Recruiter magazine and YourFoodJob.com are pleased to announce the shortlist for the inaugural YourFoodJob (YFJ) People Awards, to be held in Manchester’s The Lowry hotel in November.

Those making the shortlist in the nine judged categories are listed below the ad.

Best employer brand development

• Allied Bakeries
• andsome – EAT
• Morrisons
• Peer Group – Heinz
• Pink Squid – Pizza Express
• Zest Recruitment Solutions

Most innovative recruitment initiative

• Allied Bakeries
• andsome – EAT
• andsome – RB Cookery School
• Meridian Business Support
• Pink Squid – YO!
• Sodexo Prestige

Most effective equality and inclusiveness programme

• Bakkavor - Laurens Patisseries
• Nosh Detox Delivery 
• Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust

Excellence in learning and development

• Bakkavor – Laurens Patisseries
• People 1st
• Zest Recruitment Solutions

Outstanding employee engagement strategy

• Bakkavor – Laurens Patisseries
• Bakkavor – AMS Group
• Zest Recruitment Solutions

Excellence through technology

• andsome
• Clear Selection
• Jobtrain

Best graduate recruitment campaign

• Fresca Group
• Pink Squid – Kraft Foods
• United Biscuits

Team of the year

• Fresca Group
• Zest Recruitment Solutions

Best careers website

• People 1st
• Pink Squid – Kraft Foods
• Pink Squid – Pizza Express
• Thirty Three – Heinz

Two judges, Isabelle Hung, global head of talent managers AMS Talent Acquisition, and Jonathan Young, aerospace, defence and security firm Lockheed Martin’s head of international workforce strategy for analytics and talent acquisition, spoke to Recruiter at last week’s judging day about what had impressed them in the entrants for the awards.