2024 Finalists

Congratulations to all of our finalists!

This year's judges have been presented with a huge amount of top quality entries. These have now been whittled down to give us our full list of finalists for the 2024 event.  The winners will be announced on Thursday 8 February 2024 at London Hilton Bankside.

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Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2024 Finalists

Business Leader of the Year:

  • Marc Burbidge - B3 Labs
  • Andrew Hewston - Bumble Hole Foods
  • Michelle Laithwaite - Fuel Hub

Collaboration and Partnership Award:

  • DIGI Europe & The Refill Coalition
  • Kingsmill Professional & Zest Food Partners
  • Nestlé & First Milk

Emerging Business Award:

  • Fuel Hub
  • Great Balls of Flour
  • Little Bobby Jebb Foods

Employer of the Year:

  • Arla Food UK
  • Bumble Hole Foods
  • Mondelez International
  • Proper Cornish

ESG Excellence Award:

  • Arla Foods
  • Dunbia
  • Mindful Chef
  • Moo Free

Factory Manager of the Year:

  • Kate Clawson - Sleaford Quality Foods
  • Stephen Lane - Pro-Pak Foods
  • Bernard McAuley - Pilgrims Food Masters
  • Edward Poska - Princes
  • Jarek Sadowski - The Compleat Food Group

Food Integrity Award:

  • B3 Labs
  • Culture Compass
  • Dunbia

Food or Beverage Manufacturing Company of the Year:

  • Arla Foods
  • Beechdean Dairies
  • Bumble Hole Foods
  • Hilltop
  • Sleaford Quality Foods
  • The Tracklement Company

Future Talent Award:

  • George Buckwell - The Compleat Food Group
  • James Burch - Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
  • Izzy Duignan - Nestlé UK and Ireland
  • Mollie Harvey – Lincoln & York
  • Calum Jones - Princes
  • Rhian Smith - Princes

International Trade Award:

  • Plant-Ex Ingredients
  • Prima Cheese
  • Princes
  • Regal Food Products Group
  • Wyke Farms

Site Team of the Year:

  • Charlie Bigham's - London Kitchen
  • Fuel Hub - Production Facility
  • Moy Park - Dungannon
  • Pilgrims Food Masters - Attleborough
  • Princes - Long Sutton
  • Solina UK Trading

Supply Chain Excellence Award:

  • Authenticate IS & The Compleat Food Group
  • Pilgrim's UK
  • The Collective Dairy

The Community Award:

  • Action Against Hunger - The Compleat Food Group
  • Blue Dragon Children's Foundation & TNA Solutions
  • One Feeds Two - Mindful Chef
  • Project Surplus - Charlie Bigham's
  • Work For Good & B1G1 - Fudge Kitchen

The Innovation Award:

  • Foodify - Foodify Innovation
  • Innovative new sustainable products - BioPak
  • Innovative plant-based breakfast drink - Earth'D Drinks
  • Living Soda - FHIRST
  • Mentos Paperbottle - Perfetti Van Melle
  • Morro Nutri - Xampla
  • Superloaf - Modern Baker


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What our customers say...

We are incredibly proud to have been recognised as winners in three categories at this year’s Food Manufacture awards, especially taking home the coveted ‘Company of the Year’ title. This has only been achieved through the incredible efforts of our colleagues, and I would like to thank them for their support and commitment which has enabled us to continue to deliver outstanding service to our customers.

Adam Couch Chief Executive Officer Cranswick plc

I’m really proud that together, all our hard work has been recognised by this award, which was delivered through focusing on developing people, who are our major asset.

Paul Thomas Head of Operations Muller

To win two awards at such a high-profile industry event was amazing. There were some top companies there as finalists, so we were proud just to be taking part; really gratifying, and testament to all the hard work put in by the whole Simply Doughnuts team.

Shiraz Master Managing director Simply Doughnuts

We are delighted to be the headline sponsor for the 2022 Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards. In the wake of a supremely challenging year, food manufacturers have adapted their processes and procedures to continue providing goods to customers. 

Menzies LLP

We are very proud to be sponsoring Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2022. Reward and recognition are key parts of continuous improvement, and it is our honour to be able to support the 2022 Food Excellence awards, just as we have in the past, so that those who have excelled in the UK’s largest manufacturing sector get appropriate recognition.

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