FAQ

What is the World Gourmet Awards?

The World Gourmet Awards, formerly known as the Awards of Excellence, is an industry recognition programme that acknowledges individuals and organisations who make significant contributions to the development of the F&B and hospitality industries.

Moving on to the 20th year, will recognise the award recipients on 20th April 2020, coinciding with the opening of the World Gourmet Summit 2020.

Who should I nominate?

You may nominate a personality or/and an establishment that you think deserves to be recognized. For example, if you have dined in at Restaurant ABC, and you feel that they deserve the Restaurant of the Year award based on the given criteria, you may nominate them for this category.

What is the evaluation process like?

The evaluation process consists of 3 rounds. In the first round, nominations will be submitted by the general public and F&B professionals, and those who have nominated via our website. Nominations are collated and tabulated. The 10 highest scoring nominees for each award category will be selected to proceed onto Round 2.

In the second round, online voting will be open to the public with the exception of Lifetime Achievement Award & Sustainable Award which will be decided by the Organiser. All nominated individuals and businesses are actively encouraged to garner votes from the general public through whatever marketing tools they are engaging.

In the final round, a selected group of key industry decision makers are invited to evaluate the finalists and select the most outstanding finalist. Results are then submitted to an independent auditor.

Award Finalists will attend the World Gourmet Awards Ceremony on 20th April 2020 and Award Recipients will be announced then.

What is the duration of the first round?

Nominations for Round 1 will begin on the 1st November 2019 until 31 December 2019. The results will be released publicly on 11th of January 2020.

Do I need to nominate for all the awards?

You can choose to. However, you are only required to nominate industry professionals that you know of. Even better if you have experienced their talent firsthand!

How many times can I vote for an award?

Each person is entitled to vote / nominate only once per award.

What happens after the first round?

After the tabulation, the top 10 nominees will move on to Round 2 as semi-finalists, and top 5 will move on to round 3 as finalists respectively.

Please refer to the Evaluation Process for more details.

I work for a restaurant and / or establishment. Am I able to vote for the establishment that I work for?

Yes. For employees of establishments who wish to cast their votes, please note that our voting system is tied to IP address. This would mean that only a single vote can be casted on a shared wifi address.

I am a nominee in one of the categories, how can people vote for me?

Members of the public are welcome to vote for their favourite establishment or preferred candidate by heading to our voting page http://wgsawards.com/wga2020/main.php/vote/. Establishments are highly encouraged to share the WGA E-Newsletters and posts that we blast out using their own database of contacts to spread the word.

Please note that you will be required to adhere to the Branding & Logo Application Guidelines when using any materials (photo, logo etc) related to WGA.

I am a nominee in the World Gourmet Awards, where can I get the publicity materials and photos?

Publicity materials: Available on our social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn & WGA website)
Photos: Available in the Gallery section of our website.

Most importantly, please note that you will be required to adhere to the Branding & Logo Application Guidelines when using any materials (photo, logo etc) related to WGA. Please email Ms Sarah Sng at sarah.sng@pkh.com.sg to request for the guidelines.

Will I get to attend the Awards Ceremony?

The Awards Ceremony is only by-invitation.

Who should I contact if I have questions?

Please contact the project lead, Ms Sarah Sng at +65 6377 6014 or you may wish to email her at sarah.sng@pkh.com.sg

About the Weekly Giveaway

SPECIAL PRIVILEGES, PERKS AND OTHERS

We organise weekly giveaways on our social media platforms, exclusively for public voters. The mechanics are as follows;

1. Registration and voting is required in order to qualify for the weekly lucky draw with over S$500 worth of gift and dining vouchers to be won.

2. Each individual is only eligible to one prize. Winning a prize will result in said individual being withdrawn from all remainder draws for the year.

3. Winners are announced on this website and on our social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), so stay tuned for updates.

4. Winners will be notified by phone or email.

5. Winners of the lucky draw will be required to collect their prize within two weeks from notification. All unclaimed prizes will be forfeited.