The New Jersey Bakers Board of Trade (NJBBT) is Now Accepting Nominations for Retail Bakery of the Year Awards
The Retail Bakery of the Year Awards have been established by the NJBBT to recognize and honor outstanding bakeries across New Jersey.
To be considered, New Jersey bakeries must meet the following criteria:
- Bakeries can be self-nominated or nominated by another Baking Professional.
- Nominations will be accepted online only from May 1st thru November 1st at http://www.njbbt.org
- Must specify area where the bakery is located: NORTH (North of Raritan River and 287), CENTRAL (South of Raritan River and 287 to 195), or SOUTH (South of 195)
- Provide 3 photos of the bakery: Exterior, Sales area, and Production area
- Provide address of bakery (Must be an active retail location with up to date Health Inspection and Liability Insurance)
- Must provide owner(s) name(s) and active email address(es)
- List the one signature product that your bakery is best known for
- Include a brief explanation of participation and/or non-monetary contributions that your bakery has made to your community
A panel of baking industry judges will ultimately select the winners. On a specific day, entrants will be asked to deliver 2-3 of their signature products to the NJBBT judges for evaluation. Based on the evaluation of the judges, 3 semi-finalists in each area will be chosen. Judges will then visit each of the 9 semi-finalist bakeries and award 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place winners in each area based on the following criteria:
- Curb appeal of bakery
- Sales floor customer feel; cleanliness, signage & merchandising, modern fixtures and showcases, product presentation.
- Production area; cleanliness, ingredient storage, organization of dry goods, walk-in boxes
- How the bakery promotes, advertises and markets themselves to their customers
The awards will be announced on April 8, 2018, the opening day of the 2018 Atlantic Bakery Expo. Winners will be notified 2 weeks prior to the show to make sure they are able to attend and be photographed accepting their awards from the NJBBT President. Winners will receive a plaque and window sign.
The deadline to submit a nomination has been extended to November 1, 2017.
To nominate a retail bakery, please take a moment to fill out the form below: