Best Hot Beverages Outlet
 | Best Hot Beverages Outlet: Sponsored by Coffee Nation  |
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Category Criteria: Written Entry Required
Our judges will consider your written submission (max 1,500 words, include photographs) taking into account all of the following criteria:
 | Impact internal - The visibility and location of your hot beverage unit, point of sale and merchandising of consumables. |
| Impact external -The visibility of signs and banners alerting passing trade to your hot beverage offer. |
| Staff training - Details of staff training programmes including equipment operation and maintenance, product knowledge and customer service. |
| Cleanliness - Hygiene, cleaning and maintenance routines of all equipment and the surrounding areas. |
| Proximity - How well the unit is positioned in relation to other impulse items for maximising overall sales. |
| Weekly sales - Turnover on hot beverages, how many cups you sell, average profit margins and what percentage of your overall retail turnover this makes up. |
| Initiatives - Details of promotional activities or other initiatives that have taken place to boost your sales within this category and the results that have been recorded. |
| Experience - Details of the number of years you have been offering hot beverages and the kind of hot beverages you have offered. |
