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Catering accolades for Brisbane Convention & Exhibtition Centre
19 Sep 2011
The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) has added to its catering achievements by taking out two of the major categories at this year’s Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence for the South East Queensland Region.
The Centre won Best Function/Convention Centre Caterer and was named overall Caterer of the Year 2011 for the Brisbane/Darling Downs Region, bringing the Centre’s total catering awards to an impressive 54.
The Centre will now head to the National Restaurant & Catering Awards in Sydney in October when it will defend its currently held title of Australia’s Best Function/Convention Centre Caterer.
Led by BCEC’s Food & Beverage Director, Kevin Gulliver and Executive Chef, Martin Latter, the ongoing achievements and acknowledgements of the Centre’s catering performance and product are indicative of uncompromised consistency and quality and also recognition of a number of recent culinary accomplishments.
BCEC were the only convention centre in the world to compete in the internationally famous Bocuse d’Or cooking competition in Lyon, France in February and was voted the world’s best caterer in a recent international client survey of convention centres (AIPC 2010).
BCEC which is operated by leading international venue management group, AEG Ogden, has earned an international reputation for innovation, individuality and quality when it comes to catering.
Convention Centre General Manager, Bob O’Keeffe said the strong performance is a consequence of an unswerving commitment to quality, creativity and sustainability and the passion and dedication of the Centre’s in house Food & Beverage Team.
“The Centre’s food philosophy is built around the culture and practices of sourcing and showcasing our local seasonal produce, together with a scrupulous commitment to the highest culinary standards and practice,” he said.
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About BCEC:
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is owned by South Bank Corporation and proudly managed by leading international venue management specialists AEG Ogden.
About AEG Ogden:
AEG Ogden is a joint venture between Australian interests and AEG Facilities of the United States.
AEG Ogden manages venues throughout the Asia Pacific region, including the Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin and Kuala Lumpur Convention Centres, the Qatar National Convention Centre (currently under construction), Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Sydney’s Acer Arena, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, the Perth Arena (currently under construction) and live theatres including Perth’s His Majesty’s Theatre and the Perth Concert Hall.
About AEG Facilities:
AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, is the leading sports, entertainment and venue operator in the world. AEG Facilities, a stand-alone affiliate of AEG, owns, operates or consults with 100 of the industry’s preeminent venues worldwide, across five continents, and works in concert with affiliated AEG entities, including live event producer, AEG Live, AEG Global Partnerships and AEG Development to support the success of AEG venues across the globe. AEG owns, operates or provides services to venues including STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, Calif.), The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.), Nokia Theatre L.A. Live (Los Angeles, Calif.), Citizens Business Bank Arena (Ontario, Calif.), Valley View Casino Center (San Diego, Calif.) Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.), XL Center and Rentschler Field (Hartford, Conn.), The Rose Garden (Portland, Ore.), KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.), KFC YUM! Center (Louisville, Ky.), AmericanAirlines Arena (Miami, Fla.), AT&T Center (San Antonio, Tx.), Time Warner Cable Arena (Charlotte, N.C.), Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.), Target Center (Minneapolis, Minn.), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China), MasterCard Center (Beijing, China), The O2 Arena (London, England), O2 World (Berlin, Germany), O2 World Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany), Ahoy Arena (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Pernambuco Stadium (Recife, Brazil), Acer Arena (Sydney, Australia), Globe Arenas (Stockholm, Sweden) and the Qatar National Convention Centre (Doha, Qatar).
For more information, please visit www.aegworldwide.com
Enquiries Gail Sawyer, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
T: +61 7 3308 3023 M: 0439 733 509 E: gails@bcec.com.au
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