Final call for The Drinks Business Asian Awards 2018

the drinks business Hong Kong is now accepting final entries for The Drinks Business Asian Awards 2018 on 9 November, which will recognise and award the best companies, marketing campaigns and industry figures in the Asian market.

Launched last year, The Drinks Business Asian Awards is the only business and trade orientated awards in Asia. Last year, the awardees included Castle Li, general manager of COFCO Wine & Wine and GreatWall winery; Sarah Heller MW, the youngest Master of Wine at the time; Treasury Wine Estates, Kerry Wines, Fine Wine Experience, and Pernod Ricard to name a few. 

The second edition will return on 9 November at Harbour Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View.

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 Retail Award (Wine, Spirits & Beer), On-trade Supplier of the Year, Best Online Retailer, Travel Retail Operator of the Year, Fine Wine Retailer of the Year and green drinks company of the year.

You can view the drinks business Asian Awards 2017 results and analysis here. 

The deadline for entry and submission of supporting materials is 19 October 2018. Entry fee for the first entry is HK$2,000 and HK$1,700 for additional entries.

Click the link here to see all the award categories. To enter the competition, please contact sophie@thedrinksbusiness.com.