The Choose Cornish Awards 2013 will be judged by an esteemed panel of food journalists and business experts across the four categories: Best Cornish Business Collaboration, Choose Cornish Retail Champion, Real Cornish Breakfast Champion and Truly Cornish Café Trail Champion. The winners will then be pitted against each other as the judges select the Champion of Champions.
This year’s distinguished judges are:
Karen Barnes, editor of delicious. magazine has over 20 years’ experience working for top-selling ntional magazine titles, bringing a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her role as judge.
Oliver Berry, writer and photographer for the BBC, Telegraph, Guardian and author of Lonely Planet’s Devon, Cornwall & Southwest England guide. Oliver has travelled to forty-one countries and has won a number of awards, including The Guardian Young Travel Writer of the Year and the TNT Magazine People’s Choice Award.
Lee Trewhela, Cornwall & Devon Media. Lee writes and edits the What’s On section of the three bestselling weekly papers in Cornwall – West Briton, Cornish Guardian and Cornishman.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Monday 23 September 2013. Businesses are being urged to enter as soon as possible before the deadline of 12th July 2013.
Lee Trewhela comments: “As someone who writes about the Cornish food and drink industry on a weekly basis, I know just how much there is to shout about in our county, so I’m delighted to be a judge for the Choose Cornish Awards.”
Each category will also be judged by a representative of the award’s sponsors, which include Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, Cornwall College, First Great Western, Cornish Mutual and Cornish Mining World Heritage site.
Cornish Mutual Director Peter Beaumont commented: “We’re delighted to be supporting the Choose Cornish Awards. Cornish Mutual’s affinity with food and agriculture goes back to when we were founded, in 1903, so we’re always keen to be involved in activities that support this important Cornish sector.”
The Choose Cornish Awards are different to other awards because they are not intended to find businesses that are simply excellent at what they do. They celebrate the businesses and individuals in the county who go to the greatest lengths to make a real difference to the community and economy of Cornwall by supporting other local businesses and, most importantly, those that have really embraced the Choose Cornish campaign.
This is a unique opportunity for those working in the catering, hospitality, tourism, service provider and retail sectors in Cornwall to be applauded for supporting fellow Cornish businesses.
For more details and to download entry forms (deadline 12th July 2013), please visit www.choosecornish.co.uk