2023

  • Lucy Ager, operations manager, BaxterStorey
  • Charlie Banks, operations manager, Red Carnation Hotels
  • Thomas Bartlett, director of food and beverage, Hilton Birmingham Metropole
  • George Boarer, head chef, etch. by Steven Edwards
  • Yann Bouvignies, head of mixology, Rosewood London
  • Joel Breakwell, executive chef, Casa and Paco Tapas
  • Jennifer Burton, bar manager, The Belfry Hotel & Resort
  • Samantha Calandrelli, learning and development manager, Dishoom
  • Hannah Cochrane, business development manager, Dakota Hotels
  • Felix Craft, head chef and business owner, Stage
  • George Devonshire, group head of marketing, Harbour Hotels Group
  • Lily Gaspar, front of house manager, The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa
  • Marie-Charlotte Gauter, director of rooms, Hotel Cafe Royal
  • Elisia Guglielmucci, director of sales, The Waldorf Hilton London
  • Oliver Harris, operations manager, Whatley Manor Hotel
  • Felicity Hayes, deli manager, Rick Stein
  • Lizzie Hennig, nutritionist, BaxterStorey
  • George Hiley-Jones, deputy head of rooms division, The Lanesborough Hotel, Oetker Collection
  • Benjamin Jeffery, sales & marketing manager, CH&CO
  • Guillaume Larher, food and beverage projects manager, Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London
  • Hayleigh Mullen, restaurant manager, Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel
  • Craig Neill, cluster finance business partner, IHG Hotels and Resorts
  • Carol O'Connell, front of house manager, The Ned
  • Katariina Reissaar AIH, front office manager, Leonardo Hotels UK
  • Eljesa Saciri, general manager, Zetter Townhouse Marylebone
  • Charlie Search, account manager, Fuel Experiences, BaxterStorey
  • Kelly Staunton, director of spa and leisure, Macdonald Hotels and Resorts
  • Jessica Thompson, general manager and co-owner of mingary castle, Mingary Castle – Restaurant with Rooms
  • James Toth, head chef, Cornerstone by Chef Tom Brown
  • Adam Willcocks, operations manager, Calcot and Spa

2022

  • Miles Baxter, group general manager, Houston & Hawkes
  • Lily Bell, account manager, BaxterStorey
  • Connor Black, head chef, the Bull & Bear
  • Jordan Burdall, golf academy manager, Rudding Park
  • Josh Chadwick, hotel manager, The Tawny
  • Graeme Cumine, restaurant manager, L’Enclume
  • Ethan Davids, co-owner, Chickpea Group
  • John Dickson, hotel manager, Dakota Hotels
  • Dorya Djebbar, people partner, CH&CO
  • Laura Dunphy, training and development manager, Cameron House on Loch Lomond
  • Chara Forrest, resident manager, The Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa
  • Ruth Hansom, head chef
  • Kumiko Hiwatari, premier pastry sous chef, the Ritz London
  • Jacques Hobson, food and beverage manager, The Belfry Hotel & Resort
  • Craig Johnston, head chef, Marcus
  • Serafin Kapusta, food and beverage operations manager, InterContinental London Park Lane
  • Timothy Kendall, chef proprietor, T and T Pubs
  • Tabitha Kirby, deputy account manager, BaxterStorey
  • Will Lockwood, head chef, Roots York
  • Lilian Lubowitz, group sales manager, CH&CO
  • Deepak Mallya, premier sous chef, the Ritz London
  • Veikko Paananen, restaurant director, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London
  • April Lily Partridge, sous chef, the Ledbury
  • Ryan Percopo, executive head chef, BaxterStorey
  • Sophie Shotton, general manager, Yorebridge House
  • Claire Small, director of innovation, Elior UK
  • Lydia Staniforth, recruitment marketing specialist, Delaware North
  • Ewen Thomas, general manager, Christian Conference Trust
  • Victoria Tweddell, human resources business partner, PPHE Hotel Group
  • Shaun Wright, revenue application and systems manager, Hand Picked Hotels

