The New World Beer & Cider Awards are back for their 11th year, offering breweries and cidermakers a unique chance to showcase their best brews in New World stores nationwide.
The competition blends professional judging with an incredible retail opportunity, boosting sales and brand awareness for the Top 25 winners.
New for this year, we’ve added special classes for creative, unusual beers. Even if you're not currently a New World supplier, you’re welcome to enter – we encourage new entrants!
The Top 25 winners will be chosen by an expert panel and rewarded with national distribution in 140+ New World stores, along with active promotion and extensive marketing during the competition's four-week campaign. The next 25 best brews will be Highly Commended and featured on the New World website, creating a Top 50 list for shoppers.
Entries will be blind-judged based on technical excellence, balance, and drinkability by a panel of 34 industry experts, led by Chair Michael Donaldson and Deputy Chair Kelly Ryan.
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to get your products in front of a nationwide audience.
Enter now and make your mark in the world of beer and cider!
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Entries close 5pm, Thursday 24 April 2025
To submit a late entry, get in touch with the Competition Director:
Nadia Narot, Foodstuffs NZ
[email protected]
Link for entries open : https://entries.newworld.co.nz/BNC