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The Drinks Business Asian Awards launched

The drinks business is now accepting entries for The Drinks Business Asian Awards 2017, the Asian edition of the highly acclaimed The Drinks Business Awards, designed to recognise and reward top performers in the drinks industry within Asia including Australia and New Zealand.

The global edition, 15th year in running, has become one of the most respected awards in the global drinks industry and the 2017 awards ceremony just concluded earlier at London Wine Fair, recognising every aspect of the trade from retail sector to importers, logistics, design, social media marketing campaign and launches.

The inaugural The Drinks Business Asian Awards is the only business and trade orientated awards in Asia. The awards consist of three main categories: Personality Awards, Marketing Awards and Business Awards. For Personality Awards, leading personalities from the drinks industry and trend setters are going to battle it out for Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, Young Achiever of the Year, and Retail Buyer of the Year.

In order to reward best marketing efforts, The Drinks Business Asian Awards will look at the most successful marketing and launch campaigns in the Asia Pacific region for Best Launch, Best Social Media Campaign and Best Drinks Event.

In terms of Business Awards, candidates will compete for Best Drinks Company of the Year (Wine, Spirits & Beer), Best PR Company (Wine, Spirits & Beer), Best Retail Award (Wine, Spirits & Beer), On-trade Supplier of the Year, Best Online Retailer, Travel Retail Operator of the Year, and Fine Wine Retailer of the Year.

The deadline for entry and payment is 28 July, 2017 and supporting materials must be submitted by 15 September. Entry fee for the first entry is HK$1,900 and HK$1,600 for additional entries.

Click here for entry and additional information about the awards. Winners will be announced at the Drinks Business Asian Awards ceremony on 9 November.

For any questions or queries related to the awards, please contact Sophie Raichura via her email at sophie@thedrinksbusiness.com or by phone at +852 9736 3631.

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