MEIKO UK scooped double top honours at the 2026 CATERER Supplier Awards
From left to right: comedian Jack Skipper, Paul Anderson, Clare Nicholls
From left to right: comedian Jack Skipper, Tim Harris, Paul Anderson, Laura Panić, Mark Roberts and Clare Nicholls
Warewasher Brand of the Year 2026 (and 2025) – Meiko
Outstanding Supplier Personality of the Year 2026: Paul Anderson, MD, Meiko UK
MEIKO UK scooped double top honours at the 2026 CATERER Supplier Awards
Product and supplier reporter at The Caterer, Clare Nicholls, who handed over the trophies, said: “This year we had even more entries, categories, finalists and guests for The Caterer’s Supplier Awards, an impressive feat given the initial high standards we set last year.
“All of our winners and finalists should be proud of their achievements in helping UK hospitality operators improve their quality and efficiency in a challenging market and they have been rightly rewarded.”
Winners across 20 categories were headed up by Paul Anderson, Meiko UK’s managing director, as Outstanding Supplier Personality of the Year.
Industry colleagues described him as “consistently going beyond the role of a supplier”, “acting as a genuine partner to the businesses he works with” and how he gives his time freely to support many panels, boards and working groups for the good of the sector.
The shortlist and winners were judged by an expert panel of hospitality operators, including Stuart Duff, corporate chef for the UK and Ireland, Hilton; Adam Bateman, executive chef, Pan Pacific London; Paul Fletcher, head of food innovation, Red Engine; and Henry Francis, senior kitchen design and developments manager UK and Ireland, Deliveroo.
Meiko also beat off stiff competition to win the top accolade in warewashing in 2026, Warewasher Brand of the Year – Meiko. This is the second year in a row that Meiko has won this award!
Judges’ comment by Stuart Duff, corporate chef for the UK and Ireland, Hilton: “Meiko is a highly trusted brand in the market and an industry leader that puts customers and end users at the forefront of all it does. Before and after service is exceptional, with lifetime training available to users when needed.”
Judges’ comment 2025: “Meiko continues to demonstrate a user-focused approach and is committed to long-term support for every machine.”
Ed Bircham, Director, Humble Arnold