2021

  • Alex Borley, Account Manager, BaxterStorey
  • Amelia Harper, Area Marketing Manager, Rosewood London
  • Andrew Deans, General Manager, Shaws Fine Meats
  • Andy Durma, General Manager, Roomzzz Aparthotels
  • Bethany Morgan Jones, People, New Ventures and Operations, Chantelle Nicholson / Apricity
  • Callum Roberts, Estate Sous Chef, Gleneagles Hotel
  • Charlotte Jakubecz, Head of F&B Partnerships, BaxterStorey
  • Christopher Bancroft, Front of House Manager, The Newt In Somerset
  • Clemence Vermes, Assistant Director of Finance, JW Marriott Grosvenor House London
  • Danny Young, Head Chef, Northcote
  • Edward Bettley, Site Director Designate, Roadchef Motorways Limited
  • Emily Coubrough, Guest Experience and Communications Manager, The Savoy
  • Freya Morton, Reception Manager, Home Grown Hotels Ltd
  • Iona Macleod, Front Office Lead Kimpton, Blythswood Square
  • Jack Croft, Chef – owner, Fallow Restaurant
  • Jack Jolly, National Campaign Manager, New World Trading Company
  • Jenni Clarke, Group Training and Development Manager, Firmdale
  • Jordan Charles, General Manager, Meldrum House Country Hotel and Golf Course
  • Joshua Jay-Bates, Operations Manager, The Headland Hotel
  • Katie Forrest, People Development Manager, Dakota Hotels
  • Katie Moran, Food & Beverage Lead, voco Grand Central Hotel
  • Koula Michaelides, F&B Manager, The Ritz London
  • Lewis Greenwood, Director, FINK Street Food
  • Lydia Rigby, Assistant Restaurant Manager, Home Grown Hotels Ltd
  • Philip Egan, Executive Assistant Manager – Rooms Division and Food & Beverage, Fairmont St Andrews
  • Rachael Stevens, Front of House Manager, Pennyhill Park
  • Rachel Banks, Assistant Director, People and Culture
  • Sean Wrest, Head Chef, Roots York
  • Spencer Metzger, Premier Sous Chef, The Ritz London
  • William Murray, Chef/Owner, Fallow restaurant

2020

  • Abbie Livesey, Contract Manager, Broadgate
  • Andrew Mackay, Head Pastry Chef, Gleneagles
  • Charlotte Rouse, Head of Mobilisations and Supply Chain for London, BaxterStorey
  • Charlotte Partridge, Senior Procurement Analyst, CH&CO
  • Charlotte Ward, Regional HR Manager, leaf HOSPITALITY
  • Chary Wilson, Sales and Marketing Manager, CH&CO
  • Chinwe Inyamah, People & Development Manager, The Ned
  • Daniel McGeorge, Head Chef, Rothay Manor
  • Danny Wratten – Sanchez, Senior General Manager, White Brasserie Company (part of Brasserie Bar Co)
  • Edward Marsh, Sous Chef, Exclusive Collection
  • Emma Wood, Head of People, Casna Limited
  • Emma Monzon, Spa Manager, Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club
  • George Hunt, Head of Event Sales, The Nomad, London
  • Hebe Richardson, Nutrition Consultant
  • Jakob Gowin, General Manager, Jurys Inn & Leonardo Hotels
  • Jemma Wade, Executive Assistant and Projects Manager, London Marriott Hotel County Hall
  • Jessica Burrow, Conference and Events Sales Manager, The Montague on the Gardens Hotel
  • Joe Rozier, Head Chef, The Mariners at Rock
  • Jordan Kerridge, Head Chef, The Stafford London
  • Josh Key, Development and Sustainability Manager, Blue Apple Catering Ltd
  • Leo Kattou, Head Chef, Simpsons
  • Louise Roberts, Sous Chef, Lexington Catering
  • Manuel Martinez-Infante, Director of Events and Sales, Park Plaza London Riverbank
  • Nicola Gartenberg, Operations Director, Adam Handling Restaurant Group
  • Oliver Palmer, Global Luxury Account Director – Leisure, Marriott International
  • Owen Farr, Restaurant Manager , The Queensberry Hotel & Olive Tree Restaurant
  • Richard Newell, Assistant Director of Food and Beverage , The Dorchester
  • Ryan Doyle, Director of Sales, Park Regis Birmingham
  • Sian Lewis, General Manager, The Duke of Wellington (Peach)
  • Tom McMillan, Food & Beverage Manager, PPHE Hotel Group (Park Plaza London Waterloo)

