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The 18th
annual Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Industry Awards, held at the
Royal Lancaster Hotel on Wednesday 1 November, named Bottelinos in
Bristol's Bedminster as independent pizza restaurant of the year.
Chain Zizzi's,
part of Gondola Holdings, won the group pizza restaurant of the year title.
Italian food
restaurant of the year awards went to Firenze in Kibworth Beauchamp,
Leicestershire, as best independent and Richard Caring's Strada for
best group.
Domino's Pizza
won the chain pizza delivery operator of the year award, and its
chief executive Stephen Hemsley, accepted the prize for overall
operator of the year
Jim Winship,
director of the Pizza and Pasta Association, said: "The standard
has been very high this year and it was best ever in terms of quality
of products and pizza design. There's a lot of new and interesting
things happening in this market again, which is great."
Full awards listing
Pasta Chef
of the Year Award
(Sponsored by
Pizza Pasta & Italian Food Magazine)
Winner: Lucio
Cerullo, Bottelino's, Manchester for his Regina Dell Mare pasta dish
New Product
(Equipment) of the Year Award
(Sponsored by
Dansco Great British Cheese)
Winner:
Equipline, for BOFI XLT Conveyor Pizza Oven
Italian
Food Restaurant of the Year Award
(Sponsored by
Pizza Pasta & Italian Food Magazine)
Independent
Winner: Firenze, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire
Chain Winner: Strada
Pizza
Restaurant of the Year Award
(Sponsored by Equipline)
Independent
Winner: Bottelino's, Bedminster
Chain Winner: Zizzi
Pasta Food
Service Award
(Sponsored by
Pizza Pasta & Italian Food Magazine)
Independent
Winner: L'Aperitif, Stranraer
Chain Winner:
Piccolino, Chester & Manchester
Independent
Pizza Delivery Operator of the Year Award
(Sponsored by Cooktek)
Winner: Pizza Pioneer
Chain Pizza
Delivery Operator of the Year Award
(Sponsored by Integer)
Winner:
Domino's Pizza
Pizza &
Pasta Catering Award
(sponsored by
Pasta King)
Winner: Scolarest
New Retail
Italian-Style Food To Go Product Award
Winner: Pasta King
For: Hot Pasta
to Go
Overall
Operator of the Year Award
(sponsored by
Stateside Foods)
Winner:
Stephen Hemsley, Chief Executive of Domino's Pizza
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