Accolade Wines, Asahi, Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA), Diageo, Lion, Liquid Mix and Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) were all major award winners this year.
AHA WA CEO, Bradley Woods said “The WA Hospitality Supplier Awards demonstrate high calibre hospitality services and products in WA. There are large businesses as well as many local, small and family owned businesses that are all delivering exceptional, high quality products and services across Western Australia.
“Just as the hospitality industry strives to provide the best service to its customers – the industry suppliers also do the same.”
Each year the Ross McGovern Hospitality Industry Achievement Award is given to one individual for distinction. This year the award was given to Don Baron from Lion, recognising his long history of excellent service to WA’s hospitality sector.
In the Product and Service Business Awards, Asahi won WA’s Best Non Alcohol Beverage Supplier Award for Metropolitan, while CCA won the award for Regional. CCA was also recognised as WA’s Best Small Bar Supplier in the Best Supplier Awards.
Lion received WA’s Best Beer Supplier Award for both Metropolitan and Regional, while TWE won WA’s Best Wine Supplier Award for Metropolitan and Accolade Wines for Regional.
Diageo won WA’s Best Spirit Supplier Award – Metropolitan and Liquid Mix won the award in the Regional category.
Within the Product and Promotion Awards, Lion came out on top again with its Heineken Rugby World Cup 2015 Activation, which won WA’s Best On-Premise Beverage Promotion Award. Carlton & United Breweries’ ‘My Footy Rewards’ were voted as WA’s Best Bottleshop Promotion Award, while Asahi Soukai – the brand’s all-new premium international mid-strength beer – received WA’s best New Beverage Product Award.
