Butlers Awards, Accolades & Acclamations
You’d think purveying happiness would be its own reward. And you’d be right. But we’re not such saints at Butlers that we’re oblivious to the regard of our peers. So indulge us by casting your eye over the following list of awards. It’s only here to show how proud we are of our chocolates and our cafes.
November 2009: Butlers Chocolate Café, Westfield Queensgate was awarded category winner at the Westfield Retail Excellence awards 2009
October 2009: Butlers Chocolates Wins Best Supplier of The Year at International Award Ceremony
Butlers Chocolates, won Best Supplier of The Year at the prestigious Frontier Awards in Cannes. The Frontier Awards, which recognise excellence in the international Duty Free Market, are the world’s most prestigious travel retail awards.
An international judging panel, made up of six senior executives from across the travel retail industry, made their decision based on a variety of factors including, innovation, originality, perfect execution of concept, good business practice and strong sales results. The Best Supplier Award was sponsored by Dubai Duty Free and presented to Butlers Chocolates by the company’s Irish Managing Director, Colm McLoughlin.
National Irish Food Awards 2009
Butlers Chocolates has won Gold and Silver Awards in the Chocolate Category of the prestigious Blas na hEireann National Irish Food Awards. Over 800 products competed in this year’s Awards and Butlers won with two products from the company’s highly successful new range of 100G bars which were launched earlier this year.
Butlers 100g Dark Chocolate Bar with Orange and Almond took Gold Award in the Chocolate Category, while Butlers White Chocolate Bar with Mixed Berries was awarded a Silver Award.
All Ireland Marketing Awards 2009
The All Ireland Marketing Awards recognises excellence and best practice in all areas of marketing, and especially highlight the role of marketing in value creation.
Butlers Hot Chocolate at Home was shortlisted in the New Product/New Market Category
Blas na hÉireann, National Irish Food Awards 2008
The Blas na hÉireann Awards celebrate the quality and imagination of the best Irish food producers and reward companies deemed to have produced the best tasting foods made in Ireland.
Butlers 100g Organic 70% Dark Chocolate Bar with Mint Pieces took the gold medal in the Chocolate category, while Butlers 100g Organic 70% Dark Chocolate Bar with Ginger Pieces was awarded a Silver medal.
Shopfitting & Display Industry Awards 2008
Shopfitting & Display Industry Awards 2008 seeks to reward excellence in work standards and innovation in both the fitting of retail and leisure spaces and in the supply of shop equipment items.
Best Specialist Outlet/Shop Project 2008:
1st Place Gold Award - Butlers Chocolate Café, Grafton Street.
Innovation in Skills:
3rd Place Bronze Award - Butlers Chocolate Café, Grafton Street.
Great Taste Awards
Since 2000, Butlers Chocolates have been awarded an amazing 19 Great Taste Awards for excellence in quality and taste. The Great Taste Awards are considered a benchmark for fine food across the UK and Ireland. Most recently, Butlers Chocolates 100g White Organic Bar with Raspberry Pieces was awarded a prestigious gold medal.
FBD Retail Excellence Ireland Awards
Butlers Chocolate Café, Blanchardstown Centre is named by Retail Excellence Ireland as one of Ireland’s Top 50 Stores 2008!
In 2007 Butlers Chocolate Café, Cork was the proud winner of FBD Crest Retail Excellence Best Small Store Southern Region for excellence in retail design, product display, customer service and operational efficiencies.
In addition, Butlers Chocolate Café, Dublin Airport and Wicklow Street, have both been awarded the Crest Retail Excellence mark of excellence in retailing in 2002 and 2001 respectively, while Butlers Chocolate Café, Dublin Airport was also runner up in the Crest Retail Excellence Leinster Retailer of the Year 2002. Henry Street won Retail East Small Store Category in 2004 and 2005.
Bord Bia Brand Food & Drink Awards
Butlers Chocolate Cafés were awarded the esteemed Brand Marketing Award for going beyond conventional routes to develop sampling opportunities and for the advancement of the Butlers Brand.
Checkout Ireland Packaging Excellence Awards
Butlers Chocolates were awarded with a Gold medal in recognition of the quality of design and packaging used throughout the Butlers Chocolates range.
Frontier Awards
Butlers Chocolates were highly commended in the Frontier Awards, Best Partnership initiative 2002 and Butlers Famous Irish Truffles, were also short listed for Frontier Awards Star Product Short list 2001.
The Frontier Awards recognise excellence in the international Duty Free Market. Best Partnership Initiative recognises companies or organisations, often across category divide, who have worked together to grow business for all concerned. Star Product highlights a new product that is loved by customers and brought success to brand owner and retailers. The winning product must have star quality – over and above the competition and should have all the hallmarks of a new classic.
Golden Rose Award
Butlers Chocolate Café, Wicklow Street was awarded Best Dublin City Shop Front by the Dublin City Business Association, in acknowledgment of the high standard of shop front design and its positive impact on the overall look of the street.
