Chefs and restaurant owners were asked to vote for their top suppliers across 15 categories, including Best Meat Supplier, Best Foodservice Company, Best Equipment Distributor, Best Knife Brand, Best Delivery Partner, Best Technology Provider, and Best Gadget.
Restaurant Readers’ Choice Awards are a result of an extensive survey sent to our restaurateur audience, asking them to vote for their favourite suppliers to the trade. The winners are the companies which our readers believe offer the best customer service, reliability, offer the best product range and go the extra mile.
Deliverect was the big winner being named Best Technology Supplier and also recognised as the overall Top Supplier.
The winners and highly commended were a healthy mix of large companies and smaller, more niche brands including fruit and vegetable supplier Shrub and Japanese Knife Company.
Launched in 2009 as the Chefs’ Choice Awards and re-branded as the Readers’ Choice Awards in 2017, the awards are designed to recognise the top industry suppliers to restaurant businesses.
Restaurant’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2025
Best Meat Supplier
Winner: HG Walter
Highly commended: Aubrey Allen
Best Fish Supplier
Winner: Flying Fish
Highly commended: Reach Food Service
Best Drinks Supplier
Winner: CCEP
Highly commended: Berkmann Wine Cellars
Best Foodservice Supplier
Winner: Bidfood
Highly commended: Woods Foodservice
Best Fruit & Veg Supplier
Winner: Shrub London
Highly commended: Wellocks
Best Equipment Supplier
Winner: Nisbets
Highly commended: Jestic
Best Technology Supplier
Winner: Deliverect
Highly commended: Tevalis
Best EPoS Supplier
Winner: Square
Highly commended: Lightspeed
Best Tableware Supplier
Winner: Churchill
Highly commended: Steelite
Best Delivery Partner
Winner: Deliveroo
Highly commended: UberEats
Best Knife Supplier
Winner: Victorinox
Highly commended: Japanese Knife Company
Best Chefs’ Gadget Supplier
Winner: Thermomix
Highly commended: Robot Coupe
Best Glassware Supplier
Winner: Riedel
Highly commended: Arcoroc
Best Stock Supplier
Winner: Knorr
Highly commended: TRUEfoods
Top Supplier
Winner: Deliverect