FDF Awards
16 September 2021
The FDF Awards recognise and reward excellence for innovation, competitiveness and talent in the food and drink industry.
Each year, companies from across the food and drink supply chain enter the FDF Awards, and over 500 guests come together to celebrate the winners at the FDF Awards ceremony.
Congratulations to the winners of our FDF Awards 2021 who were announced at the FDF Awards Ceremony on 16 September 2021 at the Royal Lancaster, London.
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Congratulations for the winners of our FDF Awards 2021
Update"Yet again, all of the entries for the FDF Awards showcased the excellence of the people, businesses, initiatives and innovation which exists right across our sector. Every single individual and company nominated should be extremely proud of the contribution they make towards to the food and drink industry.
"Following a tough few years, the industry continues to go from strength-to-strength, I am immensely proud of the way every person across the food and drink supply chain has responded to the challenges of Covid, our EU Exit and – now – the extremely tight labour market.
"Congratulations to all our winners and many thanks to all our category sponsors for their support this evening."
Ian Wright CBE, Chief Executive
Food and Drink Federation
View photos for the 2021 awards ceremony
FDF Awards 2021 Winners
Apprentice of the Year
Cherri Chan – Unilever UK & Ireland
Brand launch of the year
Business Resilience
Campaign of the Year
Coca-Cola Great Britain - Coca-Cola: Open Like Never Before
Community Partner
Diet and Health
Eurest (Compass Group UK & I) - Food to take you further
Digital Transformation
Education Initiative
Chilled Food Association - Chilled Education
Emerging Business
Environmental Leadership
Exporter of the Year
Food and Drink Engineer of the Year
Robert Jabangwe - Jordans Dorset Ryvita (part of Associated British Foods)
Food and Drink Scientist of the Year (joint winner)
Stella Cochrane - Unilever UK & Ireland
HR Initiative
Innovation
Company Shop Group - The Luminary Programme
Registered Dietitian / Nutritionist of the Year
Claire Baseley - Ella's Kitchen
Rising Star
Sustainable Packaging Initiative
Britvic PLC - Britvic’s long-term commitment to recycled plastic and the circular economy
Congratulations to the finalists of our FDF Awards 2021!
“With over 200 nominees across 18 categories, these are the biggest ever FDF awards. Those nominated exhibit the extraordinary vibrancy and resourcefulness of the food and drink industry as it faced the twin challenges of Covid-19 and the UK’s EU exit. All of those nominated are heroes. The judges have a herculean task to decide the winners.”
Ian Wright CBE, Chief Executive of the Food and Drink Federation
FDF Awards 2021 Shortlist
Apprentice of the Year
- Amelia Cockran - Coca-Cola Europacific partners
- April Streeton - Britvic PLC
- Cherri Chan - Unilever UK & Ireland
- Emily Chater - Pilgrim's UK
- Laura Foster-Stockill - Asda
- Mobin Ahmad - Unilever UK & Ireland
- Richard Laursen - Unilever UK & Ireland
Brand Launch of the Year
- Jason's Sourdough
- Macphie - Simply clever food
- Old El Paso™ - Tortilla Pockets™
- pladis UK&I - McVitie’s V.I.Bs
- The Naked Collective Ltd - Mude
- Walkers - Walkers MAX Brand Re-Stage, including: New MAX Double Crunch and New KFC Flavours
Business Resilience
- Beckleberry's
- Britvic PLC
- Kanes Foods Limited
- KP Snacks
- Made for Drink
- Princes
Campaign of the Year
- Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board - AHDB’s We Eat Balanced
- Aunt Bessie's (Nomad Foods) - ‘Caring is the hardest thing we do’ Campaign
- Coca-Cola Great Britain - Coca-Cola: Open Like Never Before
- EMILY - Lockdown Posters OOH Campaign
- FareShare - FareShare and Marcus Rashford combine forces to tackle childhood holiday hunger
- Quaker Oats, PepsiCo - Quaker Oats. Stay Home. Go Forridge
Community Partner
- Coca-Cola Great Britain and Coca-Cola Europacific partners - Coca-Cola: Make A Difference
- Community Shop - Healthy Holidays
- FareShare
- Ferrero UK - Joy of Moving
- Macphie - From sauces to sanitiser
- NEMI Teas
- The Bread and Butter Thing
Diet and Health
- Eurest (Compass Group UK & I) - Food to take you further
- Goodfella’s Pizza - Goodfella’s non-HFSS innovation and optimisation
- Graze (Unilever) – Flapjack Sugar Reduction
- Knorr - Zero Salt Stock Cubes
- OptiBiotix - GoFigure® Blueberry & Raspberry Flapjacks
- Radnor Hills - Radnor Vits
Digital Transformation
- Addo Food Group
- Compass Group UK & Ireland
- Food Standards Agency
- KP Snacks
- Red Tractor Assurance
- Scottish Sea Farms
Education Initiative
- Britvic PLC - Encouraging the next generation to pursue careers in STEM
- Chartwells Independents - The Adventurous Food Book
- Chilled Food Association - Chilled Education
- Coca-Cola Europacific partners and UK Youth – Reach Up programme
- REHIS / FSS Secondary Schools Initiative
- Rhug Estate - Organic Farm Tours
Emerging Business
- Holy Lama Naturals
- Moorish
- NEMI Teas
- Sedamyl
- The Basic Ingredients Ltd.
