The Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF), the world’s leading event for the restaurant investment community, recently announced the inaugural Global Restaurant Awards, which is an endeavour to recognise the businesses that form the backbone of the world’s leading restaurants and restaurant brands, and will be hosted at the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah in Dubai. This unique concept has been developed in collaboration with The Caterer part of the Travel Weekly Group in the UK, which is now Europe’s largest B2B travel and hospitality Media Company. The Caterer owns and operates the UK’s leading awards events in hospitality and catering, and the wider group runs over 130 annual events across tourism and hospitality worldwide.

The awards ceremony is an opportunity for industry leaders to get together and celebrate those organisations that have displayed innovation, vision and leadership in their businesses and concepts, recognising their engagement with consumers through social media, technology, design or sustainability. The award categories and nominations include: International Roll-out Award; Investor Award; Growth Award; Restaurant Technology Award; Social Gamechanger Award; Design Award; Sustainability Award; New Concept Award; Legend Award; Hotel Excellence Award and Regional Award, and the winning criteria will be based on a brand’s ability to demonstrate skill and innovation in their nominated category.

Dentons' Head of Franchising EMEA, Babette Märzheuser-Wood, has been acknowledged for her support with GRIF and knowledge of the industry by being invited to judge nominations for the various categories. Her contribution will help acknowledge and congratulate the brands and concepts that have revolutionised the current culinary landscape, bringing a new vibrancy to the industry and above all pushing boundaries to achieve perfection. The final judging will take place in February 2016.

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