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SCHEDULE
2019
PERTH ROYAL
PANTRY GOODS AWARDS
28 - 29 MAY 2019 | RASWA.ORG.AU
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KEY INFORMATION
Application for Entry ENTRIES.PERTHROYALSHOW.COM.AU
Entries Close Wednesday 3 April 2019
Delivery Dates Thursday 23 and Friday 24 May 2019
between 9.00am and 4.00pm
Royal Agricultural Society of WA
Perth Royal Food Awards
Jim Webster Pavilion
Claremont Showground
1 Graylands Road, Claremont WA 6010
(Entry through Gate 1)
Judging Dates Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 May 2019
(Closed to the public)
Awards Presentation Friday 7 June 2019 at 5.00pm
Wilkinson Gallery
Claremont Showground
1 Graylands Road, Claremont WA 6010
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(08) 6263 3160
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The Perth Royal Food Awards (PRFA) have become an important part of the agricultural
industry in WA. An initiative of the Royal Agricultural Society of WA, the PRFA’s are
rapidly expanding, with new competitions and categories being released in 2019 based
on consumer and industry trends.
WHY ENTER YOUR PRODUCT IN THE PERTH ROYAL FOOD AWARDS?
• An opportunity to win a Perth Royal Food Award medal – Gold, Silver & Bronze
medals are awarded to the highest scoring products.
• Receive an Award Winning Promotional Kit, which includes digital copies of your
medal artwork to aid in promoting your winning products. Medal artwork can be
included on your retail packaging, online branding and general promotions.
• Extensive Judging and Scoring from Australia’s finest judges, allowing you to
benchmark your product within the industry.
• Opportunity for your winning products to be included in the Taste WA menu,
available to over 350,000 during the Perth Royal Show.
• Opportunity to have your award-winning products included in the President’s Dinner
on the first evening of the Perth Royal Show.
• Be actively promoted by RASWA’s Marketing and Communications department.
• Awards placed digitally and in print on RASWA’s documents and websites, including
the Perth Royal Show website which receives on average of 675,000 website users
each year.
• Opportunity to have your award-winning products utilised and promoted at RASWA
corporate functions and potentially other external events throughout the year.
INFORMATION FOR EXHIBITORS
Entries Open Monday 25 February 2019
Entries Close Wednesday 3 April 2019
Entry Fee $30.00
Delivery Dates Thursday 23 and Friday 24 May 2019
Judging Dates Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 May 2019
Awards Presentation Friday 7 June 2019
Results Announced Friday 7 June 2019
SUBMITTING ENTRIES
ENTRIES ARE ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY.
There is no limit to the number of entries per producer. However, each exhibit shall only be entered
once.
Exhibitors may enter multiple entries into a class, but an exhibit may only be entered into the
competition once. Multiple varieties or flavours may be entered.
All entries must be submitted online via http://entries.perthroyalshow.com.au.
No entry will be accepted, until the entry fee is received in full. Please note entry fees will not be refunded.
Exhibitors are responsible for selecting the correct classes and abiding by the rules and published
deadlines.
The Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia (RASWA) may, at its discretion, without any liability
and without the prior approval of the Exhibitor, disqualify or transfer an exhibit into a different class than
that stated on the Application for Entry if in its opinion the exhibit has been entered in the wrong class.
ORIGIN OF EXHIBIT
All exhibits must be made in Australia with Australian grown and farmed produce unless those products
are unavailable to the producer.
The competition is open to commercial manufacturers.
A commercial business:
• Produces or manufactures its products from premises in Australia to a commercial standard (at the
discretion of RASWA);
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• Supplies goods in the relevant category on an ongoing basis at wholesale or retail level in Australia;
and
• Generates a turnover that is reasonable for a commercially viable business from the sale of products
that are eligible for entry in this competition (unless specified otherwise).
DELIVERY OF EXHIBITS
Delivery dates are Thursday 23 and Friday 24 May 2019. No deliveries outside of this period will be
accepted.
