Great catering teams recognised in The Greatest Catering Awards
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The Greatest Catering Awards, which recognises great catering teams who excel in garden centres, were announced and presented at the HTA Catering Conference this week.
Co-presenter Trevor Pfeiffer said: "From the many teams we met on our judging journeys it is clear that garden centre catering standards are being pushed higher and higher – with teamwork and the drive for excellent customer service giving our customers some of the best dining experiences in the UK. Garden centre catering is simply GREAT!" 
The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Teams 2015
Finalists - Bents
- Chessington
- Fron Goch
- Frosts Woburn Sands
- Haskins Roundstone
- Mains of Drum
- Planters at Tamworth
- Poppies
- Raemoir
- Scotsdales
- Squires Badshot Lea
- Timmermans
- Trentham, Blue Diamond
- Woodbank
- Woodside Plant Centre
Bronze Awards - Team with less than 150 covers: Timmermans
- Team with 150 to 300 covers: Squires Badshot Lea
- Team with more than 300 covers: Chessington and Frosts Woburn Sands
Silver Awards - Team with less than 150 covers: Woodbank
- Team with 150 to 300 covers: Fron Goch
- Team with more than 300 covers: Trentham, Blue Diamond
Gold Awards - Team with less than 150 covers: Woodside Plant Centre
- Team with 150 to 300 covers: Mains of Drum
- Team with more than 300 covers: Bents
The Greatest Afternoon Tea Experience Team
Finalists - Brigg
- Fron Goch
- Frosts Woburn Sands
- Mains of Drum
- Perrywood
- Poppies
- Raemoir
- Scotsdales
- Squires Badshot Lea
- Timmermans
- Trentham, Blue Diamond
- Woodside Plant Centre
Bronze Award Silver Award - Trentham, Blue Diamond
- Frosts Woburn Sands
- Poppies
Gold 
The Greatest Garden Centre Chef Team
Finalists
- Chessington
- Fron Goch
- Frosts Woburn Sands
- Mains of Drum
- Planters at Tamworth
- Poppies
- Raemoir
- Squires Badshot Lea
- Timmermans
- Twenty Pence
- Woodside Plant Centre
Bronze Award - Mains of Drum
- Squires Badshot Lea
Silver Award Gold Award 
The Greatest Garden Centre Front of House Team
Finalists - Barton Grange
- Fron Goch
- Mains of Drum
- Planters at Tamworth
- Poppies
- Raemoir
- Scotsdales
- Squires Badshot Lea
- Trentham, Blue Diamond
- Wheatcroft's
- Woodbank
- Woodside Plant Centre
Bronze Award - Trentham, Blue Diamond
- Woodbank
Silver Award Gold Award 
A Special Gold Award was presented to another team the judges met on their travels. The head office Food & Beverage team at Wyevale Garden Centres is pulling up trees at the moment, making really positive changes to the turnover of every site they touch and creating not one but three exceptional catering brands that would rival any major high street catering brand.
The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Teams Special Gold Award - Wyevale Food & Beverage Head Office Team
The Greatest Catering Supplier of the Year
Gold Award
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