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Sustainable Restaurant Award Healthy Restaurant Award Leading Homegrown Restaurant Brand Disruptor of the Year Best Newcomer Best Interior Leading Casual Dining Restaurant Leading Fine Dining Restaurant Leading Nightlife Venue
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not only to themselves, but to the team they work in, and someone who makes a difference in their daily role.” The individual categories include ‘Young F&B Leader’, ‘Leading F&B Investor’ and ‘Leading F&B Director’, while restaurant awards include ‘Disruptor of the Year’, ‘Leading Homegrown Restaurant Brand’ and ‘Newcomer of the Year’. Sunjeh Raja, director and CEO of International Centre for Culinary Arts Dubai (ICCA), is another member of the prestigious judging line-up. He commented: “The awards are about the leaders in the F&B industry and the categories are all well-thought-out and interesting, encouraging and supporting the industry. “I will primarily focus on initiatives to improve the offering, quality and consistency, customer experience and satisfaction, innovation and sustainability and on people and concepts that are unique and different.”
Leading F&B Director Chef of the Year Pastry Chef of the Year Leading F&B Investor Young F&B Leader F&B Heavyweight Leading Restaurateur Bartender of the Year Best Service Team
The deadline for nominations is Sunday 10 September 2017. To request a nomination form and find out more about entry requirements and categories, contact catering@ bncpublishing.net or go to www. hotelnewsme.com/events/. Sponsoring the event are some of the best-known and most prominent suppliers serving the Middle East’s hospitality industry, including Presenting Sponsor Du, TSSC, Al Rawdah, 1765 Gemini and Boecker Public Health. Commenting on why his company is sponsoring the awards, Glenn Ewart, commercial director of 1765 Gemini, said: “At 1765 Gemini we have an ethos of supporting the industry from grassroots level upwards and this is a great way to show our ongoing support of such a great industry at this premier event.” Further partnership opportunities are available. To discuss packages, contact Fred@bncpublishing.net or Dom@bncpublishing.net. September 2017 Catering NEWS ME
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