2019

  • Rebecca Armstrong, Operations Manager, The Genuine Dining Co.
  • Sandra Bein, Head Sommelier, Mere Restaurant
  • Craig Bennett, Interim General Manager, Cairn Group
  • Tom Booton, Head Chef, Alyn Williams, The Westbury
  • Asimakis Chaniotis, Head Chef, Pied A Terre
  • Jack Clements, Chef-director, Rojano's in the Square
  • Charles Coulombeau, Head Chef, Gravetye Manor
  • Terri Dell, General Manager, Brookmans, The Peach Pub Company
  • Max Fenlon, Financial Controller UK, Park Plaza Hotels UK Limited
  • Shelley Freeland, Goodwood House Operations Manager, The Goodwood Group
  • Liam Hatcher, Senior People & Development Business Partner (London), CH&CO
  • Tomas Kubart, Restaurant Director, Kerridge's Bar and Grill, Corinthia Hotel London
  • Robbie Laidlaw, Business Development Manager, The Genuine Dining Co.
  • Rita Martins Bengtsson, Business Development Director, InterContinental London Park Lane
  • Kieran McLoughlin, General Manager, Hide
  • Lee Melton, Head of Learning and Development, The Coaching Inn Group Ltd
  • Katie Mulliss, Restaurant Manager, The Hand and Flowers
  • William Nisbet, Regional Operations Manager, Whitbread plc
  • Abby Palmer, Groups and Reservations Manager, Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
  • Robert Simmonds, General Manager, Eastwell Manor - A Champneys Hotel & Spa
  • Chris Tod, Learning and Development Officer, Exclusive Hotels and Venues
  • Judith van der Heijden, Assistant Chief Concierge, Rosewood London
  • Jill Van Rest, Operations Manager, Park Plaza London Park RoyalI
  • lona van Rooij, Commercial Director (maternity cover), Conrad London St. James
  • Digby Vollrath, CEO & Co-Founder, Feast It
  • Alex Von Ulmenstein, Food & Beverage Manager, Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa
  • Joe Walker, Executive Chef, Hermitage Rd Bar & Restaurant
  • Jamie Warley, Head Pastry Chef, St Ermin's Hotel
  • Elly Wentworth, Head Chef, The Angel Taste of Devon
  • Alexander Wilson, Reception Manager, Brown's Hotel, Rocco Forte Hotels

