Gordon Ramsay Named Most-Powerful Person in UK Hospitality
Gordon Ramsay Named Most-Powerful Person in UK Hospitality
By Staff, The Editors -- Restaurants & Institutions, 12/4/2006
Chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay has been named 2006's most influential person in UK hospitality.
Ramsay has leapfrogged fellow celebrity chef Jamie Oliver in the second CatererSearch 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in UK hospitality compiled by senior journalists from Caterer and Hotelkeeper.
The CatererSearch 100 recognises key players whose actions are having the greatest impact, and ranks candidates on criteria ranging from direct power, success, innovation, future potential, and their wider influence across the industry.
Ramsay clinched the top spot because of his high-octane year, which has seen him garner more column inches than any other personality in the industry. He has also successfully opened La Noisette in London and has new sites launching in New York City and Florida this autumn.
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With his global reach increasing and a second series of the F Word under his belt, Ramsay has overtaken Oliver to become the most influential player in the industry.
"I am delighted with this award. I've tried never to take anything for granted and any success along the way has always been very much a credit to the team," Ramsay told Caterer.
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