kudos, part of the Crown Group, has held its first ever employee awards this week, with new food director Frank Bordoni serving up a range of treats for the winners and guests.

Over 120 staff from venues across the UK attended the event to battle it out for a host of accolades.

Held at Gibson Hall, a Kudos venue, employees from 15 venues competed for prizes in eight categories as part of a new employee recognition programme being rolled out across the business.

The winners, made up of individuals and venue teams, were all nominated by their colleagues and were judged on their efforts to deliver above client and management expectations.

The menu served up by Bordoni included dishes such as crispy belly of outdoor reared pork, ox cheek marinated and cooked in London Pride, and oak-smoked Scottish salmon, prawn and lobster cocktail shots.

Full list of winners are as follows:

Venue of the year - Goldsmiths' Hall
General manager of the year - Ian Featherstone, Brighton Centre
Team of the year – Brighton Centre
MD's award - Alex Robertson, Bournemouth International Centre
Salesperson of the year - Cheryl Garner, Bournemouth International Centre
Support person of the year - Antonia Wilson, operations director
Long service award – Gareth Wilson, Central Hall Westminster
Chef of the Year – Earl White, Central Hall Westminster

Jon Pryce, managing director of Kudos, said: "We really wanted our first awards ceremony to appropriately celebrate the efforts of our staff over the course of the last year and to treat them to a first class meal prepared by one of the best chefs in the business. We are delighted with how the evening went and our staff are already talking about next year's event."

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