WINGHAM Beef Exports has been announced as finalists at the 2015 Mid North Coast Business Awards and will represent the Mid North Coast at the NSW Business Chamber State Awards in the excellence in export category.
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Seven Manning businesses are finalists in the Mid North Coast Business Awards with Wingham also represented by Christopher Zanardi in the Young Business Executive category and Bent on Food's Donna Carrier in the running for Business Leader.
The Mid North Coast Business Awards celebrate and recognise business excellence in the Mid North Coast region, taking in the twin towns of Forster and Tuncurry, Taree, Port Macquarie, Kempsey, South West Rocks, Nambucca Heads and Coffs Harbour, North Haven, South West Rocks and Urunga.
Manning finalists are:
- Business leader: David Embury of Bamboo by Logan Leigh, Taree and Donna Carrier of Bent on Food/Bent on Life, Wingham
- Young entrepreneur: Linda Bryant of The Photography Hub, Taree
- Young business executive: Christopher Zanardi of Wingham Beef Exports, Wingham
- Excellence in innovation: Bamboo by Logan Leigh, Taree
- Excellence in business ethics: Dundaloo Support Services, Taree
- Excellence in small business: Bamboo by Logan Leigh, Taree
- Employer of choice: Dundaloo Support Services
- Excellence in business: Jack and Co Food Store, Taree
- Excellence in sustainability: Bamboo by Logan Leigh, Taree
- Excellence in export: Wingham Beef Exports, Wingham
Wingham Beef Exports was the only entrant in the export category to pass the judges' criteria and make it through to the State awards.
The announcement comes off the back of the company winning Excellence in Export at the 2015 Manning, Gloucester and Great Lakes Business Awards in July.
Christopher Zanardi also took home the award for Young Business Executive (age 18-35) in the same local awards for being an inspirational young professional who has built a successful career with Wingham Beef Exports.
"My role involves finding new methods and ideas to improve the success of Wingham Beef Exports," Christopher told the Wingham Chronicle in July. "I am responsible for working innovative concepts into fruition."
The Mid North Coast awards night is at Rydges Hotel, Port Macquarie on Friday, September 18.