- We Love Purely
Environmental Leadership
- Accolade Wines Europe - Carbon neutrality across Accolade Wines Europe’s UK-packaged core branded portfolio
- Arbikie Distillery - Nadar – distilling the world’s first climate-positive gin
- Cranswick Milton Keynes - Mission Zero
- FareShare - FareShare’s Surplus with Purpose scheme
- Muntons - Bioenergy Plant
- Nestlé UK&I and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK - Podback – the UK’s first cross-industry collaboration to recycle coffee pods
Exporter of the Year
- British Corner Shop
- Nairn’s Oatcakes Ltd
- Princes Limited
- Ramsden International
- Symington's Ltd
- Taylors of Harrogate
Food and Drink Engineer of the Year
- Amy White - Coca-Cola Europacific partners
- Andrew Bosman - Campden BRI
- Bayan Al Balushi - British Sugar
- David Lipcsey - Scottish Sea Farms
- Duncan Gordon - The Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co.
- Robert Jabangwe - Jordans Dorset Ryvita (part of Associated British Foods)
Food and Drink Technologist / Scientist of the Year
- Debora Saibene - PepsiCo
- Johnny Durant - Nomad Foods
- Lucas Westphal - Campden BRI
- Mark Auty - RSSL
- Muriel Vanoli - St. Pierre Groupe
- Stella Cochrane - Unilever UK & Ireland
HR Initiative
- ABP UK - Winter Health Campaign
- Coca-Cola Europacific partners - GB Equity programme
- Coca-Cola Europacific partners’ Career Builder Programme
- KP Snacks
- Moy Park Ltd - Moy Park’s Commercial Academy
- Premier Foods - Big enough to feed the nation, small enough to care
- Princes - ‘Our Princes – Our People’
Innovation
- Aunt Bessie's (Nomad Foods) - 10 Glorious Golden Yorkshire Puddings
- Company Shop Group - The Luminary Programme
- Knorr - Zero Salt Stock Cubes
- LettUs Grow in Partnership with Octopus Energy for Business - Powering vertical farming with 100% green energy
- Slightly Different Foods - A food solution to improve gut health and IBS symptoms
- The Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co. - The Pinter
Rising Star
- Alex Brown - Goodfella’s Pizza (Birds Eye UK)
- Beulah Davies - Premier Foods
- Daniel Clarke - Huel
- Georgia Knight - Unilever
- Mandy Chambers - apetito
- Tess Kelly - Quorn Foods
Registered Nutritionist/Dietitian of the Year
- Claire Baseley - Ella's Kitchen
- Holly Roper - Quorn Foods
- James Collier - Huel
- Julie Foster - Cereal Partners UK
- Luxey Dayanandan - Restaurant Associates Group
- Rees Bramwell - Eurest (Compass Group UK & Ireland)
Sustainable Packaging Initiative
- Britvic PLC - Britvic’s long-term commitment to recycled plastic and the circular economy
- Ernie
- Macphie - Macphie moves to plant-based packaging
- Piccolo Foods - Piccolo’s 100% recyclable Yellow & Go pouches
- Suntory Beverage and Food GB&I - SBF GB&I rolls up its sleeves to drive bottle-to-bottle recycling
- TrakRap Ltd – Wrapping Retailers into Sustainability
Winners will be announced our awards ceremony on 16 September 2021, taking place at the Royal Lancaster, London. Early bird ticket prices available until 20 August. Register your place now >
Congratulations to the winners of our FDF Awards 2020!
