UK, May 24, 2006
Harbans Lal
NRI Press
NRI Karan Bilimoria, Hyderabad-born
and founder and CEO of Cobra in UK, has been honored
with the 'Man of the Year' award at the 2006 UK Drinks
Business Awards because of his continuing
high level of innovation and creativity in recent
product launches of Cobra including Cobra Lower Cal
and King Cobra.
This was 3rd Annual Drinks Business
Awards on dated May 17, 2006 and hosted by leading
premium drinks trade magazine 'The Drinks Business"
rewards high- performing companies and individuals
within the UK drinks industry. Bilimoria
have won this award two years in a row.
The magazine is published independently
from its base in central London. The publisher and
editorial director Charlotte Hey, has over 12 years
in the UK drinks industry, initially based in sales,
PR and marketing. Before launching "The Drinks
Business" she worked for the Spanish Embassy
promoting Spanish wines in the UK and, later, as publishing
director of Harpers Wine & Spirit Weekly and executive
director of the International Wine & Spirit Competition
Amongst other
high profile winners at the awards were:
Man of the Year
Karan Bilimoria, Cobra Beer
Alex Anson, Thresher Group
Danny Cameron, Raymond Reynorlds
Michael Cox, Wines of Chile UK
Bill Farrar, Macallan Distillery
Best Design and Packaging
King Cobra
Adnams beers
Brother’s Cider
French Rabbit
Havana Club Maximo Extra Añejo
Martell XO
Reyka Vodka
Royal Salute 38 Year Old
Wokka Saki
Best Consumer Campaign
Cobra Beer
Beer From The Coast, Adnams
Bunnahabhain Whisky, Burn Stewart Distillers
Campari and Catwalks, Campari International
Chivas Regal 12, Chivas Brothers
Cobra Vision
The Stormhoek Way, Orbital Wines
Taste Matters, Taste Mateus, First Drinks Brands
Business Excellence Award
Cobra Beer
Bibendum Wine Ltd
Macallan Distillery
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