''The Caterer'' is a weekly UK business magazine for

hospitality Hospitality is the relationship between a guest and a host, wherein the host receives the guest with some amount of goodwill, including the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. Louis de Jaucourt, Louis, chevalier de J ...

professionals. It covers all areas of the

hospitality industry The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and drink service, event planning, theme parks, travel and tourism. It includes hotels, tourism agencies, restaurants and bars. Sector ...

(including restaurants, hotels, foodservice, pubs and bars) providing news, analysis and features about senior industry professionals, businesses and trends. It also includes monthly reviews of the latest hospitality products, from kitchen equipment to food and beverages.

History and profile

''Caterer and Hotelkeeper'' (now ''The Caterer''), first issued in 1878, was published by

Reed Business Information RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; ...

until 2012, when it was bought by

Travel Weekly Group Travel Weekly Group Ltd is a UK publishing and events company serving the travel industry, principally travel agents, tour operators and other suppliers. Its main brand is weekly business publication ''Travel Weekly'' and its associated onlin ...

and Jacobs Media Group owner

Clive Jacobs Clive Jacobs is a British businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Holiday Autos Group and Travel Weekly Group. Career Holiday Autos Group In 1988 he co-founded Holiday Autos Group, the first car rental broker in Europe, and one of ...

. It employs around 30 staff and is based in Victoria, London, UK. It is published by Jacobs Media Group. As of 24 August 2020, the editor is James Stagg. On 2 July 2014, ''Caterer and Hotelkeeper'' rebranded as ''The Caterer''. Its coverage of the industry stayed the same but the name was changed and the website rebranded to adapt to the growing digital age.

Events and awards

''The Caterer'' runs several events each year, including

The Catey Awards The Cateys are a UK award ceremony for the hospitality industry, first held in 1984. They have been described as the hospitality industry's equivalent of the Oscars. Recipients are nominated, selected and awarded by the industry through ''The Cate ...

, which launched in 1984. The Cateys have in the past honoured industry personalities including

Gordon Ramsay Gordon James Ramsay (; born ) is a British chef, restaurateur, television personality and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall; it currently holds a tot ...

Albert Roux Albert Henri Roux (8 October 1935 – 4 January 2021) was a French-British restaurateur and chef. He and his brother Michel operated Le Gavroche in London's Mayfair, the first restaurant in the UK to gain three Michelin stars. He helped trai ...

Michel Roux Michel Roux, OBE (; 19 April 1941 – 11 March 2020), also known as Michel Roux Snr., was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain. Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, later to become the first three Michelin starr ...

Marco Pierre White Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is a British chef, restaurateur, and television personality. He has been dubbed "the first celebrity chef" and the ''enfant terrible'' of the UK restaurant scene. In January 1995, aged 33, White became ...

and

Heston Blumenthal Heston Marc Blumenthal (; born 27 May 1966) is a British celebrity chef, TV personality and food writer. Blumenthal is regarded as a pioneer of multi-sensory cooking, food pairing and flavour encapsulation. He came to public attention with u ...

. The awards highlight those in the industry doing the best in their field, and are judged by a host of senior professionals. In the 2022 Catey Awards,

Lisa Goodwin-Allen Lisa Goodwin-Allen (born Lisa Allen, 29 April 1981) is a British chef best known for being executive chef of the Michelin-starred Northcote restaurant. She was also one of four winning chefs on season five of the BBC cooking show ''Great Britis ...

took home Best Chef, Jeremy King won the Lifetime Achievement Award and

Hélène Darroze Hélène Darroze (born 23 February 1967) is a French chef. She has 6 Michelin stars and three restaurants, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught in London with 3 stars, Marsan par Hélène Darroze in Paris with 2 stars and Hélène Darroze à Villa La ...

received the International Outstanding Achievement Award. Other awards events include: * Hotel Cateys * Foodservice Cateys * UK Sommelier of the Year * Acorn Awards * Hotelier of the Year Award * Product Excellence Awards * The Caterer Summits * Chef Eats Out * Best Places to Work in Hospitality

''The Caterer'' Top 100

''The Caterer'' Top 100 is a list of the 100 most influential people in the hospitality industry. The list is compiled by industry experts who rank candidates on criteria including direct power, success, innovation, future potential and their wider influence across the industry. Previous recipients of ''The Caterer'' most influential person in the industry include

Jamie Oliver James Trevor Oliver MBE OSI (born 27 May 1975) is an English chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants. Oliver reache ...

and Alastair Storey.

References

External links

''The Caterer''The Catey Awards
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