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All entries must be submitted by January 29th 2010
Entry questions:In no more than 500 words (per answer) explain,
in your viewa) What qualities in order of priority, make a
successful Restaurant Manager and w hy andb) What trends do you
think will affect the restaurant industry in 2010?Please write on a
separate piece o paper and return with this entry orm.
ENTRANT
Name:
_________________________________________________________________________
Job Title:
_______________________________________________________________________
Personal E-mail:
_________________________________________________________________
Telephone Number: _______________________ Mobile Number:
__________________________AFW Membership number:
__________________
NOMINATOR
Name:
________________________________________________________________________
Job Title:
______________________________________________________________________
ESTABLISHMENT
Establishment Name:
____________________________________________________________
Establishment Address:
__________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________ Postcode :
_____________________________
Telephone Number: ______________________ Fax Number:
____________________________
AFW Membership number: _________________
I have enclosed:Completed entry ormAn up-to-date Curriculum
VitaeA reerence rom your Manager, Supervisor or GMAnswers to the
entry questionsMembership application (i not already a member)
I have read and understood the terms and conditions
Signed: ___________________________________ Date:
_________________________
Fax back to AFW on: 020 8661 4647 or post to:AFW, Trinity Court,
34 West Street, Sutton, Surrey SM1 1SH
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The UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition,now in its
second year, is a nationwide search to nd,acknowledge and reward
the best Restaurant Managers inthe UK. Go to www.acfws.org or more
inormation.
The competition aims to be inclusive and we are looking oranyone
ullling the role o a restaurant manager to enter.Your job title
does not have to be Restaurant Manager butyou should be undertaking
the majority o the typical workactivities associated with the role,
including responsibilityor the business perormance and coordinating
the entireoperation o the restaurant. A ull list o the required
knowl-edge can be ound in the terms and conditions or on the
AFWwebsite (www.acws.org).
The nal o the competition will take place on May 17th 2010
at the Roo Gardens in Kensington. A unique space unlikeany other
in London. The winner o the competition will bepresented with their
award at the dinner, ollowing the nal, inront o a highly infuential
and inspirational audience.
How to enter:Those individuals ullling the role o a
RestaurantManager are invited to enter the competition by
submittingthe ollowing by January 29th 2010:
a completed entry orma completed Academy o Food & Wine
membershipand D/D orm*an up-to-date CVa reerence (this can be rom
your sponsor/manager/director/team or owner)the response to the rst
round questions
*i not already an individual member
How does the competition work?Following the submission o the
entry orm, membershiporm and completed questions; the judges,
comprised orepresentatives rom the Academy o Food & Wine,
sponsors,and industry experts, will select the best entrants rom
acrossthe ollowing regions:
The SouthLondonThe Midlands & WalesThe NorthScotland &
Northern Ireland
Successul regional nalists will be invited to attend thesemi
nals at the Roo Gardens, in London, on March 8th2010. Here, they
will be interviewed by dierent experts ontheir knowledge o several
subjects (see T & Cs or requiredknowledge).
Five nalists will be selected ater this stage.
These ve will be invited to compete in the Finals, to be heldat
the Roo Gardens, in London, on May 17th 2010.
Final:There are two stages to the nal.Stage 1: The nalists will
be sent a paper outlining a particularscenario. They will have 14
days to amiliarise themselves with
the scenario and prepare an oral presentation.Stage 2: The
nalists will attend the closed door nal on May17th 2010, where they
will give a 5 minute oral presentationto the judges. Following
this, the panel o judges will ask thecandidates a number o
questions, based on the scenario andtheir presentation.
Prizes:The Academy o Food & Wine, UK Restaurant Manager othe
Year 2010 will receive: A trophy, certicate and a superb,week-long
trip to New York.
Staying in the luxurious, penthouse, Empire Suite at theMAve
Hotel, a Modern Boutique Hotel in Manhattan, thewinner will
undertake a stage at Eleven Madison Park,one o Danny Meyers top New
York restaurants.
The nominating Restaurant will also be entitled to use
an OpenTable system or 12 months. This includes reeinstallation,
on-site training, 24 hour technical support andaccess to the
OpenTable online diner network through theirown website,
www.opentable.co.uk
The prizes will be presented at the dinner, ollowing the nal,in
ront o a highly infuential and inspirational audience. Tobook your
table, or individual tickets, please contact [email protected] with
your credit card details or to request aninvoice. Tickets are 60 or
members o the AFW or 120 ornon-members. Tables o ten are 550 or
members and 1100or non-members.
Sponsors:The National Skills Academy or Hospitality is
proudworking in close partnership with The Academy o FWine in their
quest to nd The Restaurant Manager oYear 2010. This award
highlights the very best skills restaurant manager in the UK and we
are keen to shion this excellence. This is a antastic opportunity
oworking in the industry to present their skills and to eage others
that hospitality is a antastic place to woexciting career
prospects.The National Skills Academy or Hospitality is
devoteproviding excellent, accessible training to develop
straining, customer service and che skills across the For more
inormation on available programmes visitwww.excellenceound.co.uk,
and they can take you path to excellence!
OpenTable is a leading supplier o reservation, tablement and
guest management systems or restaurantas a top provider o real-time
on line reservations to sumers, concierges and PAs. Over 10,000
restauranadopted the OpenTable system and more than 90 mers have
been seated through OpenTable.com. The able hardware and sotware
system replaces pen-anat the host stand. It automates the process o
takingtions and managing tables, while allowing restaurantrobust
diner databases or superior guest recognitiogeted e-marketing. For
diners, concierges and admiproessionals, the website
(www.opentable.co.uk) pa ast, ecient way to nd available tables
that meecriteria at a specied time. Search results refect acttime
availability and reservations are immediately recthe same
electronic reservation book used by the m
Terms & Conditions:The competition is open to anybody, in
the United K1.
who is exercising the proession o r estaurant manexample,
operating an ecient and protable estaand being responsible or high
standards o serviceprocedures, stang and business
development.Entrants must be individual members o the Acade2.&
Wine.Winners o the title UK Restaurant Manager o the3.not be
allowed to re-enter, although the second anplace nalists will be
invited to take part.Entry is by nomination only and each candidate
ma4.nominated by one sponsorAll entries must be registered beore
29th January 25.All those who qualiy or the regional nal stage
mu6.been in employment in the UK or at least 6 monthsavailable at
the time the semi-nals and nals take
