Award: Development Chef Award - Catering In Scotland Excellence Awards 2006 (Winner)
Date: May 2006
Summary: Robbie Gleave, Heritage Portfolio's Executive Development Chef was the winner for the Development Chef Award - CIS Excellence Awards 2006.
The 3rd annual CIS Excellence Awards took place on Thursday 18 May 2006 at the Hilton Glasgow.The CIS Excellence Awards looks at rewarding the best talent that Scotland has to offer in the hospitality, catering and tourism industries. Attended by the crème de la crème of the Scottish catering, hospitality and tourism industries, the Awards, known as the cullinary 'Oscars', were an outstanding success, with over 500 guests filling the Grand Ballroom of the Glasgow Hilton. The Development Chef Award recognises the creativity of chefs involved in the Scottish foodservice and/or hospitality industries, with a responsibility for overseeing dishes from the initial concept through to their creation and implementation.
Award: Best E-Business - Enterprising Scotland Awards 2005 (Winner)
Date: June 2005
Summary: For businesses under three years old which show a high degree of entrepreneurship and vision for the future, with the potential for further growth and expansion in turnover, profits and employment levels. Successful businesses will articulate clearly the business idea and start up process, giving evidence of a well-researched business plan and forecasts for business performance.
The business idea will be offering something new to the market place in which the organisation is operating, and the management style will be entrepreneurial and ambitious. However, effective financial controls will be important to the success of the business as will customer-focused marketing strategies.Successful organisations will have customer satisfaction at the heart of their business strategy
Award: UK - SLTN Catering Awards 2006 - Caterer Of The Year Award (Winner)
Date: June 2006
Summary: Prestonfield House on the 1st June played host to the third annual SLTN (Scottish Licence Trade News) Catering Awards dinner– regarded by many as the Scottish hospitality “Oscars”.
Heritage Portfolio were the only company on the evening to win two major awards and were delighted with their wins of both the Food Safety Management Award and the prestigious Caterer of the Year Award. The judges were looking for a company who could demonstrate:
• A flexible and innovative approach to providing food service to customers - one which helps ensure customer interest and satisfaction
• Sound business performance and good business practices
• A clear understanding of food trends and food issues
• Excellent knowledge of, and strong commitment to, compliance with all legislative requirements and best practice
• Good communication with staff and customers
• A commitment to service and quality that is reflected in the management and staff
• An ongoing programme of quality control and service improvements
Award: UK - SLTN Catering Awards 2006 - Food Safety Award (Winner)
Date: June 2006
Summary: Heritage Portfolio were delighted to receive the award for “Food Safety Management”. Mark Miller, Executive Director of Heritage Portfolio says “It is wonderful to receive an award for what is often seen as a “hidden” part of the business. We work hard and invest heavily in our Food Safety Systems and receiving recognition for this helps us demonstrate our overall level of expertise in the field of catering”
The judges were looking for a company who could demonstrate:
• Real commitment to food safety and a well-organised and well-understood systems designed to deliver food safety
• Documented food safety management systems based on HACCP principles while demonstrating proper consideration of all hazards and appropriate practical control measures tailored to the circumstances of the business and underpinned by comprehensive staff training and record keeping
• Clear evidence of senior managerial and staff involvement in understanding of and commitment to food safety
• A clear customer focus on food safety which would include getting customer feedback and promoting consumer confidence
• Positive action to protect vulnerable groups including allergy sufferers and those with food intolerances
Award: Microsoft Award for Innovation through Technology - The Chamber Awards 2005 (WINNER)
Date: 2005
Summary: The judging panel were looking at the industry that the business operates in, what new technology has been implemented and the issue or goal that it addressed, and the impact that the technology has had on all aspects of the business.
Award: Scottish Chamber Of Commerce Business of the Year (WINNER)
Date: September 2004
Summary: In winning this award Heritage Portfolio were able to demonstrate:
•A strong vision, translated into a business plan and clear objectives
•Team ambition, drive and ability translated into continuous improvement in innovation and technology
•Sales and marketing strategies, including the development of a competitive advantage
•Development of staff members and team work
•Excellent relationships with customers and suppliers
•Strong financial business performance
•Development of relationships with the local community
Heritage Portfolio now represent Scotland to compete for the title of “British Chamber of Commerce – UK Business of the Year 2004”.
