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<\/a>With 207 milkshakes available, Gibson\u2019s Gourmet Burgers & Ribs in the V&A Waterfront has been announced as the Guinness World Records official title holder for \u2018Most Varieties of Milkshakes Commercially Available<\/i>\u2019, it was announced in a media statement today. <\/p>\nAccording to the media statement, the following procedure was followed to attempt the record of \u2018The Most Varieties of Milkshakes Commercially Available\u2019: <\/p>\n
\u2018Achieving this incredible record involved a year and a half of hard work before Gibson\u2019s were able to process their application to the Guinness World Records and arrange a record attempt in terms of their very strict criteria. The big day finally arrived. On 17th<\/span> October 2019, with great excitement, Gibson\u2019s successfully carried out their Guinness World Records official attempt for the record of \u2018The Most Varieties of Milkshakes Commercially Available\u2019.<\/i><\/p>\n This long process leading up to this moment, which had to be strictly followed, encompassed numerous certification forms, checks and balances including checking their menu, sales mix, recipes, ingredients, location and various other formalities. Key witnesses – well-known foodies Jenny Morris, Pete Goffe-Wood, Justin Bonello, Giorgio Nava and Clarice Gomes were required to submit their credentials and curricula vitae to the Guinness World Records London office and after due diligence and various correspondence, they were appointed as Guinness World Records judges for the record attempt.<\/i><\/p>\n Once all of the above protocol had been followed, the date for the official record attempt was finally confirmed. The judges, verified and mandated by Guinness World Records, arrived at 6am on 17th October 2019. They were divided into two teams, as in terms of Guinness World Records regulations, a team of judges could only work for 4 hours and then there had to be a changing of the guard. Working in two shifts under the guidance of Pete Goffe-Wood according to strict criteria, the 207 milkshakes had to be counted, tasted and signed off by the judges. In addition, they had to audit the recipes and verify that the 207 shakes actually appeared on the menu. The Guinness World Records London office followed up with a due diligence worldwide to check and see if in fact there were any other people or companies in the world that complied with this attempt and it was duly verified that Gibson\u2019s are in fact the world record holders for the \u2018Most Varieties of Milkshakes Commercially Available\u2019.<\/i><\/p>\n \u201cWe are really proud to be the biggest in the whole world. We are proud of Africa, the V&A Waterfront and last but not least, Gibson\u2019s Gourmet Burgers & Ribs and our dedicated team. So please come and share this amazing achievement with us and enjoy your way through the WORLD’S largest selection of shakes.\u201d says Ian Halfon, proud co-owner of Gibson\u2019s Gourmet Burgers & Ribs.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/a> The whole attempt, including recipes and ingredients, was videoed by a camera with a timing device as well as duplicated on CCTV footage,and photographs had to be taken of each individual milkshake together with a number and a recipe card. Having never made 207 shakes at one time, Gibson\u2019s guesstimated that they would be finished at about 12h00 or 13h00 and were proudly surprised when the day\u2019s proceedings concluded at 11h20.<\/i><\/p>\n