2018

  • Emma Abruzzese, catering manager for Vacherin at Hiscox Insurance, Vacherin
  • Romain Bourger, head sommelier, The Vineyard
  • Charlie Brodie, learning and development manager, London EDITION
  • Rob Burden, human resources business partner, CH&Co
  • Ben Carroll, head of insight, Whitbread
  • Christopher Chester-Sterne, owner and landlord, The Rose and Thistle
  • Sophie Cox, chief operating officer, Koh UK
  • Joshua Craddock, food and beverage sales and marketing manager, The Bloomsbury London
  • Jack Davies, senior sous chef, The London Clinic
  • Tom de Keyser, head chef, The Coach, Marlow
  • James Durrant, head chef, The Fishes, Peach Pub Company
  • Gillian Duthie, general manager, Jurys Inn Hotel Group
  • Jonathan Ellson, director of restaurant Coworth Park, Coworth Park, Dorchester Collection
  • James Fleming, reception manager, The Stafford London
  • Darryl Harris, restaurant manager, Home Grown Hotels, The Pig near Bath
  • Rachael Henley, food and beverage manager, The Idle Rocks Hotel
  • Rhiannon Heseltine, deputy general manager, Lexington Catering 
  • Charlotte Horler, formerly front of house manager, Red Carnation Hotels
  • Tom Jackson, area manager, Wilson Vale
  • Aaron Kibble, general manager, Oakman Inns and Restaurants 
  • Emma Kirk, front office manager, Blythswood Square - Principal Hotels 
  • Gabrielle Le Roux, programme developer, BaxterStorey
  • Jack McCarthy, deputy head concierge, The Cavendish London 
  • Stephen Moran, director of marketing, InterContinental London Park Lane
  • Ben Murphy, head chef, Launceston Place 
  • Lucy Louise Murphy, operations manager, Premier Inn - Whitbread
  • Hannah Robson, head of bespoke events, Concerto
  • Tom Shepherd, head chef, Restaurant Adam's
  • Catherine St John, executive assistant, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
  • Kit Wilkins-Smith, head of coffee excellence, Paddy & Scott's

2017

  • Dale Bainbridge, head chef, Pollen Street Social, London
  • Tommy Banks, chef-proprietor, the Black Swan at Oldstead, North Yorkshire
  • Liam Barrie, managing director, the Marram Grass, Newborough, Anglesey
  • Afees Bello, back of house manager, the Beaumont, London
  • Sarah Bowman, conference and events manager, Wivenhoe House hotel, Colchester, Essex
  • Thomas Brown, head chef, the Capital Hotel, London
  • Callum Curtis-Bennett, deputy general manager, Westminster School, London, the Brookwood Partnership (CH&Co Group)
  • Cassie Delaney-Brown, marketing manager, the Stafford London
  • Holly Dixon, human resources manager, the London Edition
  • Irene Forte, group project director, Rocco Forte Hotels
  • Martin Frickel, sous chef, the Forest Side, Grasmere, Cumbria
  • Laura Godman, group learning & development manager, Eden Hotel Collection
  • Dominic Heywood, founder, Flat Cap Hotels
  • Phil Hornby, head of public operations, Fabulous Fan Fayre
  • Paul Hunter, dual site hotel manager, Premier Inn, Whitbread
  • Helen Hutchinson, general manager, Jockey Club Catering
  • Florence Macfarlane, finance director, the Genuine Dining Co
  • Sam Matthews, general manager, the Assembly House, Norwich
  • Hayley McGarrell, assistant head concierge, Amba Hotel Charing Cross
  • Martin Miller, head of residential services, University of Leicester
  • Adam Mohammed, guest relations manager, Hilton Newcastle Gateshead
  • Becky Nowell, group sales and revenue manager, Philema Hospitality Management
  • James O’Keeffe, reception manager, the Manor House, Castle Combe, Wiltshire
  • Scott Paton, head chef, Boringdon Hall, Colebrook, Devon
  • Doug Sanham, head chef, the Beacon, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  • Bradley Shough, cluster general manager, Corus Hotels
  • Scott Smith, chef-patron, Norn, Edinburgh
  • Gordon Stott, landlord and head chef, the Sun Inn, Basingstoke, Hampshire
  • Benjamin Veale, reservations manager, the Ritz London
  • Dean Westcar, head chef, Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Colerne, Wiltshire

