Finalists 2017

Ambient Manufacturing Company of the Year

  • Alpen (Weetabix)
  • Fudge Kitchen
  • Kendal Nutricare
  • Purely Pickled Eggs
  • Sleaford Quality Foods
  • Thomas Tucker

Bakery Manufacturing Company of the Year

  • Addo Food Group
  • American Muffin
  • Eric Richmond
  • Great British Biscotti
  • The Bread Factory
  • Warrens Bakery

Beverages Manufacturing Company of the Year

  • Coca-Cola European Partners
  • Savse

Chilled Manufacturing Company of the Year

  • Bakkavor Hitchen Foods
  • Davison Canners
  • Edgmond Foods
  • Mash Direct
  • SK Chilled Foods
  • Troy Foods

Dairy Manufacturing Company of the Year

  • Langage Farm
  • Norseland
  • Yorkshire Dama Cheese

Fresh Produce Manufacturing Company of the Year

  • Fourayes Farm
  • Nature’s Way Foods
  • PrepWorld
  • U.M.I Foods
  • Willowbrook Foods

Meat & Poultry Manufacturing Company of the Year

  • ABP UK
  • Dalehead Foods
  • Dawn Meats
  • Kettyle Irish Foods
  • Moss Valley Fine Meats
  • Walter Rose & Sons

Best New Use of Food Ingredients

  • Fudge Kitchen
  • Kendal Nutricare
  • Kettyle Irish Foods
  • Sydney Scott & Sons
  • Mr Lee’s Pure Food

Environmental Initiative of the Year

  • ABP UK
  • Allplants
  • Edgmond Foods
  • Moss Valley Fine Foods

Supply Chain Initiative of the Year

  • Natures Way Foods
  • Weetabix

Training Programme of the Year

  • Alpen (Weetabix)
  • Bakkavor Hitchen Foods
  • Dawn Meats
  • Norseland
  • Weetabix

Judges’ Star Performer

  • Fudge Kitchen
  • Kettyle
  • Mash Direct
  • PrepWorld

Young Talent of the Year

  • Amelia Browning, Prepworld
  • Adam Buckler, ABP Shrewsbury
  • Kodi Gledhill, CCEP Wakefield
  • Cordel Wickham, ABP Langport SME

Innovation of the Year

  • Great British Biscotti
  • Moss Valley Fine Meats
  • Nim’s
  • Walter Rose & Sons
  • Yorkshire Dama Cheese

Me and My Factory Editor’s Choice Award

  • Anthony Buckton, site manager, Clipper Teas (Wessanen)
  • Ross McMahon, chief executive, Kendal Nutricare
  • Nimisha Raja, founder, Nim’s Fruit Crisps
  • Ramona Hazan, owner, Ramona’s Kitchen
  • James Kempley, commercial director, Troy Foods
  • Melvin Glynn, managing director, Windyridge Cheese

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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