Icon Event Catering named Best Corporate Caterer in Australia
Icon Event Catering was named Best Corporate Caterer in Australia at the recent 2009 Savour Australia™ Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA) Awards for Excellence, which were announced at a huge showcase dinner, with over 370 of Australia’s leading restaurateurs and caterers, at Parliament House, Canberra on Monday 19 October 2009.
In 2009, more than 230 finalists from all states and territories across Australia, competed in 35 categories in the Savour Australia™ Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence. The Awards for Excellence are the only awards system in Australia to judge, rate and compare more than 2500 restaurants and caterers in and across every state and territory. They are also the only system to use over 500 trained judges and evaluators who rate and compare restaurants and catering businesses according to a predetermined, research-based and standardised set of evaluation criteria.
By winning an award in R&CA’s Awards for Excellence, Icon Event Catering can genuinely claim that it is the Best Corporate Caterer in Australia for 2009.
Roger Osborne (Managing Director of Icon Event Catering) congratulated staff for their commitment and thanked customers and peers who acknowledged Icon Event Catering commitment to excellence.
“We were delighted to be named Best Corporate Caterer in Sydney at the Restaurant & Catering Sydney Metro Awards for Excellence earlier this year’ said Roger Osborne. ‘We are now honoured to be acknowledged as the Best Corporate Caterer in Australia amongst an outstanding group of finalists’.
“This is the first time Icon Event Catering has been named Best Corporate Caterer in Australia’. Roger Osborne remarked. “We are proud to be considered among the best of the best in Australia and thank our staff, customers, suppliers and peers for helping us reach this fantastic milestone.”
For over 20 years, Icon Event Catering has been fulfilling the event catering needs of a range of clientele; parties for discerning private clients, special events, weddings, and corporate functions.
A true ‘foodie’, Roger started his career winning an Apprenticeship Award in Practical Butchery before joining his father’s catering company for 6 years. Upon establishing Icon Event Catering, Roger understood the many elements of a successful event. “We are privileged to have an adaptable, collaborative team who go the extra mile to make every event a success and a very talented Head Chef, Jason Hook.”
A Gold Licence Caterer, Icon Event Catering provides event management as part of every function and offers an extensive range of menus including canapés, gourmet spit roasts, formal lunch & dinners, BBQ, beverage packages, buffet and desserts.
“One thing that sets us apart is our flexibility to design a menu to suit a specific theme or budget” says Roger. “Our published menus are a guideline - every function and every client is unique.”
Preferred caterer at numerous stylish and popular Sydney venues, Icon Event Catering delivers all your function requirements including functions at private homes, on boats or public reserves. “We make the entire event a pleasurable one – from initial contact through to a flawless function.”
To make a booking at Icon Event Catering call 1300 481 998 or email: info@iconeventcatering.com.au, web: www.iconeventcatering.com.au
For further information on the Savour Australia R&CA Awards for Excellence, please contact the Restaurant & Catering Industry Association on 1300 722 878 (Option 2) or visit www.restaurantcater.asn.au
