PAPA Awards Winners over the Years

Overall Operator of the Year Award
2003 Peter Gross, founder of The Gourmet Pizza Company
2004 Virginia Lopalco, Pasta Reale
2005 Jim Winship, Director of the Pizza Pasta & Italian Food Association
2006 Stephen Hemsley, Chief Executive, Domino’s Pizza
2007 Pizza Hut UK

Pizza Designer of the Year Award
2005 Antonio Crolla, La Favorita (Edinburgh)
2006 Dominica Crolla, Bella Napoli (Glasgow)
2007 Brendon Colmenares, Basilico (Fulham)

Pasta Designer of the Year Award
2006 Lucio Cerullo, Bottelino’s (Manchester)

Pasta Retailer of the Year Award
2003 Morrisons
2004 Morrisons
2005 Waitrose
2006 Sainsbury’s

Pizza Retailer of the Year Award
2003 Tesco.
2004 Chilled: Asda Frozen: Tesco
2005 Chilled: Asda Frozen: Tesco
2006 Chilled: Sainsbury’s Frozen: Tesco

Italian Restaurant of the Year Award:
2003 Independent: Fifteen. Chain: Caffé Uno
2004 Osteria Antica Bologna
2005 Firenze (Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire)
2006 Independent: Firenze Chain: Strada
2007 GOLD AWARDS
- Locale, Blackheath
- Filini, Birmingham
- Il Forno, Liverpool
- Bottelino, Emersons Green, Bristol
- Bella Napoli, Glasgow
- La Parmigiano, Glasgow
- Firenze, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester

Independent Pizza Delivery Operator of the Year Award
2003 Pizza Island (Doncaster)
2004 Lupa (London)
2005 Lupa (London)
2006 Pizza Pioneer
2007 Lupa (London)

Chain Pizza Delivery Operator of the Year Award:
2003 Domino’s Pizza
2004 Papa John’s
2005 Papa John’s
2006 Domino’s Pizza
2007 Domino’s Pizza

Pasta Restaurant of the Year Award
2003 Mucelli Restaurant (Stoke on Trent)
2004 Trattoria Pasta Fresca
2005 L’Aperitif, Stranraar
2006 Independent: L’Aperitif Chain: Piccolino

Pizza Restaurant of the Year Award

INDEPENDENT
2003 Forno Vivo (Tring)
2004 Made in Italy
2005 La Favorita (Edinburgh)
2006 Bottelin’s (Bedminster)
2007 GOLD AWARDS
- La Favorita, (Edinburgh)
- Harrods, (Knightsbridge)
- Pizza Metro Pizza, (Battersea)

CHAIN
2003 Zizzi’s
2004 Strada
2006 Zizzi’s
2007 Prezzo

Manufactured Pizza Product of the Year Award
2003 Geest and Sainsbury for Goats Cheese, Fig and Red Onion Pizza
2004 Stateside Foods Flavourings of the New World Peking Duck Pizza
2005 Stateside Foods Asda Extra Special French Ham & Brie Pizza

EVERYDAY CATEGORY
- 2006 Morrison’s Stuffed Crust Smokey Bacon & Bacon Pizza
- 2007 Aldi Carlos Frozen Pizza Parlour Vegetable Feast Bake-to-Rise Pizza

INDULGENT CATEGORY
- 2006 Asda Extra Special Ham, Mushroom & Mascarpone Stonebaked Pizza
- 2007 Co-op Truly Irresistible Four Seasons Pizza

INNOVATIVE CATEGORY
- 2006 Waitrose Chargrilled Aubergine & Casalinga Tomato Pizza with Balsamic Dressing
- 2007 WeightWatchers Hot & Spicy Chicken Oval Pizza

Manufactured Pasta Product of the Year Award
2003 Continental Fine Foods for Garlic Mushroom Filled Pasta
2004 Pasta Reale Safeway Spinach Alla Fiorentina Spinach & Ricotta Fresh Filled Pasta
2005 Budgens Marinated Aubergine and Cheese Sacchettini

FOODSERVICE CATEGORY
- 2006 Chicco d’Oro Ravioli Rucola e Pinoli
- 2007 Brake Bros. Bolognese Cannelloni

RETAIL CATEGORY
- 2006 Waitrose Mozzarella & Tomato Tortelloni with Basil Infused Oil
- 2007 Waitrose ‘As Good As Going Out’ Crab & Chilli Linguine

New Product Innovation Award

2003
Prepared Product Category: Geest and Sainsbury for Proscuitto and Fresh Rocket Taste the Difference Pizza
Ingredient category: Glanbia Cheese for their on-going development of cheese technology for the pizza industry
2004 Hazelwood Pizza for Tweenies Make and Do Pizza Kit

Pizza & Pasta Marketing Initiative of the Year Award
2003 Green Isle Foods for their Street of Pizza initiative.

Pizza & Pasta Workplace Award (formerly Pizza & Pasta Catering Award)
2003 Compass Group
2004 Aramark at Boots, Nottingha
2005 Sodhexo
2006 Scolarest

New Retail Italian-style Food to Go Product Award (formerly new food product award)
2004 Stateside Foods Pizzas of the World Chicken Tikka Naan
2006 Pasta King Hot Pasta to Go

New Food Product/Ingredient of the Year Award
2003
Joint Winners: Bar & Restaurant Foods for their new pasta sauces and LA Pizza Company for their new range of Mediterranean breads
2004 Pasta King Moroccan Chicken Sauce
2005 Glanbia ribbon mozzarella
2006 Glanbia mozzarella with chilli flavour
2007 Pizza Hut for Cheesy Bites

Product (Equipment) of the Year Award
2003 Bakers Pride for the Middleby Marshall Impinger Plus Conveyor Oven
2004 Andromeda for their internet ordering system
2005 Andromeda Rameses Fast Card System
2006 Equipline BOFI XLT Conveyor Pizza Oven
2007 Middleby Marshall for ‘Wow’ Series Oven

The Pizza and Pasta Lunchtime Award
2007 Say Pasta (Bristol)

Frozen Supermarket Pizza Retailer Award
2007 Morrisons

Frozen Convenience Store Pizza Retailer Award
2007 Aldi

Chilled Supermarket Pizza Retailer Award
2007 Waitrose

Chilled Convenience Store Pizza Retailer Award
2007 Co-op

Supermarket Pasta Retailer Award
2007 Morrisons

Convenience Store Pasta Pizza Retailer Award
2007 Co-op

2008 Awards Categories

2008 Pizza Designer of the Year Competition

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