With 20 award categories, whether your company has led a significant project that you are proud of, or a colleague has done a tremendous job in their role, find an award category that suits you.
Apprentice of the Year Rising Star Food and Drink Technologist / Scientist of the Year Brand Launch of the Year Campaign of the Year Product Innovation Diet and Health Environmental Leadership Food Waste Initiative Net Zero Initiative Manufacturing and Digital Transformation HR Initiative Sustainable Packaging Initiative SME Emerging Business Community Partner
Apprentice of the Year
Do you employ a brilliant apprentice in your food and drink manufacturing company? Have you got an exceptional young talent among your teams?
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.
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.
Brand Launch of the Year
Have you launched an exciting new brand, whether a single product or a range? Or is your business strengthening an existing brand or rebranding an existing range?
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.
Product Innovation
Does your company carry out exceptional work, creating innovative new products?
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.
Environmental Leadership
Does your company have a leading environmental initiative?
Food Waste Initiative
Does your company have an initiative to prevent and reduce food waste in manufacturing or along the supply chain?
Net Zero Initiative
This award is open to any business that is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and will award entities pushing the boundaries to reduce and/or eliminate emissions to the greatest extent possible.
Manufacturing and Digital Transformation
Has your company developed a new manufacturing process or adopted technology that has led to significant business improvements?
Exporter of the Year
British food and drink has never been more popular and exports continue to be a key area for growth.
HR Initiative
Employee recruitment and retention is important to a successful company, so show us how your company is a great place to work.
Sustainable Packaging Initiative
This category looks at how food and drink producers have moved towards more sustainable packaging solutions particularly in respect of plastics.
SME Emerging Business
Have you started your business and experienced a significant growth in the past few years? Are you proud to be a thriving UK food or drink SME?
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.
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