£500 Prize for the Winner!

This competition aims to encourage new product development in the pizza restaurant/delivery market and comprises a series of four individual competitions where entrants are required to develop recipes using specific ingredients. Entries can be made into one or more of the competitions and the judges will decide winners in each category plus an overall winner as Pizza Designer of the Year.

Entrants must enter two categories from any of the four listed below – they must be innovative, attractive to consumers, taste good and be commercially viable to make plus a mini.

A winner will be chosen in each category and from these four the judges will select the overall Pizza Designer of the Year.

The four winning recipes (and their creators) will be published as the ‘Pizza of the Year Collection’ as part of National Pizza Week 2008 – thus giving the winners (and their businesses) the opportunity for substantial publicity.

Judging:   Initial entries will be selected by a panel of judges to go forward into one of four heats where those responsible for creating them will be asked to make up their pizzas in front of a judging panel. The heats will take place in London , Wigan, Glasgow and Bristol (details listed below). In each category a winner will be selected from each heat to go forward to the final, which will take place on Thursday 13th November at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

What to send in:  Initially a written entry should be submitted by post or E-mail stating the names of the pizzas, the ingredients, the preparation method and a short description of the pizza. All entries must state a selling price plus the market (e.g. delivery, restaurant etc) where the pizza would be sold.

Entry form (PDF)

Postal Entries to:
Pam Sainsbury
Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Association
Association House
18c Moor Street
Chepstow NP16 5DB

E-mail Entries to: pam@jandmgroup.co.uk

The overall Pizza Designer of the Year Award winner will be announced at the Awards Dinner and will receive a trophy plus a cheque for £500. The winners of the individual categories will also receive trophies.

Full details of this competition can be obtained from the Association by calling 01291 636341.

Southern heat – Friday 26th September, 1pm, Lunch! Exhibition, Old Billingsgate Market, 1 Old Billingsgate Walk, 15 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6DX

Northern heat - Monday 6th October, 11am, JJB Sports Stadium, Loire Drive, Robin Park, Wigan WN5 OUH

Scotland heat – Tuesday 7th October, 11am, New Concept test kitchen, 588 Glasgow Road, Glasgow G81 1NH

South West heat – Tuesday 14th October, 3pm, College Restaurant, Bristol City College, Ashley Down Centre, Ashley Down Road, Bristol BS7 9DU

2008 Awards Home Page

2008 Awards Categories

Winners over the years

2007 Pizza Designer of the Year Award