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DEVON LIFE FOOD &
DRINK AWARDS 2015
MEDIA PACK
The Devon Life Food & Drink Awards
celebrate the best of Devon's Food &
Drink businesses and the talented
individuals behind them.
The 2015 Awards will feature top chefs, restaurants,
producers and products, voted best in the county by our
knowledgeable readers. Don't miss this opportunity to have
your business associated with this glamorous, popular and
premium event. This event is organised by Devon Life
magazine, published by Archant, one of the UK's largest
independently owned regional media businesses.
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About the award categories:
The categories recognise the high standards of quality and excellence offered
across Devon's vast range of food & drink businesses, demonstrating excellence
and innovation throughout their business including their product, welcome,
service and marketing.
How the Awards work:
The purpose of the awards is to champion, highlight and showcase Devon’s
producers, small farming businesses and suppliers and to promote the fantastic
food and drink industry we have here in the South West.
There are sixteen categories of awards up for nomination, from Best
Restaurant and Pub of the Year to Best Farmers Market and Chef of the Year.
Our readers will be sending in their nominations and once we've done the
sums and added up the thousands of votes, the three businesses with the most
reader votes in each category will be judged by a 'mystery shopper'. Each
sponsor and finalist will be invited to join VIP guests and local food industry
experts at the black tie evening awards ceremony.
The 2015 awards will be launched online and in the July issue of Devon Life and
will receive regular coverage throughout the year.
The black tie awards evening will be held on Thursday 5th November at Sandy
Park in Exeter. The evening will begin with a sparkling drinks reception followed
by a three-course dinner, enjoying some of the best Devon produce on offer,
before the winners are announced and the awards are presented. Our live band
will then play on past midnight to create a party atmosphere and celebrate the
achievements of the evening.
To see what's included in the sponsorship package and to find out what
categories are up for nomination this year, please read on...
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The Award Categories are:
Best Restaurant / Fine Dining Experience of the Year
Best Gastro Pub of the Year
Best Drinks Product of the Year
Best Food Product of the Year
Best Independent Food Shop of the Year
Best Farmers Market of the Year
Best Chef of the Year
Best Butcher of the Year
Best Devon Sunday Roast
Best Tearoom / Coffee Shop of the Year
Best Seafood Supplier of the Year
Best Newcomer of the Year
Best Family Friendly Dining Experience of the Year
Best Hotel Restaurant of the Year
Best Bakery of the Year
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Category Sponsorship: £1500 + VAT
Category Sponsors will receive:
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Company introduction in the launch Edition.
Your logo to be included on all event literature including the
evening programme, slideshow and the award certificate plus
on all promotional leaflets and nomination forms.
Full page of editorial to profile your business in a future
issue of Devon Life. Value £1,320
Your logo and 600 word company profile to feature on the
Devon Life awards website to include photos and a click
through link
Two complimentary tickets to the awards evening and
presentation.
Present your category award at the event.
Opportunity to provide promotional literature/gifts to hand
out on the day.
Story included in one of our Food e-newsletters sent to
over 28,000 local email addresses.
Have the opportunity to be involved in the final judging
stage eg. visiting and selecting the proposed winner.
Editorial coverage:
July issue: 4 page feature launching the event to include
nomination form and sponsors logos and contact details.
August issue: Repeat of nomination form to include all
sponsor logos.
Summer Special: Celebrating the food & drink industry in
Devon and the awards to include sponsors logos.
September issue: last chance to vote to include all sponsors
logos.
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October & November issues:
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Tickets booking information and
announcement of finalists.
Sponsors logos to be included.
December issue: 4 page feature
photos and coverage of the
awards evening.
Fiona Moores from The
Magdalen
Chapter with Peter
and Henri Greig
of Pipers Farm
Best butcher/meat
producer: Pipers
Farm, near
Cullompton.
Runners
up: Aune Valley
Meat at Loddisw
ell and
Lidstones Butchers
of
Kingsbridge.
Donna & Paul Berry
from
Nick Reynolds of NationalThe Swan with
Westchem
Nora Espinosa-Corston
and Noel Corston with
Best gastro pub:
Tom Biddick of Ashfords
at Bampton.
Best restaurant/f
ine dining exper
ience 2014:
Noel Corston’s NC@E
X34 restaurant at
Woolacombe in North
Devon.
Runners up: Les
Saveurs of Exmo
uth and the
floating River Exe
Café.
The team at Darts Farm
with Chris
Ablett from Stage Engage.
Best independent
food
shop: Darts Farm
near
Topsham.
Runners up: Churston
Traditional Farm
Shop and
John’s of Instow.
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Dan ‘The Fish Man’ Garnett
with
Sarah Precious from
Sandy Park
Best seafood
supplier: Dan
‘The Fish Man’
Garnett from
North Devon
Runners
up: The Fish Deli
at
Ashburton and
Brixhambased Devon Fish
Box.
The Swan
Runners
up: The Treby
Arms at Plympto
n and the
Nobody Inn at
Doddiscombeleigh
near
Exeter.
Sean, Patrick, Olivier
and
Guyard-Mulkerrin from Sheila
Les Saveurs in
Exmouth with Ralphe
Stone from
Stonehaven Care Group
Scott Andrews and Andy
Gidleigh Park with MartinKing from
Rogers
of Savills
Chef
of the year: Olivier
Guyard-Mulkerrin
from
Exmouth’s Les
Saveurs
restaurant.
Best hotel restaura
nt:
Gidleigh Park at
Chagford.
Runners up: Broomhi
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Hotel near Barnstap
le and
Two Bridges Hotel
on
Dartmoor.
Runners up:
Noel Corston from
NC@EX34 in Woolaco
mbe and
James Bexter from
the River
Exe Café.
What next?
devonlife.co.uk
If you would like to be associated with this prestigious event and make your mark on the Devon food
and drink industry, please contact Rachel Haime or Amanda Mckeown for further information.
Email: rachel.haime@archant.co.uk amanda.mckeown@archant.co.uk
Tel:
01803 860751
07584 311460
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Headline Sponsorship: £3,000 + VAT
We also have an opportunity for one
company to headline sponsor the awards.
The Headline sponsor will receive:
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Your logo to appear prominently as headline sponsor on all
awards literature to include magazine editorial (in every issue
from July to December), online publicity, voting forms, tickets and
the evening menu cards. The event will be branded: The Devon
Life Food & Drink Awards 2015 in association with (associate
partner).
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Two double page spreads of editorial profiling your business to
feature in two future issues of Devon Life. Our Managing Editor
will visit your business and assist with the copy writing
and style of the feature. Value £4,000.
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Your company profile and web banner to be displayed on the
homepage of the awards website.
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Story / article included on one of our e-newsletters sent to over
28,000 local email addresses.
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Present your award category to the winner on the night.
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Prominent logo placement on screen at the commencement of
the Awards Dinner and throughout the ceremony.
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Opportunity to provide promotional leaflets/gifts to all guests
attending the awards.
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10 tickets to the awards ceremony to host your own table.
What next?
If you would like to be associated with this prestigious event and make your mark on the Devon Food &
Drink industry, please contact Rachel Haime or Amanda Mckeown for further information.
Email: rachel.haime@archant.co.uk amanda.mckeown@archant.co.uk
Tel:
01803 860751
07584 311460
2015