The 2017 Acorn Award winners
- 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
