Take a look at the shortlist for this year's TUCO Awards.
The winners will be revealed at the gala dinner in the culmination of the 2025 Summer Conference hosted at Loughborough University, where in addition to the winners from the categories listed above, our Outstanding Achievement Award winner will also be revealed!
The Conference takes place from 21-23 July, and you can book your place here.
And don't forget all Full Members receive a FREE 3-night fully inclusive package and you can use your Academy Credits to pay for additional places too.
INNOVATION AWARD
Kings Food Root to Tip - King's College London
Team Loughborough - Loughborough University
Reboot Cafe - Queen's University Belfast
The Pulse Cafe - University of Huddersfield
Hannah Whatley - University of Southampton
RISING STAR AWARD
Lauren Moore - Bangor University
Maddie Selley - King's College London
Hayley Hall - Loughborough University
Ollie Bierton - University of Sheffield
Lewis Huggins & Omi Joshi - University of Southampton
SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
Catering Team - Harper Adams University
Hospitality Team - Imperial College London
The Bee Cup Team - The University of Manchester
Source Catering - University of Bristol
UCSP - University of Plymouth
TUCO MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Edge Hill University
Loughborough University
University of Southampton
TUCO TEAM OF THE YEAR
King's Food - King's College London
Team EHB - Loughborough University
Oaks and Maples Catering Team - MidKent College
Commercial Team - University of Glasgow
Food and Drink Team - University of Leicester
