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2012 Food App Awards

We are not accepting any more entries for this year’s event. Here are this year’s finalists.

Don’t miss our awards event on Twitter: Thursday, December 6 at 5 pm PDT. Hashtag #foodappawards

NEW THIS YEAR:

• Food App for Tablet Awards will be launched in June 2013! All entries welcome for apps in the food, wine, restaurant, brand and spirits categories created specifically for tablets. More details, event date and entry forms will be available by January 2013.
• Expanded judging panel with the ability to receive valuable feedback on your app post event. Meet our judges!
• Cash credit on entry fees for referring other food app candidates

What are the Categories?

App of the Year
(From top to bottom, the food app that should be on everyone’s smartphone)

Best Value
(Provides the best bang for the buck)

Best Design
(Snapshots of the app look like they could hang in an art gallery. Design consideration also includes ease and beauty of navigation.)

Best Branded App
(An app created by and for the purposes of promoting a brand)

Best Innovation
(App that does something new and unique and better than everyone else—others are likely to copy)

Best Food Education App
(App that focuses on a single food category and provides everything you need to know)

Best Cooking App
(App that improves your cooking knowledge/understanding/ability)

Best Baking App
(App that improves your baking knowledge/understanding/ability)

Best Drink App: Beer & Wine
(App that improves your drink knowledge/understanding/ability)

Best Drink App: Spirits
(App that improves your drink knowledge/understanding/ability)

Best Utility App
(App that is as useful in your kitchen as a chef’s knife)

Best Social App
(App that connects with other foodies)

Best Restaurant App
(App by and/or for a restaurant)

Best Cookbook/Recipe App
(App that focuses on delivering recipes)

Best Health Food App
(App that focuses on eating healthy)

Best Fast Food App
(App that focuses on fast food—can be from a fast food franchise)

Best Food Locator App
(App for finding food, from a food truck to a farmer’s market)

When Will the Winners Be Announced?

Finalists will be announced Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Winners will be announced at the Twitter event on Thursday December 6, 2012 and via press release. Venue(s) for announcement also include Toque magazine, email, Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets.

Who Won Last Year?

Here are the winners from our 2011 event.

We Are Looking for Sponsors!

We offer a unique, targeted event and welcome partners to help us recognize those who are successfully converging food and tech. Take a look at our sponsorship opportunities.