FDF Awards 2024

Attended by up to 600 guests, our Awards Ceremony is a prestigious evening of great food and drink, catching up with colleagues, and celebrating the achievements of the UK's thriving food and drink sector.

The Roundhouse will again be the stunning backdrop for the FDF Awards. This venue is one of the most incredible live performance spaces in the world where the biggest names in music, theatre, circus and spoken word take to the stage every day. It has hosted legendary artists including Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Clash, Ed Sheeran, Jay-Z and Adele.

Dress code: Black tie / Glamourous

Programme:

18:00 - Doors open, drinks reception

18:45 - Guests seated

19:00 - Welcome speeches

19:30 - Dinner service (approx 90 minutes)

21:00 - Awards ceremony (approx 60 minutes)

23:30 - Bar closes

00:00 - Event ends

Please note that the timings are approximate and subject to change.

Special SME ticket discount:

We are delighted to offer a generous discounted ticket offer for all SMEs.

£135.00 members

£155.00 non-members

To book SME prices contact craig.hannington@fdf.org.uk  

Guest host: Clodagh McKenna

Clodagh McKenna is a chef, TV presenter, cook book author, food columnist and runs her sustainable farm Broadspear. She is the author of 8 cookbooks, including most recently In Minutes and Clodagh’s Weeknight Kitchen. Her latest book In Minutes is a number 1 best-seller in both the UK and Ireland. Clodagh is a food columnist for the Sunday Times Magazine.

Clodagh is a resident chef on ITV’s This Morning show. She has hosted 5 of her own TV series – Fresh From the Farmers Markets and Fresh From The Sea. She was a regular on the Marilyn Denis Show in Canada and the Today Show in the USA, and won ITV’s Cooking with the Stars which aired in June 2022.

Clodagh lives and works in Broadspear, a 100 acre sustainable farm (Hampshire, UK) with her husband Harry, beloved dogs Alfie & Nolly and their 11 hens, 3 ducks, 3 Ox Black x Sandy Pigs and 5 Aberdeen Angus cattle. Over the past five years they have restored a one-acre, eighteenth-century walled vegetable and fruit garden, set up 5 working beehives, an orchard, a pickling and fermenting shed, cutting gardens and wildflower meadows.

Clodagh’s Shop launched 5 years ago online, where she has curated beautiful pieces for the home and cooking essentials.

Sponsorship Opportunities:

We have a number of areas available for sponsorship. This is an ideal opportunity to get your brand noticed. For all enquiries please contact craig.hannington@fdf.org.uk 

Charity Partner:

We are pleased to announce Fareshare as our charity partner for the evening.