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Entering the Awards – REGISTRATION FEES

REGISTRATION FEES

This section covers the fees for entering the awards.

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  • Please register your entries online and note the different closing dates for the different product categories:
    • Chocolate Bars: Registration closes Sept 17. Delivery to judging venue between 2 – 20 September 2024.
    • Filled/Enrobed Chocolates, Chocolate Drinks, Spreads and Brand Experience: Registration closes October 18. Delivery to judging venue by 25 October 2024.
  • Multiple entries may be made in each category but note that you will need to complete the detail for each product entered before starting afresh with the next product, whether in the same or a different category.
  • The fee for entering the awards is £60 for each entry.
    • For every 5 (five) products you enter, you can enter another product for free. This means 6 (six) entries costs £300.
    • All fees must be paid at the time of entry, via Stripe (this permits the use of most major credit cards) or Bank Transfer (which can take a week or more to complete). Please select the appropriate option at checkout and please remember that any samples received without payment received cannot be checked into the storage area and may not be held. Do not send products before confirmation of payment.
      • Note that if you pay by bank/telegraphic transfer, please make sure you include any fees (including but not limited to foreign exchange fees, bank transfer fees, currency fees, etc) charged by your bank. The Academy of Chocolate is not responsible for paying these fees, and any payment that does not cover these fees risks disqualification of your submission(s).
  • The fee for STUDENTS entering is £25. There is no discount for multiple entries and the categories are limited to bars or filled/enrobed only. Entry must include the name of the school and this will be included on any award.
    • This is for students only.
    • There is no discount for multiple entries in this category.
    • Address on the entry must be of the school.
    • All fees must be paid at the time of entry, via Stripe (this permits the use of most major credit cards) or Bank Transfer (which can take a week or more to complete). Please select the appropriate option at checkout and please remember that any samples received without payment received cannot be checked into the storage area and may not be held. Do not send products before confirmation of payment.
      • Note that if you pay by bank/telegraphic transfer, please make sure you include any fees (including but not limited to foreign exchange fees, bank transfer fees, currency fees, etc) charged by your bank. The Academy of Chocolate is not responsible for paying these fees, and any payment that does not cover these fees risks disqualification of your submission(s).
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By participating in the Academy of Chocolate (AoC) Awards you agree to be bound by the specific rules of the awards as written below:

Entrants must follow the entry instructions as stipulated by the AoC. An entry will be deemed void if the entry has been made by an ineligible person (any judges/suppliers or their employees entering the awards are not allowed to judge any categories that they themselves enter)

Personal Data: In entering the AoC awards entrants’ consent to provide the AoC with certain personal data in order that it may administer the Awards. Any personal data used will be for the administration of the awards only.

Liability: The AoC excludes all liability for any loss or damage of all entered products (entries lost in post, delayed by customs etc.). The AoC cannot be held liable for entries received before payment has been received and acknowledged.

Award winners’ names may be published on the Academy of Chocolate social media platforms and/or on the AoC website and on any other media (including by the AoC on third party websites, television and/or radio).

The AoC reserves the right to use the names and business contact details of award winners, any photographs, or recordings of them in any PR communications to print or on visual media.

The decision of the AoC Awards Committee is final and binding in all respects and in all matters related to the Awards and no correspondence will be entered into.