2016

  • Ellis Barrie, chef-director, the Marram Grass, Penlon, Isle of Anglesea
  • Craig Bonner, general manager and company mixologist, Heritage Portfolio, Musselburgh Racecourse
  • Andrew Booth, front of house manager, the Dorchester, London
  • David Brosnan, housekeeping manager, The Dorchester, London, the Dorchester Collection
  • Ben Buet, operations manager, Purple Cubed
  • Lee Bye, head chef, Tuddenham Mill, near Newmarket, Suffolk
  • Joe Carnell, director, Ugot UK
  • Marta Chwiloc-Filoc, catering manager, Lexington, London
  • Jessica Clark, projects manager, Lusso Catering, London, CH&Co Group
  • Joshua Cowan, luggage room general manager, the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
  • Peter Cox, operations manager, Premier Inn Peterborough A1(M), Whitbread
  • Charlotte Davis, revenue manager, Holiday Inn Doncaster A1 (M)
  • Sarah Elisabeth Downes, market entry manager - Germany, Whitbread
  • Holly Eggleton, owner and front of house manager, the Pony & Trap, Chew Magna, Bristol
  • Lauren Fisher, human resources manager, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
  • Edward Fitzpatrick, food & beverage operations manager, Chewton Glen, New Milton
  • Cordelia Griggs, concierge manager, Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
  • Gregory Hall, operations manager London B&I, Elior City, London
  • Nick Hamdy, general manager, Charlotte Street Hotel, London
  • Robby Jenks, head chef, the Vineyard Hotel, Stockcross, Newbury, Wiltshire
  • Leanne Johnson, non-food category manager, CH&Co Group
  • Paul Matthews, Head chef, Vacherin
  • Rakesh Mistry, hotel manager, Premier Inn T5, London Heathrow, Whitbread
  • Tiffany Monsees, operations manager, Premier Inn, Portsmouth, Whitbread
  • Thomas Pass, senior business development manager, Caterlink
  • Murray Scott, front office manager, The Park Tower Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Starwood Hotels
  • Sarah Tregoning, director of event management, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
  • Andrew Wright, head chef, Pig on the Beach, Home Grown Hotels
  • Jonathan Wright, head chef, Berners Tavern at the London Edition
  • Melanie Wright, marketing manager, the Capital Hotel, London

2015

  • Mafalda Albuquerque, Value Centre general manager, Amba hotel Charing Cross
  • Allister Barsby, Head chef, Gidleigh Park
  • Steven Beattie, General manager, Sunderland AFC, Centerplate UK
  • Rachael Brazier, Hotel manager, the Pig in the Wall, Southampton
  • Alexandra Brown, Deputy hotel manager, Campanile hotel Milton Keynes
  • Hamish Burn, General manager, 200 Aldersgate, Lexington Catering
  • Laura Cameron, Group operations manager, the Nettleton Collection
  • Jack Cohn, General manager, Kensington Place restaurant, D&D London
  • Paul Dutton, HR manager, London Marriott hotel Maida Vale
  • Megan Fairclough, Food and beverage manager, Macdonald Manchester hotel & spa
  • Danielle Faustino, Head of training (director), Mozzo Coffee
  • Gareth Ferreira, Sommelier, Launceston Place restaurant, D&D London
  • Vida Forsyth, Operations executive, Premier Inn Leeds East
  • Dawn Hardy, HR manager, the London Edition
  • Kayleigh Holmes, Head of staffing operations and HR, Emirates Stadium, Delaware North
  • Craig Jackson, Hotel manager, Northcote
  • Sarah Kaplan, Front office manager, the London Edition
  • Sarah Kelly, Operations manager, Premier Inn Deansgate Locks
  • Tom Lawson, Chef-patron, Rafters Restaurant
  • Oliver Milne-Watson, Revenue and reservations manager, The Beaumont, London
  • Sarah Moss, Human resources manager, London Marriott hotel Grosvenor Square
  • Daniele Quattromini, Manager, Club Lounge 39, Lusso Catering, CH&Co
  • Amy Roberts, Head of nutrition and education, Chartwells, Compass Group
  • Rebecca Rowe, General catering manager, Thomas Miller, Lexington Catering
  • Jane Shakeshaft, General manager, Mansion House, CH&CO
  • William Simmonds, Group general manager, Champneys
  • Amelia Thornhill , Restaurant manager, the Plough Inn, Longparish
  • Sarah Walsh, Front office manager, the Chesterfield Mayfair
  • Natasha Wiggins, Front office trainer, Red Carnation Hotels
  • Adam Woof, Operations manager, the Chancellors Collection, The University of Manchester