Royal Agricultural Society of WA
Perth Royal Food Awards
Jim Webster Pavilion
Claremont Showground
1 Graylands Road
CLAREMONT WA 6010
RASWA cannot be held responsible for any theft, loss, delay or damage during the transport of entries.
All exhibits must comply with the Australian Food Standard Code. http://www.foodstandards.gov.au.
Where applicable, all exhibits must arrive in a chilled condition, e.g. consigned in a foam esky or insulated
container, making sure that the transport and handling procedures are in accordance with all Foodsafe
requirements.
Individual packs must contain a Use By or Best Before date.
THIRD PARTY MANUFACTURING
An exhibit (i.e. product) can be submitted by either the producer or the brand owner who has had the
product produced under contract by a third party.
The Contract producer must be listed as part of the entry process and recorded as the “Contract
Manufacturer”.
The Exhibitor’s name and the Product name as recorded in the entry process, will be published in the
Results Catalogue and should they be awarded, on any Champion Awards paraphernalia.
IDENTIFICATION LABELS ON PACKAGING
Once entries have closed and payments processed, exhibitors will receive a RASWA Identification Label.
These Identification Labels contain the class number and unique ID number for each of your entries.
Please ensure that this label is attached to each entry prior to delivery.
Contact the Competition and Event Coordinator to obtain extra Identification Labels.
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Honey
Labels for classes 15 and 16 should be placed on the lids only.
JUDGING PROCESS & CRITERIA
Judging will commence at 9.00am on Tuesday 28 May 2019.
Judging is closed to the public.
Judging is conducted using the 100-point scoring system.
All entries are assessed and judged “blind” and on their own merits against the following criteria:
Sweet & Savoury Preserves
Aroma 15
Texture / Firmness / Viscosity 20
Taste & Eating Quality 40
Mouthfeel / Balance 15
True to Description 10
TOTAL 100
Honey
Flavour 25
Density 25
Colour 25
Aroma 10
Clearness 10
Brightness 5
TOTAL 100
6Confectionary
Aroma 15
Texture / Firmness / Viscosity 20
Taste & Eating Quality 40
Appearance 10
Mouthfeel / Balance 15
TOTAL 100
Salt & Other Seasonings
Aroma & Freshness 15
Texture / Firmness / Uniformity of Grind 15
Quality of Components 20
True to Name / Style 10
Ratio of Ingredients / Balance 10
Taste / Flavour 30
TOTAL 100
Judges are chosen on their industry knowledge and expertise and come from one or more of a broad
range of industry sectors, including, but not limited to industry educators and researchers, producers,
manufacturers, technologists from industry, product retailers and distributors, and product users.
Judges shall not at any time prior to the announcement of Awards have access to or any knowledge of the
identity of the maker of the EXHIBIT.
Judges shall not have access to any EXHIBIT other than from the plate containing it, which will be
presented to them by the Stewards.
Judges have the right to refuse conferring an award if in their opinion a product is not of satisfactory quality.
Awards shall be determined by the Judges on the following points scale:
Gold 90.0 points and over
Silver 82 to 89.9 points
Bronze 74 to 81.9 points
7AWARDS
Winners of Gold, Silver and Bronze in each class will be awarded with Certificates and the right to use the
Perth Royal Food Awards medal artwork on their winning products.
Entries receiving 90.0 or more points and a Gold Award are eligible for the Champions competition.
The Gold medal entry in that class with the highest points, will be awarded the Champion medal.
Champions will be awarded Champion Medal Awards and Certificates and the right to use the Perth Royal
Food Awards medal artwork on their winning product.
MEDAL ARTWORK
Gold, Silver and Bronze in each class and overall Champions will be awarded with Certificates and the
right to use the Perth Royal Food Awards medal artwork on their winning products.
