We have covered Mauritius a few times on Chelsea Monthly in the past and this has been focused on the Travel and Tourism sector. This time, we are looking at the economy and business side of this beautiful island as news reaches us of the launch of the brand new 1st annual Mauritius Business Award. The MBA is actually being organised by the World Banking Awards and will serve to provide a global platform for the awards.
The Mauritius Business Awards ( MBA) is the first national business awards show of its kind to celebrate businesses, entrepreneurs, and inspirational figures within the business industry in Mauritius covering all industries including; hospitality, tourism, manufacturing, e-commerce, technology, healthcare, finance, and entertainment. All nominations and voting for the Mauritius Business Awards are driven by the consumers who are ultimately the driving force behind the success of any business. From August to November, a huge advertising campaign targeting over 750,000 consumers in Mauritius and 1.5 million worldwide included Mauritian diaspora in other countries, tourists who had visited Mauritius in the past, and entrepreneurs who had done business with Mauritius. Once the campaign was complete, an overwhelming response was received resulting in over 500,000 submissions in all 23 categories. The final nominations list which comprised of organisations and individuals with the highest submission was announced today.
In the Best Supermarket category; Winner’s, LoLo Hyper, Super U go head to head with Dreamprice,Way Supermarket, Intermart, Jumbo, and King Savers as consumers vote for who is the Best Supermarket for delivery quality, decent prices, and good customer loyalty.
With the MBA’s being also used as a vehicle to promote Mauritius establishments worldwide, the category which receives a significant amount of nominations was the Best Luxury Hotel & Resort followed by the Best Restaurant category. In the Best Luxury Hotel & Resort, LUX Le Morne Resort, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Sugar Beach Mauritius, The Oberoi Beach Resort, Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita, Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort, Maritim Crystals Beach Hotel, St. Regis Mauritius, Hotel Riu Le Morne, One&Only Le Saint Géran and Shangri-La’s Le Touessrok Resort & Spa
The category for Best Restaurant in Mauritius saw thousands of tourists and locals alike choose their favorites from a plethora of fine dining establishments in the country. The shortlist includes; Noble House Restaurant, Bella Amigo Restaurant, MOKA’Z, Stardeg Briani, La Bonne Marmite, La Potinière, Happy Rajah, Escale Creole, Sitar Indian Restaurant and Chinese Wok Restaurant
Voting for all 23 categories will be by the public who can register and vote by logging onto www.mauritiusbusinessawards.com and selecting “Voting” from the main menu options. Voting starts on the 7th of December and ends on the 27th of December 2020. The 1st annual Mauritius Business Awards will be held annually each December in Mauritius and will be supported directly in association with the World Banking Awards. The inaugural awards take place on the 30th of December 2020.
Here is the full list of nominations for this year’s Mauritius Business Awards;
Best Luxury Hotel & Resort
LUX Le Morne Resort
Constance Belle Mare Plage
Sugar Beach Mauritius
The Oberoi Beach Resort
Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita
Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort
Maritim Crystals Beach Hotel
St. Regis Mauritius
Hotel Riu Le Morne
One&Only Le Saint Géran
Shangri-La’s Le Touessrok Resort & Spa
Best Restaurant
Noble House Restaurant
Bella Amigo Restaurant
MOKA’Z
Stardeg Briani
La Bonne Marmite
La Potinière
Happy Rajah
Escale Creole
Sitar Indian Restaurant
Chinese Wok Restaurant
Best Bank
AfrAsia Bank Limited
Bank One Limited
Absa Bank (Mauritius) Limited
Standard Charted Bank (Mauritius)
HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Limited
SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd
Standard Bank (Mauritius) Limited
The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited
Best Telecommunications Company
Emtel
Mauritius Telecom
Bharat Telecom
Orange Business Services Mauritius
Data Communications Ltd – DCL
Best Health Care Clinic
Clinique Bon Pasteur
Gynaecology and Fertility Centre
Clinique Darne
Wellkin Hospital
St. Jean Dental Care
Centre de Chirurgie Esthétique
City Clinic
Best Health Care Professional
Dr. Seedick Beebeejaun
Dr. Yassin Hamuth
Dr. Lalima Verma
Dr. Marwan Kh. Himmo
Dr. Naga
Start up company of the Year
HungryDodo
MoTaxi
Bongéni
LeFinTech
Delivery Dodo
Eco-Warriors
Fundkiss
AfriEDX
Business of the Year
PhoenixBev
Family World Ltd
Ascencia
Dragon Electronics
Courts Mammouth
Alteo
Aldrex Suppliers Ltd
ENL Group
Best E-commerce company
MokingoMarket.com
HungryDodo
Delivery Dodo
Fudz Delivery
Chefette.com
Siloy.mu
foodmoris.com
Priceguru.mu
farmbasket.co
361.mu
Best Manufacturing company
ENL
Terra Mauricia
Flying Dodo
Omnicane
Pheonix Bev
Margarine Industries Ltd
Dakri Cartons
Chantecler
Dom’ Eau Mauritius Ltd
Mauritius Confectionery & Biscuits Manufacturing Co. Ltd
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Raymond Ah-Chuen, chairman of ABC Group,
Arnaud Dalais, chairman of CIEL Group,
Nundun Gopee, Nundun Gopee & Co Ltd.
Michel De Spéville
Mr. Bernard Theys, CEO of Phoenix Bev
Mr. Cedric Lagesse – MD, Pangora Marketing
Hector Espitalier-Noël, CEO ENL Group
Best Supermarket
Winner’s
LoLo Hyper
Super U
Dreamprice
Way Supermarket
Intermart
Jumbo
King Savers
Best News Outlet
Le Mauricien
Le Défi Plus
L’Express
Mauritius Times
5 Plus
Weekend
Best Radio Station
Radio One
Top FM
Wazaa FM (Mauritius)
Radio Plus
DreamSky Radio
Kool FM
Most Innovative Company
Transinvest Construction Ltd
Larsen & Toubro
Omnicane
Taylor Smith Investment Ltd
Kolos Cement Ltd
my.t money by Mauritius Telecom
Juice by MCB
Fastest-Growing Company
SBM Holdings
ENL Limited
Aspen Global Incorporated
Orange Business Services Mauritius Limited
Swan Insurance
IBL
Best Shopping Mall
Bagatelle Mall by Ascencia
Le Caudan Waterfront
Grand Baie La Croisette
Phoenix Mall
Riche Terre Mall
Best Fashion Brand
Guru Kirpa Clothing
Island Haze
Body & Soul
Jetha Tulsidas
Ashiana Fashions
Saskia
Best Educational Establishment
University of Mauritius
Honoris Educational Network
Glamis Business School
Safe Sha Training Centre
Doha Academy
Ocean International School, Mauritius
Athena Business School
Rushmore Business School
Best Small Business
Keisha Hair Design
Guru Kirpa Clothing
Kuanfu Tea
Modafone
Mr San’s
Sunil Designers Co .Ltd
Cakeîssimo
Clickndeal.mu
MariDeal.mu
Best Large Business
IndianOil (Mauritius) Ltd
Mon Choisy
CIEL Group
The Currimjee Group of Companies
Sun Limited
ABC Group of Companies
Gamma Group
Innodis Ltd
Best Medium Size Business
Café Lux
Body & Soul
Ravior Jewellery
Mado
Mikado
Omarjee
Farouk Hossen Opticians
Vote for the Mauritius Business Awards from the 7th of December to the 27th of December @ www.mauritiusbusinessawards.com
