Groundbreaking new products in hospitality have been unveiled as Hotelympia’s standard bearing Innovation Awards reach the final furlong.
Products in the categories of Tabletop & Design, Catering Equipment, Food & Drink and Technology will now go head-to-head on day one of the show (28 April 2014), with delegates pitching behind-closed-doors to Hotelympia’s Innovation Idols in a nail biting finale where only four will emerge victorious.
The Innovation Idols
The final decision lies with the Innovation Idols – handpicked captains of industry that span the hospitality world – who will be on hand to judge the finalists’ credentials. 2014 Idols include: Nick Sandler, creative chef for Pret A Manger; President of SBID, Vanessa Brady; chief executive of London-based pub and bar group, Grand Union, Adam Marshall; Professor David Russell and David Bentley from respected catering consultancy, The Russell Partnership; acclaimed restaurateur, chef and ‘Spice Man’ Cyrus Todiwala OBE; 2013 National Chef of the Year, Hayden Groves; food futurologist, Morgaine Gaye and Jody Scheckter, founder of Laverstoke Park Farm.
Show visitors will be able to see the finalists for themselves in a brand new dedicated area which will offer an unmissable snapshot of the most innovative products from each category.
For the first time ever, and due to overwhelming levels of innovation, seven Equipment and Design & Tabletop finalists have been selected, bringing the total number of innovations on offer to 26.
Equipment
The companies and products nominated as finalists in the Equipment category are:
- Adande Refrigeration with ‘Adande Matchbox’, where the refrigerated drawers slide out on either side;
- Foodservice Equipment Marketing’s space-saving, multi-functional ‘Alto-Shaam Combitherm CT Express’ with catalytic converter;
- Manitowoc Foodservice with its automated, easy-to-use ‘Multiplex Blend-In-Cup™ Workstation’;
- Winterhalter ‘UK DeMatik’ undercounter warewasher with new, hybrid water treatment system;
- Hobart’s ‘FTPi’ warewasher with world-first TRAY-LINE technology;
- Valentine Equipment Limited’s induction stockpot stove – ‘i-stockpot’
- Dawson Foodservice Equipment with ‘Lainox Naboo’, its advanced range of Combination Ovens.
Food & Drink
- Ico Catering with its ready to mix into hot drinks ‘Balgo Honey Spoon’;
- James White Drinks’ ‘Beet It Sport flapjack’;
- DJM Food Solutions with ‘Cedar Bay Maple & Hickory Plank Salmon’;
- Honeybuns gluten free ‘Honeybuns Cake’ mix;
- Love Taste Co’s ‘Love Fruitease’ fruit drink
- Vegware’s compostable ‘PLA wine goblet’.
Technology
- Airwave Europe’s ‘Fingi’ mobile platform;
- Airgoo with ‘Geoffrey’ a sustainable table-top ordering system;
- Orderella with ‘Orderella’ an ordering and payment app;
- Jamix’s ‘Techef In-Touch’ a web service offering allergen and GDA information;
- TenderOne Bar Services Limited with its ‘TenderOne’ which precisely measures 32 different cocktail ingredients
- Winnow Solutions with ‘Winnow System’ a food waste smart meter.
Design & Tabletop
- EveryWare Global’s ‘White Dot Anti-Scratch System’;
- Maffam Freeform with hanging chair ‘Manu Nest Hanging Chair’;
- Merlin Buffet Systems’ durable, hygienic and dishwasher safe ‘Paper Slate’;
- StableTable’s ‘Flip Top’ which automatically adjusts to uneven ground;
- Dornbracht Group’s Alape ASystem Init bathroom module system;
IHS Global Alliance with ‘Showcase’, transforming buffet tables and its ‘Z-Rack’ tray storage.
Show visitors will be able to see the finalists for themselves in a brand new dedicated area which will offer an unmissable snapshot of the most innovative products from each category.
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