Perth's Provender Brown has been named the Scottish regional winner of the Deli of the Year 2011.
Date:
Fri, 08 Jul 2011
Source:
Award organiser
Eleven regional finalists were chosed from over 400 nominations and will now go forward to the finals.
Prior to the finals, an unannounced mystery shopper will visit and scor the delis for their helpfulness, knowledge, quality of products stocked, customer service and, above all, their "deli attitude".
The Deli of the Year competition is an idea created and organised by Olives Et Al, an artisan food producer in Dorset, as a way of raising the awareness of delis everywhere and helping them get real feedback from their customers in a way that is both supportive and helpful to business owners.
The judges, a panel of experts from the food industry including buyers, retailers and journalists, got very hot under the collar judging over 120 delis (from a total of over 400 nominations) and the regional finalists were finally announced after much debate and final voting.
The winner will be announced at the coveted food "Oscars" of the fine food world which take place in London on 5th September during the Speciality & Fine Food Fair.
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