The 2016 Restaurant Manager of the Year was Lora Gregorio from Thiptara and Fai, The Palace Downtown Dubai.
Play to your strengths
The Caterer Middle East Awards 2017 invites nominations from individuals and companies across 16 categories. But don't employ a scattergun approach. No matter how big an organisation, it will be stronger in some fields than others and the same can be said of its employees.
Take a selective approach to nominations. Choose categories that best represent the key strengths and achievements of your company or nominated individual. Take time to consider why our judges should favour you over your competitors? What have you done that nobody else has? How have you gone above and beyond the call of duty?
It’s better to submit five nominations that play to your key strengths rather than enter every category in a haphazard manner.
Don’t be too humble
There are no rules that limit to the number of nominations that can be submitted by or on behalf of any company or its team. If, for example, you feel that you have multiple staff members who merit a particular award, feel free to nominate them all. Naturally, quality will always beat quantity but if you’re in the fortunate position of being able to submit several high-quality nominations, please do. We want to celebrate your achievements, so this is no time for modesty; instead this is your chance to tell the Middle East F&B community exactly what you’ve been doing and how well you’ve been doing it.
Don’t rush
Entries that have been thrown together at the last minute stand out for all the wrong reasons. No matter how impressive a concept, team or individual is, their excellence will not shine through unless the information is presented in a clear manner so that the judges do not have to work to decipher your points. The final decisions of our judges will be based primarily on the factual information offered, but the approach that you take to the nomination process should mirror the thorough, methodical strategy that you take during your day-to-day business activities. In planning and compiling your submissions, include every piece of pertinent information — you wouldn't want to lose out to a competitor because you neglected to mention something that they remembered.
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