Key dates for the 2024 New World Beer & Cider Awards competition.
| Monday 18 December 2023 | Entries open |
| Friday 16 February 2024 | Entries close at 5pm |
| Monday 19 February |
Confirmation of entries and instructions for samples emailed to entrants. An invoice for entry fees will be emailed on Tuesday 20 February. |
| Friday 1 March |
Final date for receiving samples and entry fee payment. Arrangements can be made for receiving late samples of new brews until Thursday 7 March – please contact [email protected] |
| Tuesday 12 & Wednesday 13 March | Judging takes place in Auckland. |
| Friday 15 March | Judging results confirmed by email. All medal results are confidential and embargoed – The date of lifting the embargo will be confirmed by email from the Competition Director. |
| Friday 15 March | Suppliers of the 30 top-ranked beers & ciders contacted to confirm their product(s) meet the entry criteria. |
| Tuesday 19 March | Midday deadline for suppliers of the 30 top-ranked beers & ciders to confirm their product(s) meet the entry criteria. |
| Wednesday 20 March | Top 30 confirmed to the winning suppliers and full instructions supplied on next steps. |
| Wednesday 27 March | For the supplier of each Top 30 product, by this date: • New suppliers to Foodstuffs must complete the documentation to become a Foodstuffs Approved Supplier • The product must be set up either via GS1 ProductFlow or Data eXpress (DEX). |
More information:
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Competition overview |
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Frequently asked questions |
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Classes & volumes |
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Minimum volumes |
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Terms & conditions |
Entries closed 16 February 2024.
All enquiries are welcome and can be directed to the Competition Director:
Nadia Narot, Foodstuffs NZ
[email protected]