Last night, representatives from across the supply chain came together virtually to celebrate the efforts of the food and drink industry over the last year at the Food and Drink Federation Awards 2020. The event toasted the achievements of the sector across a variety of categories including areas of innovation, sustainability, and growth. The awards also recognised the efforts of the exceptional individuals who work within the industry.
FDF Awards 2020 Winners
Apprentice of the Year
Coca-Cola European Partners - Jordan Brosnan
Brand launch of the year
Birds Eye - Birds Eye Green Cuisine
Campaign of the Year
KP - KP ‘Check Your Nuts’ Movember Campaign
Community Partner
Diet and Health
Aunt Bessie’s (Nomad Foods) - Aunt Bessie’s Desserts Sugar Reduction
Education Initiative
Britvic PLC - Britvic’s Young Persons Programme
Emerging Business
Environmental Leadership
Milk & More - Milk & More’s environmental initiative
Exporter of the Year
Food and Drink Engineer of the Year
Mondelez International - Emma McLeod
Food and Drink Scientist of the Year
Agrico UK Ltd - Dr Steven Muir
HR Initiative
PepsiCo - ‘Grow our Own’ Training and Education Programme
Innovation
Meatless Farm - Plant-based pea protein range
Registered Dietitian / Nutritionist of the Year
Rising Star
Premier Foods - Oliver Bradbury
Sustainable Packaging Initiative (joint winner)
Hidden Hero
Moy Park’s Culinary Team - Craigavon
Unilever UK & Ireland - Erika Burany
Lifetime Achievement
Dr Roger Angold
Apprentice of the Year
There are more apprentices than ever in the food and drink supply chain. These are the potential industry leaders of the future.
Brand Launch of the Year
This category looks at food and drink manufacturers launching a new brand, launching a new initiative to strengthen an existing brand or launching a rebrand. In all three cases, the brand may relate to a single product or a range of products.
Business Resilience - new for 2021!
2020 has been a challenging year for the food and drink supply chain. Show us how your organisation has worked through the difficulties to emerge stronger.
Campaign of the Year
This category is for in-house or agency teams to enter campaigns centring on sales, driving behaviour change, launches, research or increasing awareness.
Community Partner
Are you making a difference in your community? We are looking for companies that have carried out outstanding work with their chosen community and made a positive difference.
Diet and Health
This award is aimed at recognising where companies are helping their customers achieve dietary goals by changing products or introducing new products.
Digital Transformation - new for 2021!
Digital has proved to be pivotal for manufacturing operations and many organisations have invested in digital transformation projects.
Education Initiative
Many companies work positively with schools and colleges to encourage interest in food and drink manufacturing and help to facilitate employment opportunities for young people.
Emerging Business
Have you started your business and experienced a significant growth in the past few years? Are you proud to be a thriving food or drink company in your area?
Environmental Leadership
Everyone is looking to produce more with less and with less impact on the environment.
Exporter of the Year
British food and drink has never been more popular and exports continue to be a key area for growth.
Food and Drink Engineer of the Year
Engineering skills are essential for our industry to grow and we want to recognise the people that will make this happen.
Food and Drink Technologist / Scientist of the Year
Scientific developments help to give our industry its competitive edge and we are fortunate to have many talented scientists working within our sector.
HR Initiative
Employee recruitment and retention is important to a successful company, so show us how your company is a great place to work.
Innovation
Many companies within the food and drink industry do exceptional work, creating products or developing new ways of thinking and working.
Registered Dietitian / Nutritionist of the Year
Nutritionists and dietitians support our food and drink industry in improving the health of the nation, and are crucial to innovative new product development.
Rising Star
Open to entrants within their first five years in the industry at any academic and training level, the Rising Star category is for the people with the potential to go far.
Sustainable Packaging Initiative
This new FDF Awards category looks at how food and drink producers have moved towards more sustainable packaging solutions particularly in respect of plastics.
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For more information contact
Casey Horn
Marketing and Commercial Analyst
Tel: 020 7420 7146
Email: casey.horn@fdf.org.uk