RASWA will provide winners with a medal template in PDF or JPEG format. It is the Exhibitors
responsibility to arrange their own printing.
An Exhibitor shall not advertise or allow to be advertised by any means whatsoever and in particular by
broadcasting, television, pictorially or in writing, the fact that any exhibit has won an award at the Perth
Royal Food Awards unless such advertisement shows clearly:
i. The name Perth Royal Food Awards;
ii. The year of the award;
iii. The class in which the award was won;
iv. The title of the award or trophy won where applicable.
AWARD WINNERS
Where possible, award winners and outstanding exhibits will be promoted during the proceeding Perth
Royal Show.
Successful Gold or Champion winning Exhibitors may have an opportunity to supply RASWA with award
winning products at a negotiated rate, which will enable the winning products to gain exposure by being
featured at any of the following Perth Royal Show activities; functions; dinners; official openings; other
related activities.
EXCESS JUDGING STOCK
All exhibits become the property of RASWA and will be disposed of in accordance with Health Regulations.
Excess stock may be used for promoting award winners at award functions and media opportunities or for
educational purposes such as workshops.
8Unopened products within their Use By or Best Before date may be given to charities that facilitate the
safe and timely distribution of food to people in need.
AWARDS PRESENTATION
Competition specific awards will be presented at an event organized by RASWA.
GALA
A Perth Royal Food Awards Gala will showcase Western Australian award-winning producers of the Perth
Royal Food Awards. Special awards will be presented at this event.
The objectives of this event focus on the following:
• Raise awareness of RASWA & Perth Royal Food Awards;
• Enable PRFA winners to be recognized within the wider community;
• Enable PRFA winners to meet with other producers for professional development.
QUANTITY OF EXHIBITS
Classes 1 to 11 Sweet Preserves and Savoury Preserves
Unless stated otherwise, Exhibitors are to provide two (2) samples of no less than 250gm/ml per jar, bottle
or packet.
• One (1) must be Commercially labelled with BEST BEFORE date stated; and
• One (1) must have all branding removed with BEST BEFORE date stated.
Classes 12 to 15 Salt & Other Seasonings
Unless stated otherwise, Exhibitors are to provide two (2) samples of no less than 20gm/ml per jar, bottle
or packet.
• One (1) must be Commercially labelled with BEST BEFORE date stated; and
• One (1) must have all branding removed with BEST BEFORE date stated.
Classes 16 to 17 Honey
Unless stated otherwise, Exhibitors are to provide two (2) samples of no less than 250gm/ml per jar or
bottle.
• One (1) must be Commercially labelled with BEST BEFORE date stated; and
• One (1) must have all branding removed with BEST BEFORE date stated.
9Classes 18 to 25 Confectionary
Unless stated otherwise, Exhibitors are to provide two (2) samples of no less than 250gm/ml per jar or
packet.
• One (1) must be Commercially labelled with BEST BEFORE date stated; and
• One (1) must have all branding removed with BEST BEFORE date stated.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Cooking
Where the exhibit requires preparation or cooking for the judging process, specific instructions must be
included in the Application for Entry or when the exhibits are received.
These instructions must be specific and not those supplied to consumers on the exhibit’s packaging.
Please indicate if the exhibit should be warmed for judging.
Where a cooked protein is required in the cooking instructions, 100g of fresh chicken tenderloin will be
prepared.
Please provide:
• How many grams/teaspoons/tablespoons are required to be cooked with 100g of chicken tenderloin;
• Preparation, i.e. coat both sides of 100g of chicken tenderloin or mix with diced chicken;
• Simple cooking method – pan fry, or for a wet cook-in sauce, heat sauce and add chicken;
• Include how hot the pan should be for cooking the sauce, i.e. low, medium or high and the time
required.
No marinating of 100g of chicken tenderloin will take place overnight.
