Business Awards 2015: Public Vote
Would you like to have a say in who wins the Ballymena Business Excellence Awards 2015 – BEST EATING ESTABLISHMENT and BEST SMALL EATERY/COFFEE SHOP?
This year, for the first time, Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry are opening the judging to the public. The independent adjudicators, Insight Mystery Shopping, have shortlisted the entries for the two eatery categories and now it’s the turn of the public to vote by text.
Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry have run the awards for 13 years. The principal sponsor is Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and the other sponsors are Autoline Insurance Group, Ballymena Business Centre, Bank of Ireland, Black Advertising, Diamond Recruitment, Fairhill Shopping Centre, firmus energy, First Trust Bank, Grafton Recruitment, JTI, Marcon Fit-Out, McKillens Footwear, Michelin Tyre PLC, Millside Restaurant Gracehill, Northern Regional College, Power NI, Riada Resourcing, Robinson’s of Ballymena and Ulster Bank.
To have your say in who wins the Best Eating Establishment simply text the keyword “EAT” to 88802 followed by a space and the number of your preferred entry. You will receive a confirmation text message for each of your valid votes. If you do not receive a confirmation text message then your vote has not been registered.
Eagle Bar & Grill |
EAT 1 |
Go Sun Restaurant |
EAT 2 |
Rococo Restaurant |
EAT 3 |
The Wild Duck |
EAT 4 |
To have your say in who wins the Best Small Eatery/Coffee Shop simply text the keyword “SMEAT” to 88802 followed by a space and the number of your preferred entry. You will receive a confirmation text message for each of your valid votes. If you do not receive a confirmation text message then your vote has not been registered.
Bob & Berts |
SMEAT 1 |
Classic Cuisine |
SMEAT 2 |
Creative Gardens Galgorm |
SMEAT 3 |
Ground Espresso Bars |
SMEAT 4 |
Gwen’s Cafe |
SMEAT 5 |
Nobel Cafe |
SMEAT 6 |
Red Brick Coffee House |
SMEAT 7 |
The Barista |
SMEAT 8 |
The Corner Bakery |
SMEAT 9 |
The voting period is from Friday 21st August to Friday 4th September 2015. Standard text messaging rates apply. If you text your vote outside of the voting period, your vote will not be counted but standard text messaging rates will apply. You can vote by text message as often as you like within thevoting period however Insight Mystery Shopping will have in place monitoring procedures designed to prevent individuals influencing the outcome of the voting through the use of any device, process or mechanism to automate votes.