Chesterfield College secures town’s Food and Drink Awards until 2015
Following the success of the first ever Chesterfield Food and Drink Awards in 2013, the future of the annual event has been secured until 2015 – thanks to Chesterfield College.
Headline sponsors last year, the College has agreed to sponsor the Awards in both 2014 and 2015, as well as host and cater the star-studded award ceremonies. The sponsorship agreement has cemented the Destination Chesterfield-organised awards in the town’s annual calendar.
Trevor Clay, Principal of Chesterfield College, explained:
“Having seen the success of the first awards evening in 2013, there was no way that we didn’t want to be involved again. As part of our commitment to serving the local community. we feel it’s important to celebrate all that is good about the town and certainly the quality of our food and drink businesses is well worth celebrating.
“The 2013 event, which was catered for by our students and held in the college’s Heartspace building, was a fantastic night which brought together a wide variety of amazing people and businesses. As such, we naturally want to be involved again and we’re sure this year’s awards will be even bigger and better.”
Destination Chesterfield Manager, Dominic Stevens commented:
“We’re delighted that Chesterfield College has agreed to sponsor the awards for two further years. The awards are an excellent example of the business community and the education sector coming together to put the town on the map and create opportunities for the next generation.”
This year there are more opportunities for food and drink businesses to get involved with the awards following the introduction of two new categories – International Restaurant of the Year and Family Friendly Award. Other categories include:
• Restaurant of the Year
• Café of the Year
• Gastro Pub of the Year
• Pub / Bar of the Year
• Best Newcomer
• Best Customer Service
• Best Out of Town
• Chesterfield Food Producer
• Chef of the Year
• Young Chef of the Year
Nominations for the awards open in May with the winners being crowned at a star-studded ceremony in October later this year.
Trevor Clay added: “Our students take so much away from the event; be it inspiration from the winners or vital experience from catering the awards. Young people across Chesterfield looking to forge a career in this industry can look at these awards as an example of the opportunities right on their doorstep.”
If any businesses are interested in becoming a sponsor of the 2014 Chesterfield Food and Drink Awards they should contact Dominic Stevens on 01246 207207 or email dom.stevens@chesterfield.co.uk. Sponsorship packages can also be seen by clicking here.
Source:Destination Chesterfield