Heat Intensity
To assist with our tasting order, please indicate the level of heat intensity for exhibits containing chili,
pepper or mustard – i.e. Low (1) - Medium (5) or Very Spicy (10+)
Class 4 Syrups & Cordials
All exhibits in this class must provide directions for dilution on the Application for Entry.
10SPECIAL AWARDS
MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITOR
Points will be awarded as follows:
Gold 5 points
Silver 3 points
Bronze 1 point
The top four (4) scoring entries only, from an Exhibitor will be used to calculate the Most Successful
Exhibitor Award. Exhibitors must enter a minimum of four (4) exhibits to be eligible.
In the event of a tie, the Exhibitor gaining the highest number of Gold Awards will be judged the winner.
Should a tie still exist the Exhibitor gaining the highest number of Silver Awards will be judged the winner.
Should a tie still exist the Exhibitor gaining the highest number of Bronze Awards will be judged the winner.
Then if a tie still exists an equal Award may be made.
CHAMPIONS
CHAMPION SWEET PRESERVE
CHAMPION SAVOURY PRESERVE
CHAMPION SALT & OTHER SEASONINGS
CHAMPION HONEY
CHAMPION CONFECTIONARY
CHAMPION SNACK FOOD
CONDIMENTS
SWEET PRESERVES
Class 1 Jams, Jellies, Conserves & Marmalade
Class 2 Fruit Pastes, Curds, Jellies & Butters
Any fruit, flavours to be specified. Includes Lemon Curd, Lemon Butter, Lime Curd, Quince
Paste.
Class 3 Sweet Sauces & Dessert Dressings
Any fruit or vegetable, flavours to be specified.
Class 4 Syrups & Cordials
Any fruit, flavours to be specified. Fruit or flower infused in a sugar syrup.
11SAVOURY PRESERVES
Class 5 Savoury Sauces (ready to eat) & Dressings (including Tomato, BBQ, mayonnaise &
pesto)
Any other variety. Please specify dominant flavour.
Class 6 Savoury Sauces & Marinades (for cooking)
Any other variety. Please specify dominant flavour.
Class 7 Savoury Pastes, Mustards/Horseradish & Condiments (including tapenade, excluding
curry pastes)
Any other variety. Please specify dominant flavour.
Class 8 Savoury Chutney, Relishes & Jams (including pickle style relishes such as Piccalilli)
Any other variety. Please specify dominant flavour.
Class 9 Pickled, Fermented & Marinated Products - Fruit, Vegetables (including pickled onions,
pickled figs, Saurekraut & Kimchi)
Class 10 Curry Pastes
Class 11 Chilli Preserves (including sauces, dressings, chutneys, jams & relishes. Minimum
Chilli content 5%)
Any variety.
SALT & OTHER SEASONINGS
Class 12 Dukkah
Class 13 Spice Mixes
Class 14 Salt Mixes & Seasonings
Class 15 Other
Please specify product.
Exhibits entered in this class must only be products ineligible for entry in classes 12 to 14.
HONEY
All honey must comply with the Western Australian Food Regulations, and where appropriate, a quality
assurance certificate. Honey entering Western Australia must meet conditions of entry specified under the
State Legislation Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007. Additives are not permitted in any
Honey exhibits.
Class 16 Monofloral Honey
Honey is certified as being derived from a specific flower.
Class 17 Multifloral Honey
Honey not eligible for class 16.
12CONFECTIONARY (other than Chocolate)
Class 18 Nougat
Class 19 Fudge
Class 20 Marshmallow
Class 21 Honeycomb
Class 22 Liquorice
Class 23 Toffee
Class 24 Candy
Class 25 Rocky Road
SNACK FOODS
BISCUITS
Class 26 Savoury Biscuits, Crackers, Crisps etc.
Class 27 Sweet Biscuits
NUTS
Class 28 Nuts - Unflavoured
No flavour added. Roasted or raw.
Class 29 Nuts - Flavoured
Flavour added. Roasted or raw.
Class 30 Nut Butters
Please specify product.
