Stuart Barnett, group sales director at Dewberry Repoint, has been named winner of the inaugural ‘Hospitality’s Got Talent’ competition – a charity event that raised over £30,000 for the Wafflemeister Foundation.
Barnett was chosen as the night’s top performer for his rendition of ‘Don’t look back in Anger’ by Oasis at the sell-out event, which took place on Tuesday 26 March at Piano Works in London Farringdon.
He says: “Mad for it. What a night, and just what the industry needed. It was an amazing event for two amazing causes and Wafflemeister did an incredible job by bringing the industry together.”
Performers were cheered on by 350 of their hospitality colleagues, who got to enjoy complimentary drinks and canapés as well as a whole evening of entertainment and live music.
The evening included a comedy sketch by Ell Powell from drinks brand Nix & Kix; Bidfood’s Liza Lucas and Michael Pollitt sang ‘This Is Me’ from The Greatest Showman; and the ‘Crispy Grids Band’ from Perfect Storm PR Agency sang Lizzo’s About Damn Time. To round off the evening, Danny Wright, founder of Collab Coffee, performed Stevie Wonder’s ‘Superstition’.
We’re so proud and delighted to host the event. Rather than a big ‘corporate’ event, we wanted to celebrate the launch of our new foundation by bringing together our industry friends for a night of fun and great talent while raising money for two brilliant causes at the same time.
Funds raised from the event will go towards the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which helps fulfil the wishes of children with critical illnesses, and the Burnt Chef Project, which provides mental health support to the hospitality industry.
Rikos Leong-Son, chief executive at Wafflemeister, says: “We’re so proud and delighted to host the event. Rather than a big ‘corporate’ event, we wanted to celebrate the launch of our new foundation by bringing together our industry friends for a night of fun and great talent while raising money for two brilliant causes at the same time.
“Everyday, our job is to make customers smile with great service and products. We also want to put a smile on the faces of those going through challenging times.”
“Thanks so much to our sponsors, everyone who bought tickets, put themselves forward to perform, and gave their time, energy and money towards making it such a brilliant event.”
The Wafflemeister Foundation was set up earlier this year to support various charities through hospitality-based fundraising activities throughout the year.
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