Cinnamon Club nominated in World Food Awards

12th October 2009, 3:53pm

The award-winning Cinnamon Club restaurant has been shortlisted in the nominations for the inaugural World Food Awards to be held at the end of this month.

Other nominees in the restaurant category are Haandi, an Indian eatery in London's Kensington and Haozhan just off Shaftesbury Avenue.

Sandwich-chain Subway is nominated for its collaboration with Dragon's Den star Levi Roots and the marketing campaign for the Reggae Reggae sub. 

Brands and products also up for awards include Tesco, Asda, Levi Roots' Reggae Reggae Sauce and Veetee. 

Winners are announced on Saturday 31st October at London's Park Lane Hilton and the judging panel is made up of celebrity chefs Ainsley Harriott and Anjum Anand; David Moore, of BBC's The Restaurant; Simon Numphud, Head of AA Services; Tony Matharu, Managing Director of Grange Hotels; Humayun Hussain, Editor of Tandoori Magazine; Kirti Mistry of BNP Paribas Fortis Bank and David Jago of Mintel.

Harry Dulai, of Surya Foods, co-organisers of the event with Sony Entertainment Television (SET) Asia said: "Our aim is to ensure that the ethnic food industry is recognised as an important sector within the UK food market and to move away from the 'corner shop' mentality that is often associated with it. This is simply not the case. 

"World food is now a thriving and fast-paced industry that is crossing over into mainstream markets and we are proud to be working with Sony on this event." 

Full list of nominees: 

Best New Product
• Ashoka Olive Oil Pickles, ADF Foods Ltd
• Jamaican Patties, Caribbean Savouries Ltd/Caribbean Food Delights
• Levi Root - Reggae Reggae Sauce 

Best Packaging
• Aisha's Original Recipe, Halal Range, Cofresh
• Kohinoor Basmati Rice Bags, Indo European Foods Ltd
• Veetee Dine In, Veetee Rice Ltd 

Best Marketing Campaign
• Heera Chappati Flour, P & B Foods
• Reggae Reggae Subway
• Wanchai Ferry, General Mills UK 

Best Wholesaler
• Donatantonio
• Hyperama Wholesale
• Wanis 

Best Catering Supplier
• 3663
• Eurofoods Group Ltd
• JJ Food Service Ltd 

Restaurant of the Year
• The Cinnamon Club
• Haandi
• Haozhan 

Best Independent Retailer
• Quality Foods
• Sira Cash Carry, Southall
• V B & Sons 

Best National Retailer
• ASDA
• Sainsbury's
• Tesco 

Top National Account Manager
• Saj Noray, Cofresh Snack Foods Ltd
• Yonas Tekle, Shana Foods Ltd
• Zaff Khan of J K Foods Ltd 

Lifetime Achievement Award
• Meena K Pathak OBE & Kirit K Pathak OBE
• Sir Gulam Noon MBE
• Terry Butcher, Westmill Foods

Related Articles:

• 20 Jul 2011 - World Food Awards 2011 – entries now open
• 09 Mar 2011 - The Cinnamon Club launches Royal Wedding menu
• 13 Sep 2010 - Going fully halal makes “financial sense” says aviation catering giant
• 27 Aug 2010 - Cinnamon Kitchen recognised for its talents outside the kitchen
• 02 Nov 2009 - The Cinnamon Club wins big at World Food Awards

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