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The recent FPA Awards night proved everyone’s a winner with more than 270 attending the dinner at The Belfry – the largest ever FPA Awards event.   Chairman Greg Fitchett said that record entries had been received in each category making each Award highly contested and judging tough.

‘Deadringer’ comedian Kevin Connelly provided the entertainment and helped present the prizes and the Charity Raffle raised more than £3 300 for Hospitality Action, Springboard and T4Toby.

Category winners were:

• The FPA Award for Product Innovation sponsored by Socius:
• Colpac and Anson for ‘Fuzione’.
• The FPA Marketing Award sponsored by BPI Products: Huhtamaki for its ‘Capture  the Cup’ campaign
• The FPA Manufacturer Award sponsored by Kavis:
• Dart Products
• The FPA Operator Award sponsored by Solo Cup Europe:
• Greggs
• The FPA Environment Award sponsored by Café Business:
• Bunzl Catering Supplies
• The FPA Distributor Award sponsored by Anchor Packaging:
• Nivek Catering Supplies

In addition to the billed Awards, Chairman Greg Fitchett made a special ‘Chairman’s Award’ for outstanding contribution to foodservice packaging.  The citation was delivered by Malcolm Sergent and ‘Man of Vision’ Nick Burton of Celebration Paper and Plastics received the Award.

Greg Fitchett said: “It was a fantastic evening, celebrating all that is good about our industry and how our members rise to the challenge of continued innovation, excellence in customer service, high standards of manufacture and distributor business practice and innovation in sustainability and environmentalism.  It is a privilege to recognise such talent.  It was also a special opportunity for me, in my last year as Chairman,  to highlight Mike Burton’s lifetime contribution to our industry and Association success.”

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