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09 May 2008

BSA Best Beverage Experience Award - BEV-E

The BEV-E Award Ceremony was held at the industry dinner at BEV-X on 16th October hosted by Paul Miekle-Janney and Ranald Paterson.  All finalists were invited to a pre-dinner reception where celebration glasses of champagne got the evening off to a good start.

All of the regional winners were introduced with a short presentation on their business and they were then presented with their Award for winning their region, an inscribed plate produced by Simon Martin of Quickfire Tableware, the originator of the BEV-E Awards idea. 

A new Award for Best Mobile Coffee Cart was then awarded to Ian Holmes of Café 2 U in Leeds.  His franchisor, Alex Dawson, also present, had had several franchises entered into the competition, was naturally delighted.

The award for BEV-E Winner 2007 was then announced by Ranald who had carried out the last round of Regional and Final judging.  In announcing that for the first time there was a joint winner, he said that The Bottle Kiln and Sadliers Coffee Lounge were so close in scores, even though their businesses are fundamentally different, they couldn’t be separated and therefore they were both declared winners.  Maxine Sadlier accepted the award on behalf of Sadliers, and Maxine Beadsmore and Joy Bostock accepted on behalf of The Bottle Kiln.

Sadliers Coffee Lounge, owned and run by Maxine Sadlier, is a small coffee shop in Tettenshall, Wolverhampton and has been open for just two years.  All of their food is home made and all coffees are hand-crafted by Paul Sadlier.

The Bottle Kiln, a family business run by Becky Stone, has been open for 20 years, and includes the café, an art gallery, Japanese garden and gift shops all built around the old bottle kiln.

Both of these establishments are well worth a visit for anyone either in Wolverhampton or Derbyshire.

Past winners of the BEV-E Award are Leoni The Coffee House in Malton, Lakeside Café in Leeds and The Coach House in Skipton, which means that including Café 4 U, Yorkshire has a winner in every year of the awards!

2007 Finalists

MIDLANDS REGIONAL FINALISTS

Bottle KilnThe Bottle-Kiln Café JOINT NATIONAL WINNER
West Hallam
Derbyshire
DE7 6HP
Tel: 0115 932 9442

 

Maxine SadliersSadliers Coffee Lounge JOINT NATIONAL WINNER
The Arcade
Tettenhall
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV6 8QS
Tel: 01902 745 222

 

NORTH REGIONAL FINALISTS

Gillian BolamGillian Bolam
Willi’s Café
23 Clayton Road
Jesmond
Newcastle

 

SOUTH EAST REGIONAL WINNER

EsquiresEsquires Coffee House
53 Commercial Way
Wolsey Place Shopping Centre
Woking
Surrey
GU21 1HN
Tel: 01483 766 337

 

SOUTH-WEST WINNER

Coffee #1Coffee #1 Ltd
1-2 Beaufort Square
Chepstow
NP16 5DF
Tel: 01291 628 795

 

COFFEE CART SPECIAL AWARD

Coffee 2UIan Holmes
Café 2 U
Granary Wharf & Holbeck

 

 

 


Previous Bev-E Winners

WINNER OF 2006 BEV-E AWARDS & Northern REGIONAL
Leoni – The Coffee House of Malton, North Yorkshire

Simon ROBERSTON has worked very hard to create a true café culture at The Coffee House established 10 years ago. He hopes that his passion for coffee has helped the coffee shop become something of an institution in the town and his customers have even christened themselves “espresso disciples” On receiving the award he said “ I am overjoyed to voted the number one coffee shop in the country. This award is a team effort and would not have been possible without the support and dedication of my staff. They always go that extra mile when serving customers which is why we are so successful and have such a loyal following. Over the last ten years we have worked very hard to create a true café culture and serve the very best coffee” Simon is an aficionado of coffee and has been three times winner of the UK’s National Barista Championships.

BEV-E 2007 Winner

The 2006 BEV-E REGIONAL WINNERS were:

South West REGIONAL WINNER: Coffee # from Gloucester Road, Bishopton, Bristol
James Shapland gave up a successful career in the City to establish Coffee #1 and he now has 9 outlets across Bristol and Wales. The Gloucester Road café is very cosy and inviting with a Canadian old store feel. James says that his main focus is on serving the very best coffee which is increasingly organic and Fairtrade and has recently been to India to meet the farmers producing his coffee.

South West Regional Winner

South East REGIONAL WINNER: The Chequers at Millbrook, Bedford.
Thomas POLTI runs The Chequers with this parent and brother. It is located in a former pub and the building dates back over 300 years. It was established 8 years ago with a view to creating a continental style bar and restaurant. Being half Italian Thomas has a passion for serving the very best coffee and in fact The Chequers has its own coffee brand called Supremo.

South East Regional Winner

Midlands REGIONAL WINNER: Bottle Kiln, West Hallan, Derbyshire
Rebecca STONE’s father established THE BOTTLE KILN 20 years ago. It is located in a former 1920’s bottle kiln which is a listed building and is now decorated in a contemporary style. Rebecca explained that they have created their own roast of coffee which has a rich and smooth flavour and is a big hit with customers. The Bottle Kiln is a very tranquil place to enjoy coffee in landscaped Japanese themed gardens.

Midlands Regional Winner


The 2005 BEV-E REGIONAL WINNERS were:

Scotland: Has Beans. Edinburgh
North: Lakeside Café, Leeds (National Winner)
Midlands East: The Chequers at Millbrook
Midlands West: Badgers Tearooms & Patisserie
South East: Richoux, London
South West: Mary B, Padstow

Regional winners were guests at the BSA Annual Industry Dinner at the BSA Eurobev Convention, Northampton in October where LAKESIDE CAFÉ was announced the national winner of the 2005 BEV-E AWARDS.

The Lakeside Café, which overlooks the picturesque Waterloo Lake in Roundhay Park, Leeds, was originally a council-run Tea Rooms. Just 9 months ago, it was taken over by David Rogers, who also operates the Cavendish Pavilion Restaurant in Bilton Abbey, nr Skipton, and also the Falls Café sited near the Waterfalls in Ingelton - both in North Yorkshire.

With such experience of scenic locations, clearly David and his team know how to maximise the appeal of their locations, and his knowledge and expertise has brought style, service and ambience to Roundhay Park – to the delight and benefit of Leeds residents and visitors.

Lakeside Café opens daily at 10 a.m. for breakfast; offers lunch from 12 noon; and closes at 5 p.m., 7 days a week, 364 days a year. It is, however, also available for private hire in the evenings – affording a perfect location for Wedding Receptions; Birthday Parties; or any Dinner event.

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