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British stocks and sauces manufacturer, Essential Cuisine are hosting their charity advent calendar for the seventh consecutive year, with a feast of exclusive prizes to be won!

Running from the 2nd December – 17th December 2024, and open to working kitchens, this competition is being hosted on Instagram (@chef.essential), and LinkedIn (Essential Cuisine) where entrants must follow a couple of simple steps to be in with the chance of winning.

For every entry, Essential Cuisine will donate 50p* to Crisis at Christmas, a charity the chef-led company have supported for many years. Each year, Crisis open their doors to people who are facing homelessness, offering much needed warmth, healthcare, food and company to people across the UK.

To follow the competition, follow Essential Cuisine on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Full terms and conditions can be found below. 

• Competition opens on 2nd December 2024 and formally closes on 17th December 2024. Any entrants after the closing date will not be eligible.
• By entering this competition, the entrant will be deemed to be bound by and have accepted these terms and conditions.
• This competition is being hosted on Instagram (@chef.essential) and LinkedIn (Essential Cuisine) whereby 12 prizes will be advertised.
• Each day, a prize will be launched at 10am and the winner will be announced at 7pm from Essential Cuisine’s accounts only.
• To be in the chance of winning, an entrant is required to “like” the specific post; follow Essential Cuisine’s accounts (@chef.essential on Instagram and Essential Cuisine on LinkedIn) and tag a fellow chef in the comments section (each tag equates to 1 entry) and for an additional entry, individuals can share the competition on their Instagram story (optional).
• All entrants must be bona fide UK caterers, aged 18 years or over.
• Essential Cuisine comply with GDPR legislations and your details will never be shared with any 3rd parties.
• At 7pm each day, a winner will be selected at random and contacted by Essential Cuisine’s Instagram or LinkedIn account, whereby the winner will be asked for their full name and business address.
• Prizes will only be sent to valid UK business addresses. Any request that we deem to be ineligible will not receive their item, however a member of our team will contact you if necessary.
• Please allow 28 days for delivery of items.
• There are no substitute products or cash alternatives. The prize is non negotiable. 
• No purchase or entry fee is required to partake in this competition. 
  Entries will only be accepted on Essential Cuisine’s Instagram or LinkedIn accounts.
• Responsibility cannot be taken for dispatched items lost, damaged or delayed whether due to technical problems or otherwise.
• The promotors’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into regarding disputes of prize winner.
• Essential Cuisine reserve the right to withdraw this promotion without prior notice.
• Promoter: Essential Cuisine, Browning Way, Woodford Park Industrial Estate, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2RH.
• *Essential Cuisine are proud to be supporting Crisis at Christmas for another year, whereby the stocks and sauces manufacturer will be donating 50p per entry. The donation will be capped at 2000 entries / £1000.

For more information, or to speak with a member of the team, contact advice@essentialcuisine.com or call 01606 541490.