The Best of Las Vegas Buffet Contest will showcase some of the most unique ideas in design, style, presentation, food concept and more! The displays of this exciting competition will be featured at the Trendsetters Luncheon on Monday and winners will be selected by attendee vote.
$5500 in cash prizes are up for grabs!
Enter the contest today or join us for lunch to get inspired by great ideas from your peers.
Download the form or contact Lisa Lynn Backus at 702.210.3203 for details.
Official Rules:
CONTEST IS VALID ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO) AND CANADA (EXCLUDING QUEBEC). Best of Las Vegas Buffet Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by UBM Catersource LLC with offices at 600 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030 (“UBM” or “Sponsor”). The Contest is governed by these Official Rules, as well as the laws of the State of New York and applicable United States federal law, without regard to any conflicts of laws principles. Void where prohibited.
1. Contestants will receive one (1) complimentary ticket to the Trendsetters Luncheon. Additional participants must purchase a ticket (valued at $69).
2. Buffets and stations must fit in an area no larger than 10’x20’. The Catersource staff will assign you a section of the room when you arrive. There is a 12’ height limitation to all buffets. Entries DO NOT need to incorporate table displays.
3. Buffets must incorporate 2 trends from the list below and each participant must be prepared to discuss these trends when interviewed during the lunch. Trend options include: style, color, design, presentation pieces, technology, theme, food concept and sustainability.
4. Actual food menu items may not be used on the buffets. Food may not be used to portray your menu items. Food items may be used as props only. However, it should be clear where the catered food would be placed on the display and a sample menu must be provided.
5. Catersource will provide any tables that Caesars Palace has in stock for your buffet. All other equipment and design elements including specialty tables, linens and floral are the contestant’s responsibility. Electricity and sound is available for a fee from Caesars Palace.
6. POV (Privately Owned Vehicles): Please request a map for delivery instructions if you plan to transport your own equipment to Caesars Palace.
7. The Best of Las Vegas Buffet Contest schedule is as follows:
Load-in and Set-up: Sunday, March 8 - 8:00am - 10:00pm
Monday, March 9 - 7:00am - 11:00am
Buffet Voting: Monday, March 9 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Strike and Load-out: Monday, March 9 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Tuesday, March 10 - 7:00am - 7:00pm
8. Winners (the “Winners”) will be selected by popular vote and announced at the Conference Closing Session on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The Conference attendees will vote for their favorite using a provided voting ballot. Attendees will place this ballot in the voting box of their choice. An independent panel will collect and count the ballots in the presence of Catersource to determine the Winners.
10. Voting boxes with your company name will be at your buffet for attendee voting ballots. Please be aware that these boxes need to be displayed on your buffet.
PRIZES (the “Prizes”):
First Place: $3500 cash, one (1) 2016 Catersource Registration Certificates and a trophy
Second Place: $1500 cash, one (1) 2016 Catersource Registration Certificates
Third Place: $500 cash, one (1) 2016 Catersource Registration Certificates
All Winners will be featured in an upcoming issue of Catersource magazine or digital product.
12. Contestants agree to allow attendees to photograph and/or video their buffets. Catersource is given permission to use photos and/or
video of the buffets in Catersource magazine or future Catersource marketing. Catersource may adjust these rules with notice to contestants at any time. If you have any questions regarding contest rules, please
contact [email protected] or 612.870.7727.
ELIGIBILITY
This contest is open to residents ofthe 50 United States (excluding Puerto Rico), the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec)
who are 18 years of age or older. Void where prohibited by law. All winners will be required to execute an affidavit swearing to compliance with these eligibility requirements. If you reside outside the U.S. or Canada, you may submit entries, but you are not eligible to win any awards; however, UBM reserves the right to post your entry in a showcase if in its sole discretion it deems worthy of Best of Las Vegas Buffet Contest showcasing. Employees of UBM, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies and assigns, and their immediate family members (spouse and parents, children and siblings, and their spouses) as well as individuals living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate. The contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and provincial laws and regulations.
Winner will be required to: (1) provide his or her full mailing address for the purpose of receiving the prize(s), which address must be
within the 50 United States (excluding Puerto Rico) or Canada (excluding Quebec); (2) sign and return a release of liability, declaration of
eligibility, and, where lawful, a publicity release, upon Sponsor’s request; (3) verify his or her social security number or other taxpayer identification number; and (4) take possession of the prize(s) in the manner specified by Sponsor. In addition, selected Canadian entrants must first correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill testing question administered by telephone in order to claim a prize. If the above requirements are not met, the prize(s) may be awarded to a replacement winner. The replacement winner will need to satisfy all of the requirements of these Official Rules. This process will be repeated until the prize(s) are awarded in full.
DISQUALIFICATION:
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant that Sponsor determine: (1) has tampered with the entry process or the operation of the contest; (2) has acted in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with the intent to annoy or harass Sponsor or any other person or entity; (3) has not satisfied all of the requirements for entry in the contest; or (4) to be otherwise ineligible under, or otherwise in violation of, these Official Rules. Any attempt by an entrant to commit any of the above acts of misconduct may be a violation of civil or criminal law and Sponsor reserve the right to seek damages from such entrant to the fullest extent permitted by law.
LIABILITY/TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
By entering the contest you agree to participate at your own risk. By entering, each entrant releases and holds harmless Sponsor, any
manufacturer or supplier of any prize, any other persons or entities involved in the contest, each of its and their respective parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents, from any responsibility or liability whatsoever arising out of or resulting from: (1) entry or participation in the contest; (2) the acceptance, possession, or use of any prize; (3) any violation by such entrant of these Official Rules or applicable laws; (4) any incorrect or inaccurate entry of information including, but not limited to as a result of technical malfunctions, human error, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption,
deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof; (5) entry materials that have been tampered with, or entries that are illegible, late, lost, damaged, postage due or misdirected; (6) any injury or damage to participants or any other person or property to or resulting from participation or downloading any material in connection with the contest; and (7) any conditions arising from events beyond Sponsor’ reasonable control. By entering the Contest you acknowledge that you have the right to enter your photograph in the Contest (including, but not limited to, ownership of the photograph and the express permission of any individuals included in your photograph) and you assume all liability arising from your actions.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, NEITHER SPONSOR NOR ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PARTIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE CONTEST, HOWSOEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING IN STATUTE, TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH PARTY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ALL SUCH DAMAGES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED.
PUBLICITY:
By entering, each entrant grants to Sponsor the right to use and publish such entrant’s name, state of residence, and any other information in any winning entry both online and in print, in connection with the contest, without additional compensation, except to the
extent prohibited by law. In addition, by entering, each entrant consents to the use of their names and likeness for advertising and/or
promotional and/or marketing purposes without additional compensation. (A Tennessee resident consents to the use of his name and
likeness only if such Tennessee resident expressly consents to such use.) Sponsor reserve the right to use any information provided by
entrants in connection with the Contest in any manner permitted by these Official Rules.
TERMINATION:
Sponsor reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest at any time for any reason, including but not limited to any reason that affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the contest. Such reasons included but are not limited to fraud, tampering, unauthorized access, infections by computer virus, bugs, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor. In the event that Sponsor terminates the Contest before all Prizes are awarded, Sponsor shall award all Prizes earned up to the effective date and time of termination and no other Prizes will be awarded.
NO ENDORSEMENT:
Nothing contained in these Official Rules or in any of the Contest materials should be construed as an endorsement by Sponsor of any
prize manufacturers or suppliers or other third party, product, or service.
