Terms and Conditions

Olives Et Al (the Promoter) has created Deli of the Year to promote business and raise the profile of nominated delis by engaging with both retailers and consumers to identify a retailer with a great deli attitude and an exceptional deli.

Eligibility: Olives Et Al’s Deli Of The Year is open to any retail outlet situated anywhere within the United Kingdom that offers delicatessen products in part of its overall operation.

All entrants are deemed to have read and accepted these terms and conditions by participating in Deli of the Year whether retail or consumer. Entry is only open to UK residents over the age of 18 at 1st Jan 2012.

Closing date and time for votes and nominations is midnight on 31st May 2011. Any nominations or votes submitted after the closing date of the promotion will not be considered. Proof that retailer entries have been posted will not be deemed to be proof of delivery or receipt.

Retailer participation in Deli of the Year is by nomination either by the Retailer or a Consumer on line at www.delioftheyear.co.uk. Full entry to the competition requires the postal submission of a completed ‘Deli Profile’ to the promoter by the closing date of 7th June 2012. Proof that retailer entries have been posted will not be deemed to be proof of delivery or receipt.

A ‘Deli Profile’ may only be submitted by post, not by email, online or by any other means. Retailers may submit additional materials to support their entry if they wish. Retailers must cover the cost of the postage and materials which constitute their entry. On the ‘Deli Profile’, the Retailer name and name of person responsible for submitting the entry should be clearly marked.

It is the Retailer’s responsibility to post any paper/card voting slips back to the promoter before the closing date and cover any associated costs.
Please be aware that, regrettably, the Promoter is unable to return paper voting slips, deli profile forms and/or any accompanying material after judging.
Olives Et Al’s Deli Of The Year competition is open to any retail outlet situated anywhere within the UK that offers delicatessen products as part of its overall operation and excludes employees of the Promoter, their families, agents and anyone else connected with this draw. Retailers do not have to stock the Promoter's products in order to enter Deli of the Year. Only one entry per retail outlet may be submitted.

Retail outlets at different locations must submit separate entries even if they are under the same overall ownership and/or management. One entry submitted for multiple retail outlets will not be accepted.

The winning retailer is not permitted to enter the competition in the following year.

Consumer entries can be made by submitting a nomination or vote on line at www.delioftheyear.co.uk or by passing an official voting card/slip back to the nominated deli to return to the Promoter. Only one vote per consumer is allowed. Any consumer found to be submitting more than one vote will be disqualified. Reasonable efforts will be made by the Promoter to prevent duplicate voting.

Any votes by consumers will only count towards part of the overall judging process for retailers for Deli of the Year. The total number of votes and content of consumer comments alone for any retailer will not determine the overall winner.

The draw for consumers is open to persons resident in the UK who wish to nominate and/or vote for a Deli of the Year, excluding employees of the Promoter, their families, agents and anyone else connected with this draw.

Closing date and time for votes and nominations is midnight on 31st May 2012. Any nominations or votes submitted after the closing date of the promotion will not be considered. Proof that retailer entries have been posted will not be deemed to be proof of delivery or receipt.

All consumers' votes will be entered into a random draw and will not be subject to a judging panel.

The prize for the winning consumer is a top notch foodie weekend trip for two people to Dorset during October 2012. Activities, accommodation and meals are provided, regrettably, travel is not.

The prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative.

The Promoter reserves the right to make its own relevant enquiries about nominated and/or entered retailers.

Any entrant, retail or consumer, giving any false or misleading information of any description will be disqualified and any prize won will be withdrawn.

The Promoter aims to contact customer nominated Retailers to confirm that they’d like to participate but this cannot be guaranteed.

‘Deli Profiles’, statement of ‘Deli Attitude’, recipes, top tips and supplementary documentation and photographs from the retailer, along with supporting statements from customers, will form part of the overall judging process and may be used for marketing and/or publicity purposes by the Promoter.

Participating delis may be visited as part of the overall judging process without prior notice.

The judges reserve the right to decline to award regional prizes if in their opinion there are insufficient entries of a winning standard.

The Promoter and/or judges reserve the right to decide the regional boundaries or transfer a nomination or vote from one region to another if deemed appropriate and without prior notice to entrants (retailer or consumer).

The Promoter accepts no responsibility for ‘Deli Profiles’, nominations or votes which are delayed, corrupted, lost/mislaid or otherwise rendered invalid, under the sole discretion of the Promoter, owing to technical errors or malfunctions.

The copyright of all materials assembled by the Promoter, as organisers, will remain the property of the organiser and may be used for the purpose of publicising the award and the award winners.

All entrants must agree to publicity in respect to their entry both before and after the Deli of the Year winners are announced.

Two retailer entrants will each win a 3 day trip for two to Spain in October 2012. The prize includes return economy flights to Spain, transfers between the airport in Spain and the hotel, accommodation and food. The prize does not include travel to and from the airport in the UK, travel insurance, personal expenditure and incidental costs other than those stated. It is the responsibility of the winners to ensure they have a valid passport and travel insurance and obtain any necessary vaccinations and visas for their trip. If the winners are unable to meet these criteria there is no cash alternative.

10 regional Retail winners will receive an Olives Et Al range pack.

