Chester Hospitality Association announce lead sponsor for their inaugural awards #Blog
Victoria Hayes
11th May 2023
Local Recruitment company supports inaugural hospitality awards. 
Chester Hospitality Association (CHA) are proud to announce their partnership with Chester based hospitality recruitment firm Staff 86 to deliver the first ever CHA People’s Awards.
Venues from around the city have been eagerly nominating their staff for a range of awards including Rising Star, Barista of the year, Heart of House, Top Team and many more.
Steven Hesketh, chair of CHA said “Awards like these can only be made possible with the kind support of fantastic businesses like Staff 86. It has been a real joy to see the huge range of venues who have nominated their staff for these awards, large and small, chain or independent, we have been blown away, by the love and support shown for the people filling these key roles in Chester’s hospitality industry. The judges will have a tough job.”.
The first round of judging has begun, and judges include venue owners, hospitality PR, recruitment and marketing specialists, training and development advisors, chefs and chef lecturers, and other industry professionals. 
Jack Mitchell, Managing Director of Staff 86 said, “We’re all thrilled to be the headline sponsor of the Chester Hospitality Awards this year. We’re a people business through and through and our local hospitality community are always at the forefront of our thinking, that community are what gives us direction and purpose as a business. This partnership is a fantastic opportunity to reward those in our industry and celebrate their efforts across the city, whilst also simply offering a public opportunity to be nice to one another and share some kind words. A nomination alone is a win in my eyes. Best of luck to everyone involved”.
Staff 86 was founded in 2021 and currently employs more than 1000 staff, operating from offices in Chester, Liverpool, and Manchester. In a short time, the organisation has built up a high reputation for providing staff for hotels, pubs, and restaurants as well as for venues and events that have staffing needs such as racecourse meetings and football arenas. It has established a name for itself as a leading provider of reliable, trustworthy, high-quality staff, tailoring its offer to the needs of the clients.
Staff 86 offers a same day service covering shortfalls in staff on the day or can work closely with clients and their teams to incorporate staff into their rota to ensure staffing levels are maintained for each day, job, event, or department. Regardless of the size of the operation, the preparation and dedication to each job remains the same; quality, honesty, and regular communication are some of the core foundations of Staff 86 and it’s what they pride themselves on. 
A shortlist of the finalists for each category will be announced next week before the second round of judging, face to face interviews commences. The winners will be announced in a glittering award ceremony at Chester Racecourse, kindly hosted by Horseradish catering on 6th July 2023 and raising funds for the charity Hospitality Action.