Award: Customer Service Excellence Award - Edinburgh Evening News Business Excellence Awards 2004 (Finalist)
Date: April 2004
Summary: Heritage Portfolio were short listed as one of two finalists demonstrating their commitment to Customer Service Excellence through their Training Academy Initiative which was launched in October 2002 and is supported by Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh & Lothians and the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
Award: Best E Business Award - Edinburgh Evening News Business Excellence Awards 2004 (Runner Up)
Date: April 2004
Summary: Beetroot Blue (part of Heritage Portfolio) was beaten in to second place by BAE Systems for the “Best E Business Award”. Judges were looking for technology innovation, that could clearly demonstrate a benefit to the business.
Award: Best Customer Care Online (Scotland) DTI Awards (Winner)
Date: September 2005
Summary: These awards have been designed to recognise and reward those organisations that have demonstrated excellence through the use of the Internet and other Information & Communications Technologies. The Awards are open to UK businesses (limited or otherwise), public bodies, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Best Customer Care Online. The best companies pay the utmost attention to customer care. Judges looked for the innovative use of the internet and information & communications technologies to make a step change in the way customers perceive the applicants organisation and value the service they receive. The award went to Beetroot Blue.
Award: Best E-Business (UK) DTI Awards
Date: October 2004
Summary: Heritage Portfolio’s Beetroot Blue, demonstrated the best use of internet technologies to improve and transform their business, in reducing costs, increasing productivity and enhancing customer service in the UK.
Award: W@W 2004(Winners @ Web) DTI Awards (Winner)
Date: September 2004
Summary: Beetroot Blue (part of Heritage Portfolio) was awarded the “Scottish Overall W@W winner” as the company that was deemed by the Scottish judging panel to have the W@W factor, harnessing Information and Communication Technology to gain a competitive edge and as a great example for other Scottish
Award: Best E-Business Strategy National Business Awards for Scotland (Winner)
Date: October 2005
Summary: The National Business Awards for Scotland recognises that innovation is a key differentiator: it is a measure of a businesses agility and capability to adjust to market and customer needs.
Each year The National Business Awards for Scotland celebrate the effect and impact of businesses, large and small, on the wider Scottish economy. From across the country the best businesses are judged in 15 distinct categories. The National Business Awards for Scotland is an independent programme recognising success, innovation and ethics across all vertical markets embracing businesses of all sizes. The programme is supported by forward-thinking organisations that have a desire to recognise best practice and innovative business processes.
The E-Business Strategy of the Year Award
The judges gave this Award to Beetroot Blue as they were best able to demonstrate how their e-business strategy had given them a significant competitive advantage in its marketplace by creating a viable and commercially successful proposition that has increased and improved at least one of the following: revenue, reduced costs, improved quality, customer convenience.
Award: UK - Event Caterer of the Year - Cost Sector Catering Awards 2005 (Winner)
Date: April 2005
Summary: Presenting the most prestigious accolades for the cost sector catering industry this Awards Ceremony was an event not to be missed. The annual ceremony held at the Hilton London Métropole, rewards the outstanding achievements of 16 dedicated people / organisations across all sectors of the industry
To win one of the coveted award categories is the pinnacle of any executive's career and recognises the outstanding contribution made to this wonderful industry of ours. It is the highest acknowledgment of merit that can be bestowed from within the foodservice industry.
Heritage Portfolio were able to demonstrate outstanding professionalism and consistent excellence as an Event Caterer. The judges were looking for a company with a modern, innovative approach to Event Catering. A company that not only satisfies, but supersedes their client’s expectations
Award: E Business Award (WINNER)
Date: April 2005
Summary: Heritage Portfolio’s Beetroot Blue was awarded with the Award for E Business, through its embracing and adoption of digital technologies to transform the way they do business.
Beetroot Blue had to show successful implementation of new technologies and demonstrated an improvement in business performance following research and implementation of e-business technologies to solve a need. Thus improving internal effectiveness and creating new and better ways of interacting with customers.
The success of implementation needed to be effectively measured and the impact on the overall business performance clearly identified. Beetroot Blue was able to demonstrate that customer satisfaction was at the heart of their business strategy, demonstrating a proven track record of customer satisfaction and continued commitment to exceeding customer expectations.
