Scotland features strongly in this year's Pizza Pasta & Italian Food Industry Awards

12th November 2010, 10:08am

The Battlefield Restaurant, Paperinos and Pizza Hut are among this year's winners of the annual Pizza Pasta & Italian Food Industry Awards announced last night at the Lancaster London Hotel.

According to the judges, the quality standards among Britain's top independent Italian and pizza restaurants is getting better and better, with a grand total of 11 ventures walking away with gold awards, and two platinums.

And almost half the independent winners came from either Edinburgh or Glasgow with the overall Pizza Chef of the Year award going to Darren Smith from the Battlefield Restaurant in Glasgow.

PAPA director Jim Winship commented on the event: "These awards are well established and aim to recognise the work being done by restaurants, supermarkets and suppliers to keep raising standards.  We have certainly seen a significant improvement in standards in recent years which is not only good for the industry but also for consumers."

Here is the list of the full winners in foodservice to pick up an award:

Overall Chef Designer of the Year
Winner:  Darren Smith, Battlefield Restaurant, Glasgow
 
Whitworth Bros. Flour Pizza Chef of the Year (Sponsored by Whitworth Bros.) Highly Commended:  Matthew Camps, Organica Pizza Company
Winner:  Darren Smith, Battlefield Restaurant, Glasgow 
 
Tulip Super Tops Pizza Chef of the Year Award (Sponsored by Tulip)
Winner:  Comron & Darius Hayati, Red Tomato Pizza, Doncaster

Birra Moretti Pizza Chef of the Year Award (Sponsored by Birra Moretti)
Winner:  Domenico Crolla, Bella Napoli, Glasgow

Leerdammer Cheese Pizza Designer of the Year Award (Sponsored by Bel UK)
Winner: Pasquale Spaziano, Pizzeria Rustica, Richmond, London

New Ingredient of the Year Award
(Sponsored by Papa Johns)
Winner: Leathams Red & Yellow SunBlush Baby Plum Tomatoes

Italian Restaurant of the Year Award
(Sponsored by Pasta King)
Independent Platinum Award Winner: Battlefield Restaurant, Glasgow

Independent Gold Awards:
Il Forno, Liverpool
L'Ariosto, Glasgow
La Piazza, Bristol
La Locanda, Gisburn
Milano, Leominster
Paperinos, Glasgow
Chain Award Winner: Bottelino's

Pizza Restaurant of the Year Award
(Sponsored by Pizza Melt by Dairygold)
Independent Platinum Award Winner: La Favorita, Edinburgh

Independent Gold Awards:
Bella Napoli, Glasgow
Rossini's, Northern Ireland
Tambourino, Yeovil
Pizzeria Rustica, Richmond
San Carlo, Manchester

Chain Award:
Highly Commended: Di Maggio's, Glasgow
Winner: Pizza Hut

Independent Pizza Delivery Operator of the Year Award (Sponsored by Haagen-Dazs) Highly Commended:  Pizzaface, Brighton
Winner: Lupa

Chain Pizza Delivery Chain Award
(Sponsored by Hugall Services)
Regional Winner:  Firezza
National Winner: Domino's Pizza

Pizza & Pasta Lunchtime Award
(Sponsored by Continental Fine Foods)
Retail Winner: Morrisons for their 'One Pot' lunchtime pasta meal range Foodservice Winner:  TICCO for their Piadina ai Carciofi

The awards, which were attended by 440 leading figures from across the pizza, pasta and Italian food industry, are now in their 22nd year.

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