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26 July 2010
Shortlist for 2010 Community Partnership Awards revealed
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PRESS RELEASE
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF)[1] has unveiled the final shortlist for its
annual Community Partnership Awards[2].
Following an extensive judging process by industry experts[3] and chaired by Lord
Haskins, former government adviser and CEO of Northern Foods, the companies
shortlisted for the 2010 Awards are:
AF Blakemore and Son, Alpro UK, ASDA Stores, Bel UK, Bradgate Bakery, Cadbury
UK, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Findus Group, General Mills UK, Greggs, Mars
Chocolate
UK, McCain Foods, New Covent Garden Market, Samworth Brothers, The Authentic
Food Company, Typhoo Tea, Unilever UK, United Biscuits and Young's Seafood.
The companies have been shortlisted for the following categories: culture, media
and sport; education; environment; local community and workplace community)[4].
For
the first time, an overall winner will be selected for the President's Award by
FDF President Ross Warburton MBE. All winners will be announced at a
prestigious
luncheon at the Institute of Directors, London, on Tuesday 19 October 2010.
Commenting on the judging of the Awards, FDF's Director of Communications,
Julian Hunt, said:
“The CPA Awards may already be in their eighth year, but the quality of entries
we receive keeps getting better and better, demonstrating food and drink
companies clear commitment to making a positive difference in their community.
We
received a record number of entries this year and the standard was exceptional."
"All of our judges were extremely impressed by the range of inspiring
initiatives being carried out by companies to engage with their local
communities, help to
improve the health and wellbeing of their employees, make a difference to the
environment, and encourage young people to learn about our industry and to keep
fit and healthy.”
Notes to Editors
1. FDF is the voice of the food and drink industry – the UK's largest
manufacturing sector.
2. FDF's Community Partnership Awards recognise the food and drink chain's
longstanding commitment to the community and provide a showcase for the
sector's
widespread activities in corporate social responsibility. Visit the FDF website
for further information about the Awards and details of previous years' winners' initiatives.
3. The judging panel was chaired by former Chairman of Northern Foods Lord
Haskins. The panel comprised Gillian Barker, Director General of Caravan; Andy
Dawe,
Head of Retail Programmes at the Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP);
Christine Hancock, Director, Oxford Health Alliance; Lorraine Hendle,
Publishing
Director of The Grocer; Julian Hunt, Director of Communications at the Food and
Drink
Federation; Andrew Kuyk CBE, Director of Sustainability at the Food and Drink
Federation; Rick Pendrous, Editor of Food Manufacture; Robert Tate, Account
Manager and Membership Director of BITC London and Martin Wright,
Editor-in-Chief at
Green Futures magazine.
4. The categories for the Awards are:
- Culture, Media and Sport: this category recognises initiatives in culture, media
and sport undertaken with communities across the UK
- Education: this Award acknowledges local and/or national education specific
initiatives
- Environment: this category highlights the leadership being shown by the food and
drink sector in reducing its environmental impact
- Local Community: this Award pays tribute to a company's ongoing commitments to
its immediate community
- Workplace Community: rewarding projects and initiatives that specifically
benefit the company's employees – including projects that promote healthy
living and
lifestyles in the workplace
More Information
- FDF Press team
-
Cath Wilkins on cath.wilkins@fdf.org.uk or 020 7420 7132
-
Sarah Lovell on sarah.lovell@fdf.org.uk or 020 7420 7131
-
Rebecca Wilhelm rebecca.wilhelm@fdf.org.uk or 020 7420 7140
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