13GENERAL SHOW REGULATIONS
The Society’s General Show Regulations and Section Conditions regulate the conduct of the Show. Upon
acceptance of an entry the Exhibitor is irrevocably contracted to be bound by those General Show
Regulations and Section Conditions.
A copy of the Society’s General Show Regulations may be obtained on application or downloaded from
the website http://perthroyalshow.com.au/general-regulations/.
An Exhibitor who breaches any General Show Regulation or Section Condition may be disqualified, or
suspended for any period, fined or otherwise penalised.
WITHDRAWAL OF EXHIBIT BY THE SOCIETY
The Society may, at its sole discretion, withdraw, reject or disqualify an exhibit. Refer to the Society’s
General Show Regulation 3.18.
AWARDS
The Society will not be responsible for awards not received by Exhibitors after 31 December 2019. If you
have not received your award by the 30 November 2019 please contact the RASWA on (08) 6263 3100.
SOCIETY’S LIABILITY
The attention of Exhibitors is drawn to General Show Regulation 17, with reference to the Society’s
Liability.
SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
All personnel engaged by the Royal Agricultural Society of WA (RASWA) are bound by RASWA’s Social
Media Policy (https://www.perthroyalshow.com.au/social-media-policy/) and are required to use social
media in a positive manner and with the best intentions.
• Whether posting on a public or private page or group, please present in a suitable and respectful
manner of RASWA, Perth Royal Show and the Claremont Showground.
• Be mindful of posting/discussing subjects that may inflame someone’s emotions. Please show respect
for others’ opinions and be courteous always.
• Do not post personal information about yourself or others, confidential or non-public information,
offensive or negative comments.
If anyone is found to have made comments that are deemed unreasonable or derogatory, action will be
taken by RASWA to ensure all parties are protected, and inappropriate use reprimanded.
PROMOTION
No advertising or promotion on behalf of commercial business will be permitted on the Showground without
the prior written consent of the Society’s Chief Executive Officer.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
The information provided by the Exhibitor in the application for entry is collected and used by the Royal
Agricultural Society of Western Australia (RASWA) to organise and conduct competitions at the Show. We
may publish details such as your name, address and exhibit details in any RASWA publication or
communication. Such information may also be made available to, and published by, the media. We will
not disclose your information without your consent for any other purpose unless required or authorised by
law. You may request access to your personal information and, if necessary, request that our records of
that information be corrected by writing to the Chief Executive Officer at the Royal Agricultural Society of
Western Australia, PO Box 135, Claremont WA 6910.
14GENERAL SHOW REGULATION 17. LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
(Extract from the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia
General Show Regulations - Revised 22 August 2007)
17.1 Exhibitor Accepts 17.3 Exhibits Sold Privately
The lodgement of an Application of Entry form shall be Where any animal exhibited, or any other exhibit, is sold
deemed to be acknowledgment by the Exhibitor of his or privately during the time of the Royal Show the vendor
her agreement that the Society shall be under no liability thereof shall indemnify the Society against all liability to
for: the purchaser in respect of any loss, injury, disease or
damage to such animal or other exhibit, whether such loss,
17.1.1 No Liability for animals or birds exhibited injury, disease or damage be caused by or attributable
The loss, injury or death of any animal, (including birds) to the negligence of the Society or any of its servants or
exhibited, whether caused by, or attributable to, the Agents.
negligence of the Society, or of its servants or Agent, or
otherwise howsoever. 17.4 Accidents and Incidents
Competitors, Exhibitors and Attendants must report
17.1.2 No Liability for property exhibited promptly to the Society all accidents and incidents causing
Any loss or damage occasioned to or by any property or likely to cause injury to persons or damage to property.
