Press release -
Casual Dining launches major new industry awards
Casual Dining, the award winning trade show, which ran its second edition at the Business Design Centre in London last week, has today announced the launch of The Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards, in response to industry feedback.
The awards will take place on the evening of 24 February 2016. Not only will they form an important highlight of next year’s event, but aim to become the leading celebration of the growing £7 billion casual dining sector.
The launch of this prestigious industry awards dinner follows the launch of the highly successful Casual Dining Design Awards last year – which recognises and celebrates the importance of great design as a part of the eating and drinking out experience. The awards attracted nearly 100 entries including most of the leading operators and design agencies, many of which have commented that the awards need a ‘proper’ home.
Design will only form part of the Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards, with other awards to include Best New Restaurant Concept, Best Pub Group, Best Bar, Best Rebranding, Best Drinks Offering, Most Innovative Menu and The Innovation Award. There will also be a Gold Medal award to recognise outstanding achievement. The evening will culminate with a Lifetime Achievement Award, with the winner being interviewed exclusively at Casual Dining on 25 February 2016.
A full list of categories is being finalised with the Advisory Committee at the end of May. The venue for the Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards 2016 will be announced at the same time.
Commenting on the announcement, Chris Brazier, Casual Dining’s group event director, says: “We’re delighted that Casual Dining is already seen as the place where decision makers from the restaurant and pub sector do business. Following great feedback, we’re delighted to be launching a major evening awards event where these key players, along with our innovative exhibitors, can let their hair down, network, and celebrate the best that this sector has to offer.”
For further information, please contact Chris Brazier, on 01273 645123 or email at cbrazier@divcom.co.uk.
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Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards enquiries to:
Chris Brazier, Group Event Director
t: +44 (0)1273 645123
e: cbrazier@divcom.co.uk
Website: www.casualdiningshow.co.uk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/CasDiningShow
Topics
- Gastronomy
Categories
- casual dining operators
- catering industry
- eating out
- foodservice industry
- hospitality industry
- pubs
- restaurants
- awards
- new restaurant
- casual dining design awards
- casual dining restaurant & pub awards
- business design centre
- london
- drinks offering
- innovation award
- gold medal award
- lifetime achievement award
- award winning trade show
- prestigious industry awards
- best pub group
- best bar
- best rebranding
- most innovative menu
- casual dining 2016
Casual Dining has been shortlisted in two categories at the AEO Excellence Awards 2014: Best Trade Launch Show and Best Tradeshow Exhibition (<2,000sq.m).
Organised by Diversified Communications UK
Diversified Communications UK Ltd (Diversified UK) is a fast growing trade event organising and publishing company based in Brighton (Sussex) and Nailsworth (Glos). Its food show portfolio includes:
•Casual Dining
•lunch!
•Nordic Organic Food Fair (in Sweden)
Diversified UK is part of Diversified Communications, a leading international media company with a successful portfolio of sector leading exhibition, conferences, publications and websites.
For more information, please visit www.divcom.co.uk