2014

  • Tim Axe, Business Development Director,  BaxterStorey
  • Catharine Barras, Operations Manager, BaxterStorey
  • Megan Caulkett, General Manager, Levy Restaurants- Compass Group
  • Lloyd Cole, Performance Improvement Manager, ISS
  • Edward Cooke, Project Manager, Wilson Vale
  • Michael Crow, Human Resources Manager, The London Marriott Hotel Park Lane
  • Camille Dusolle, Financial Controller Assistant, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
  • Ben Dutson, Chef, Sodexo Prestige Executive
  • Richard Ferrier, Group Strategy Manager, Brasserie Bar Co
  • Samuel Gardner, Account Manager, Purple Cubed
  • Katy Green, Operations Manager, Premier Inn
  • Philip Hammond, Designer Florist, The Dorchester
  • Emma Langford, People Manager, Lexington
  • Owain Llwyd Jones, General Manager, The Fishes
  • Christian Masters, Front of House Manager, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel    
  • Benjamin McEwen, Sales Executive, BaxterStorey
  • Mark McMahon, General Manager, Village Urban Resorts
  • Rakhee Patel, People & Talent Lead, Dorchester Collection           
  • Simon Porter, Global Commercial Manager, Compass Group
  • Adam Reid, Head Chef, The French by Simon Rogan Midland Hotel
  • Alex Robertson, Hotel Operations Manager, Lainston House Hotel
  • Kate Rose, Business Development Manager, Be At One
  • Hanna Sherwood, Sales Manager, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
  • Phil Sherwood, Unit Manager, SSP UK
  • Rebecca Stevens, Operations Manager, Whitbread - Premier Inn
  • Mark Surguy, Hotel Operations Manager South Lodge Hotel     
  • Will Torrent, Consultant Pastry Chef, Will Torrent
  • Nadia Ulusoy , Head of Club Wembley Restaurants , Delaware North companies UK
  • Jennifer Winstanley, Training Manager, Red Carnation Hotels
  • Matthew Worswick, Chef Director, Warehouse Restaurant Southport

2013

  • Chloe Banks, Human Resources Manager, York Marriott Hotel
  • Alistair Birt, Head Chocolatier, William Curley
  • Chris Broderick, General Manager, Jurys Inn Manchester
  • Chris Convery, Human Resources Manager, The London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
  • Kristian Curtis, Chef de Partie, Simpsons Restaurant
  • Sarah Drew, Cluster Learning & Development Manager, Hilton Hotels & Resorts
  • Leigh Evans, Head Chef, The Chequers
  • Tara Farnham, Business Transformation Manager, Guoman and Thistle Hotels
  • Mark Froydenlund, Head Chef, Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley
  • Tiffany Goodall, Sales, Events & Marketing Manager, Bluebird Chelsea, D&D London
  • Adam Handling, Head Chef, St Ermin's Hotel
  • Daniel Hollett, Director of Sales and Marketing, Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
  • Dean Jarvis, Deputy Foyer & Reading Room Manager, Claridge’s
  • Jordan Kiziuk, Chino Latino Brand Manager EU, Chino Latino/PPHE Hotel Group
  • Laura Marlow, Social Event Sales Manager, Marriott Grosvenor Square
  • Alexis Meszoly, Head Sommelier, Skylon, D&D London
  • Stephen Mileham, Director of Sales & Marketing, Redefine BDL Hotels
  • Emily Perry, Head of Commercial Development, Purple Cubed
  • Linda Pidsley, Head Chef, Hix Oyster and Fish House
  • Jacqui Pilling, Director of Sales, Liverpool Marriott Hotel
  • Ed Pyke, New Site General Manager, Whitbread - Premier Inn
  • Jamie Raftery, Head Chef, Lower Slaughter Manor
  • Emma Rogers, Deputy General Manager, Lexington Catering
  • Ewan Simpson, Sous Chef, Claridge's
  • Hina Simpson, Director of Operations,            Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh
  • Jonathan Taylor, General Manager, The Embankment Hotel
  • Stephanie Wade, Sales & Operations Manager, The Tennent's Training Academy
  • Scott Wakefield, General Manager, Lexington Catering
  • Claire Whiteford, Multi-Property HR Manager, Marriott Hotels
  • Sarah Winterton, Assistant Client Services Manager, Portico