exhibited, whether caused by, or attributable to, the
negligence of the Society, or of its servants or Agent, or 17.5 Trade Practices Act
otherwise howsoever. To the extent that any matter relating to entry or remaining
upon the Showground relates to the supply of goods or
17.1.3 No Liability for other animals, property, Exhibitor or services by the Society within the meaning of s. 68A of the
general public Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cwlth), the Society’s liability is
Any injury or damage occasioned to any other animal limited as follows:
or property exhibited, or to any other Exhibitor, or to the
general public, whether caused by, or attributable to, the (a) in case of goods, the replacement, repair or payment
negligence of the Society, or of its servants or Agent, or for the replacement or repair of the goods.
otherwise howsoever. (b) in the case of services, the re-supply of the services
or the cost of the re-supply of the services.
17.1.4 No Liability for contracting any disease or suffering
animals or birds It shall be in the Society’s absolute discretion as to whether
Any loss or damage suffered by any Exhibitor as a result it replaces, repairs or pays for replacement or repair of
of any disease contracted or suffered by any animals goods. It shall be further in the Society’s discretion as
(including birds) after, or as a consequence of any to whether it re-supplies or pays the cost of re-supply or
animal Exhibits, or their progeny, being brought onto the services.
Showground.
17.6 Indemnity
17.2 No Liability for Livestock Sales To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Competitor
The Society and the Auctioneers of Royal Show Livestock and Exhibitor must indemnify and keep indemnified the
Sales shall be under no liability to any Owner or purchaser Society and its officers, employees, members and Agents
of livestock (whether exhibited or otherwise) entered for from and, against all actions, claims, demands, losses,
sale or sold at any Royal Show Livestock Sale. damages, costs, expenses and liabilities including without
limitation, consequential loss and loss of profits for which
17.2.1 No Liability for livestock auctioned the Society is or may be become liable in respect of or
In respect of any loss or injury to such livestock; whether arising from:
such loss or injury be caused by or be attributable to, the
negligence of the Auctioneers specified in the Regulations (a) loss, damage or injury to any person in connection
relating to the Royal Show Livestock Sales or to the Society with the exhibit or the relevant event;
or any of its servants or Agents. (b) without limiting sub-regulation (a) loss, damage or
injury to any other exhibit or Exhibitor, his or her
17.2.2 No Liability for other livestock, property, Exhibitor or family, invitees, Agents, or to the property of the
general public Society, or its members, or to the general public,
For any injury or damage occasioned to any other livestock caused or contributed to or by any act or omission of
or property, or to any other Exhibitor, or to the general an exhibit of the Exhibitor or by the Exhibitor, his or
public, whether caused by, or attributable to, the negligence her family, invitees or Agents; and
of the Auctioneers specified in the Regulations relating to (c) without limiting sub-regulation (a) loss, damage or
the Royal Show Livestock Sales or to the Society or any of injury to the exhibit, or the Exhibitor, his or her family,
its servants or Agents. invitees, or Agents caused or contributed by an act
or omission of an exhibit of the Exhibitor or by the
17.2.3 No Liability for consequential loss and loss of profits transportation, feeding or housing of an exhibit of the
For any loss or damage (including without limitation Exhibitor.
consequential loss and loss of profits) suffered by any
Owner or purchaser of livestock as a result of any disease 17.7 Removal of Exhibit
contracted or suffered by any livestock after, or as a Without prejudice to any other provision of these
consequence of any livestock being entered for sale, at Regulations, where the Society, its officers, employees,
any Royal Show Livestock Sale. members or Agents remove an exhibit, or causes an
exhibit to be removed from the Showground, the exhibit
is removed or caused to be removed entirely at the risk of
the Exhibitor. The person or persons removing the exhibit
will be deemed to be the Agent of the Exhibitor, and his or
her acts and omissions will be deemed to be the acts and
omissions of the Exhibitor.
15PERTH ROYAL FOOD AWARDS Setting the benchmark in WA, these RASWA food competitions provide status and prestige to the winners of the state’s best produce. raswa.org.au #perthroyalfoodawards
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