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Food Producer of the Year Award
The maker whose food stood out from every other.
About this category
This award recognises a UK food producer of any kind whose products, craft and business over the last twelve months stand out. Judges look for taste and quality, provenance, how the business is run and what customers and stockists say.
Eligibility
Open to UK food producers of every size that make their own products.
Judging criteria
- Taste and quality
- Craft and provenance
- Business growth
- Sustainability
- Customer and stockist feedback
Qualitative criteria
- Food made with skill and care
- It shows
Metrics
- Sales growth
- Stockists
- Repeat customers
- Awards won and reviews
Additional criteria
Entries should include a short description of the business and its products, photographs where helpful, supporting figures such as sales, stockists, growth or awards, and, where possible, comments from customers or stockists. Shortlisted producers may be asked to send product samples for tasting. Figures can be given as ranges and nothing in an entry is shared beyond the judging panel. Every entry must meet food safety and labelling law. Judges consider the size and stage of every business, so a kitchen table maker competes on equal terms with an established brand.
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