2012

  • Omar Allibhoy, 28, Owner, Tapas Revolution, Westfield London
  • Dimitri Bellos, 29, Restaurant manager, Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley, London
  • Scott Brown, 29, National account manager, Marriott National Sales Team
  • Frankie Brennan, 22, Assistant catering manager, Wilson Vale
  • Katarina Burikova, 25, Front office manager, the Cavendish, London, SW1
  • James Chapman, 27, Second chef, Harper Adams University College catering department, Newport, Shropshire
  • Katarzyna Ciblic, 28, Revenue manager, the Cavendish, London
  • Tara Cruise, 27, Operations manager, Premier Inn Heathrow
  • Frederic Dallot , 28, Resident manager, Hotel 41, London SW1
  • Ben Dantzic, 27, Restaurant manager Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles, Perthshire
  • Shaun Dickens, 28, Head chef and farm manager, Fallowfields Hotel & Restaurant, Oxford
  • Joel Fagg, 26, general manager, Palace hotel, Buxton, Puma Hotels Collection
  • Sarah Frankland, 24, Head patissier, William Curley
  • Lucy Gregory, 29, Rooms division manager, Flemings hotel, London W1
  • Simon Houston, 28, Group manager Europe, BaxterStorey
  • Laura Hinson-Yates, 29, Cluster general manager, MK/Banbury & Northampton Clusters, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants
  • Catherine Lavin, 29, Director of finance, Liverpool City Centre and Preston Marriott
  • Claire Livingston, 29, General manager, Jurys Inn Edinburgh
  • Kerry Mabbley, 29, Head of ambassadors, the Springboard Charity
  • Fritz Müller, 26, Event and group manager, London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
  • Ryan Neill, 29, Executive chef, Devere Cameron House, Loch Lomond
  • Edouard Oger , 27, Head sommelier Gidleigh Park, Chagford
  • Assia Riccio-Smith , 27, Guest services manager, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Great Milton, Oxfordshire
  • Adam Rowledge, 27, Rooms division manager, the Hempel, London SW1
  • Alan Shaw, 29, Finance director, De Vere Academy of Hospitality, Blackpool
  • Francesca Skeffington, 25, Senior events manager, Ampersand Events
  • Steven Smith, 29, Chef-patron, Freemasons at Wiswell, Clitheroe
  • Charlie Williams, 27 , Private dining manager, the Lanesborough
  • Ben Woodward, 25, Front office manager, Lucknam Park hotel & spa, Wiltshire
  • Stuart Yeates, 29, Regional revenue manager - UK South, Ireland & Prague, Jurys Inn

