FDF Awards - shortlist announced
4 July 2014
FDF Awards - shortlist announced
Ground-breaking ideas, flourishing businesses and inspirational people make up the shortlists for this year's Food and Drink Federation Awards – the newest badge of industry excellence.
Finalists will now be waiting with baited breath to find out who will be amongst the winners when they are announced at a glittering award ceremony hosted by Katie Derham on 18th September at The Brewery in London.
The group and individual shortlists were chosen by a panel of judges made up of leading experts across government, academia and industry. Finalists include a range of well-known brands, SMEs and people who are rising stars in the industry or established innovators and technical experts.
- Apprentice of the Year : Nestlé UK, Britvic, McCain, Mondelez and Cargill
- Community Champion: Premier Foods, Mars Foods, Mondeléz and General Mills
- Community Partner: Central England Co-operative, Company Shop, General Mills, Kettle Foods, Mars Foods and Siemens
- Education Initiative: Chilled Food Association, Coca-Cola Enterprises, KP Snacks, Nestlé UK, RSSL, Secret Sausages
- Environmental Leadership : apetito, Asda, Kelly's of Cornwall, Premier Foods, PepsiCo UK, Nestlé and Mondeléz
- Exporter of the Year: Bestway, Britvic, FA027, Ramsden International, Typhoo
- Food and Drink Engineer of the Year : Premier Foods, Nestlé UK, PepsiCo UK, Greencore Prepared Meals, Burtons Biscuits and Mondeléz
- Food and Drink Scientist of the Year: Burtons Biscuits and Premier Foods
- Good Employer: Border Biscuits, Britvic, Cargill, Dalesman Group, and New England Seafood
- Growth Business: Company Shop, Jo and Seph's Popcorn, New England Seafood, Protein Works, Seabrook Crisps and Sunmark Ltd
- Health and Wellbeing: Bfree, Danone, IQ Choc and Mars
- Innovation: Bactest, Burtons Biscuits, Jo and Seph's Popcorn, Mash, Olympus Automation and Ultimate Packaging
- Rising Star: Nestlé, Premier Foods and New England Seafood
The annual FDF Awards ceremony is a highlight in the industry calendar as it gives food and drink companies the chance to show their customers and competitors that they are leading the way. The awards also showcase the industry's continued and substantial contribution to the economy and consumers, in the UK and world-wide.
Steve Barnes, FDF's Economics and Commercial Services Director said:
“We've had an overwhelming response for the FDF awards this year which shows us how many talented, dedicated people there are working in Britain's food and drink industry. Our expert panel of judges found it challenging to get the entries down to a short list, but we're really pleased with the variety and number of entrants.
“We are looking forward to welcoming finalists, guests and supporters to the event in September, Last year's award ceremony was a sold-out success, so we're urging people to reserve a place now so they don't miss out on the celebrations.”
Sponsors for this year's awards are Aktrion Food and Drink, Food Matters Live, General Mills, Spirax Sarco Ltd, Grant Thornton UK LLP, Nestlé UK, apetito and PepsiCo UK.
Note to Editors
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