MP's Choice Award – Food and Drink Manufacturer of the Year
The MP's Choice – Food and Drink Manufacturer of the Year Award is a celebration of the extraordinary small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that that make up 97% of the UK’s food and drink manufacturing sector.
Across every corner of our nation, at the centre of towns and villages, these remarkable businesses are driving the transition to environmental sustainability, developing pioneering technologies or new, healthier products, and championing new talent and embracing diversity.
This industry is far more than just products on shelves; it is about people - the passionate entrepreneurs and skilled workers who create the safe, nutritious, and affordable food and drink we enjoy every day.
We invited Members of Parliament to shine a spotlight on their local businesses by nominating outstanding SME food and drink manufacturers in their constituency - whose dedication not only fuels local economies, but also shapes the sustainable future of the entire UK food and drink sector.
2025 Winners Announced – ChalkStream Foods
A massive congratulations to the winners of the first SME Food and Drink Manufacturer of the Year Awards – ChalkStream Foods.
The Hampshire-based businesss beat stiff competition to be awarded the prize during a ceremony at the Houses of Parliament, after impressing judges with their work in bringing British trout back to the nation’s menus.
Nominated by local MP Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North, ChalkStream was recognised for its commitment to restoring the trout farming industry and Hampshire’s Itchen and Test Rivers.
Congratulations to all our regional winners
East Midlands – Eat Curious
Sarah Bool MP, South Northamptonshire
East of England – The Cambridge Oven
Daniel Zeichner MP, Cambridge
London – PLAYinCHOC
Danny Beales MP, Uxbridge and South Ruislip
North East – Fentiman’s
Joe Morris MP, Hexham
North West – Dodgshons Bakery Ltd
Dame Angela Eagle MP, Wallasey
Northern Ireland - Cooper Family Butcher’s
Claire Hanna MP, Belfast South and Mid Down
Scotland - Paisley Pie Company
Johanna Baxter MP, Paisley and Renfrewshire South
South East - ChalkStream
Caroline Nokes MP, Romsey and Southampton North
South West -Philip Warren Butchers
Ben Maguire MP, North Cornwall
Wales - Hive Mind Mead
Catherine Fookes MP, Monmouthshire
West Midlands - Bridge Cheese
Shaun Davies MP, Telford
Yorkshire and the Humber - Yorkshire Pecorino Cheese
Katie White MP, Leeds North West
2026 MP’s Choice Awards
Keep an eye out – entries for the 2026 MP’s Choice Awards will be opening again in the summer.