2011

  • Ben Seager, Front Office Manager, The Chesterfield Mayfair
  • Neil Braude, Director of Revenue, The Cavendish London
  • Sam Moody, Head Chef, The Bath Priory Hotel
  • Mark Bevan, Assistant Food and Beverage Manager, The Chester Grosvenor and Spa
  • Matthew Drinkwater, Deputy General Manager, Hand Picked Hotels - Audleys Wood
  • Phil Fanning, Head Chef at Paris House, 10in8 Fine Dining Company
  • Josh Light, Learning & Development Manager, CH&Co
  • Megan McIntyre, PR & Marketing Manager, Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel
  • Laura Murphy, Operations Manager, Abode Exeter
  • Olly Rouse, Head Chef John Campbell Restaurant, Coworth Park
  • Robin Vermeire, Assistant Executive Housekeeper, The London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
  • Mike Auld, General Manager, Hotel du Vin Tunbridge Wells
  • Marianne Brown, Operations Manager, Thistle Hotels
  • Paul Foster, Head Chef, Agellus Hotels - Tuddenham Mill
  • Vidur Kapur, Hotel Manager, Guoman Hotels - Charing Cross
  • Grant Lang, Founder and Managing Director, Mozzo Coffee
  • David Morison, HR Officer, London Hilton on Park Lane
  • Adam Peirson, Sous Chef, Claridge's
  • Scott Catling, Sales Manager, London Marriott Hotel Maida Vale
  • Lauren Long, General Manager, Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants
  • George Blogg, Sous Chef, Le Champignon Sauvage
  • Sarah Gibbs, General Manager, The Swan Hotel & Spa
  • Laura Prentice, Director of Event Management, The London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
  • Neil Morris, Group Executive Chef, Ego Restaurants
  • Adam Smith, Premier Sous Chef, The Ritz Hotel
  • David Macdonald, eneral Manager, Hotel du Vin York
  • Jordan Marr, General Manager, Peach Pubs
  • Denis Broci,  Bar Manager, Claridge's
  • Natalie Mainwaring, Bsiness Development Manager, It's The Agency
  • Daniel Moon, Head Chef, Homewood Park Hotel

2010

  • Ankit Airon, Assistant Financial Controller, Park Lane hotel
  • Naime Azmi, Director of Conference and Events, The Aspiration Group (TAG)
  • Christopher Ball, Account Director - eCommerce, Guoman Hotel Management
  • Emma Benney, Group Marketing Manager Malmaison & Hotel du Vin
  • Daniel Birk, Head Chef, Devonshire Fell
  • Mark Brennan, General Manager, Manchester (Wilmslow) Premier Inn
  • Dafydd Bretherton, General Manager, The Swan at Salford (Peach Pubs)
  • Matthew Burns, Executive Chef, Hilton Liverpool
  • Jane Cook, General Manager, Compass Group at Cardiff City Stadium
  • Alicia Denning, Front Office Manager, Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa Edinburgh
  • Alasdair Elwick, Restaurant and Events Manager, The White Room
  • Paul Fairhead, Operations Manager, ISS Facilities Services: Food & Hospitality
  • Matthew Flood, Purchasing Liaison & Pricing Controller, Aramark
  • Eric Foret, Head Pastry Chef, Whatley Manor, Wiltshire
  • Katherine Fry, Assistant Health and Safety Manager, London Hilton on Park Lane
  • Matt Gillan, Head Chef, The Pass at South Lodge hotel
  • Christophe Hesbert, Operations Manager Abode Chester
  • Tom Gibson, Director of Operations, Radisson BLU hotel Stansted Airport
  • Rohit Kapoor, Director of Finance, Hilton Manchester Deansgate
  • Steve Lowy, founder, owner and managing director of the Umi hotel group
  • Scott McKenzie, Financial Controller, Riverbank Park Plaza and the five-star Plaza on the River
  • Laura Morgan, Cluster HR Manager North West, ABode Hotels and Michael Caines Restaurant
  • James O'Donnell, Food and Beverage Manager, Blythswood Square, The Townhouse Collection, Glasgow
  • Gary Pearce, Sous Chef at Le Champignon Sauvage, Cheltenham
  • Mike Racz, Franchisee, Domino's Pizza
  • Josie Simcox, Brasserie Manager, Malmaison Aberdeen
  • Heather Stephen, Senior Sales Manager, Renaissance London Chancery Court
  • Gemma Watts, Assistant HR Director, The Fairmont Dubai 4
  • Tony Watson, Head of Non Matchday Sales, Sodexo Prestige at Everton Football Club
  • Siobhan Walker, London Director of Sales & Marketing, The Doyle Collection