The Promoter reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to withdraw or amend this promotion in the event of any unforeseen circumstances outside its reasonable control with no liability to any entrants, winners or any third party.

The Promoter reserves the right to award an alternative prize of equal or greater value, should the advertised prize become unavailable for any reason.
Selected Retail finalists will be invited to attend the Deli of the Year awards presentation to be held during the Speciality and Fine Food Show at London Olympia during September 2012, the winner will be notified by post and email and the winner's name will also be put on the websites www.delioftheyear.co.uk and www.olivesetal.co.uk.

The prize draw for customers' votes will take place on Friday 7th June 2012 and the winner will be notified in writing by post and email within 7 calendar days and the winner's name will also be put on the websites www.delioftheyear.co.uk and www.olivesetal.co.uk.

The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence on their decision will be entered into. By signing up and submitting an entry for the award the retailer agrees to these Terms and Conditions.

The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions without prior notice; any changes will be published on www.delioftheyear.co.uk and will be available on request in printed format from the Promoter.

The Deli of the Year award winner will be encouraged to state in advertising/promotional activity and on their stationery that they are the winner of The Olives Et Al’s Deli of the Year Award but this must include the year in which the award was won.

By entering the competition, all entrants (retail or consumer) will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by the rules and consent to the transfer of their personal data to the Promoter for the purposes of the administration of the draw and any other purposes to which the entrant has consented.

This promotion and these terms are governed by English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. The decision of the Promoter in all matters concerning this promotion is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

PROMOTER

Olives Et Al Ltd
1 North Dorset Business Park
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
DT10 2GA

Tel: 01258 474300
Fax: 01258 474301
Email: hello@olivesetal.co.uk

How it all works if you've been nominated

The nationwide competition to find the Deli of the Year 2012 - the delicatessen with more 'deli-attitude' than any other is open!

Who are Olives Et Al & why are we running the competition?

We work to support our customers and the whole sector of independent shops as much as we can. We all know how tough trading can be at the best of times so coming up with something that can get people talking about your deli and through your doors to boost business and generate some press is always helpful...to find out more about us visit www.olivesetal.com/about_us

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Who can enter?

It's open to all sorts of shops from High Street Delis to Farmshops to Post Office Village shops with a deli counter. It would be good to see newly-established delis applying – we will be running an extensive media campaign throughout the nomination, voting and judging period and already one glossy mag has asked for any nominated delis that are by the coast!

IMPORTANT BIT - You don't have to stock Olives Et Al products to take part. Any delis that took part last year should definitely enter again, only delis that have already won Deli of the Year aren’t allowed to enter again. Sorry Dave, but rules are rules.

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Here's why you should definitely take part in 2012...

It's great PUBLICITY, simply being nominated can give your deli a publicity boost (especially if you send a press release to your local radio, paper, TV or local community website). As a result of participating in and winning Deli of the Year 2010, Lawson’s Deli rode a wave of fantastic publicity and deservedly so - the type of thing we’re talking about includes; the front page of Jamie Oliver’s web site, a lovely mention in The Telegraph which resulted in sales of pies and other Lawson’s specialities going through the roof, local coverage in press and on the radio and television coverage on Market Kitchen on Sky’s Good Food channel all featured Lawson’s – all as a result of raising the profile of Lawson’s through different channels.
Besides the trophy and the publicity the winning deli will also WIN A TRIP TO SPAIN for two to experience an authentic Spanish olive harvest. The winners will be treated to a 3 day trip to the Extremadura region of western Spain to enjoy lots of regional specialities. It can make a real impact on YOUR BUSINESS. Over to David Greenman of Arch House Deli, Clifton Village, Bristol (Deli of the Year Winner 2011)

"“In the month we won Deli of the Year we recorded a 45% increase in sales and at least half of this was directly attributable to the award."

"In the months that followed, this increase remained high with sales up over a third throughout the rest of the year and this continued throughout January this year. Winning the award was key to this increase, through the extra publicity we gained which brought new people through the door – the good thing is that we have managed to keep them as customers”
Any delis that applied last year should definitely apply again – the judges had a huge task deciding between the entries as there were so many strong delis and farm shops to choose from.

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2 simple steps to get involved...

SIGN-UP online - click here to sign-up online
POST US YOUR DELI PROFILE- click here to download the deli profile form
(don't forget to post us your Deli of the Year entry by the 31st May 2012)

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What are the judges looking for this year? What’s the ‘Deli Attitude’?

The judges look at every detail - Your Deli Profile, your customers’ comments and then members of the judging panel also visit a selection of shortlisted delis – only then can they decide who’ll be crowned Deli of the Year 2012. The judging criteria last year was tough and any of the judges would tell you that the whole process was detailed, thorough, unbiased and extremely fair. Otherwise the prize holds little value to the deli who wins- or to the sector. The team of prestigious judges; including food journalists, food buyers and members of the Guild of Fine Food will make up the judging panel – keep an eye on the Deli of the Year website where the names of the judges will be announced shortly.

The judges are interested to know what it is that you do differently to other delis. What’s your Deli Mission? How do you keep your customers coming back time after time – these are all things you might want to write about when you tell us why you think your deli has the ability to win the title of Deli of the Year 2012!

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