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FMT Food Industry Awards launches for 2025

24 Sep, 2024

Organisers of the Food Management Today Industry Awards have announced that the 2025 awards initiative has been launched and that response has already been positive.

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Organisers of the Food Management Today Industry Awards have announced that the 2025 awards initiative has been launched and that response has already been positive.

The annual awards recognise the outstanding work and excellence of food processors, manufacturers, retailers and people across the UK food sector.

Trade organisations, ingredient suppliers, machinery and equipment companies, products and training schemes are honoured as part of the programme.

Product nominations and online voting for the 2025 initiative are now live on the Food Management Today website, and can be accessed by clicking here.

The 2025 initiative

The 2025 awards business luncheon will return to the Royal Garden Hotel in London on Thursday 26th June, and will welcome guests from all corners of the industry to enjoy a unique networking opportunity.

Retailers and manufacturers can nominate products for entry into one or more of the product categories, with a panel of industry experts set to judge all nominated products that are received. Readers and the wider industry can also vote in seven additional categories, which will honour individuals, manufacturers and retailers.

Those nominating their products will be contacted in due course with further details and the address for product delivery. Judging for the awards will be held at the Reiser UK Test Kitchens in Milton Keynes with products to be delivered on Tuesday 11th February 2025.

2025 Awards categories

Products:

  • Best Bakery Product
  • Best Dairy Product
  • Best Free From Product
  • Best Frozen Product
  • Best New Product Development
  • Best Poultry Product
  • Best Ready To Eat Product
  • Best Red Meat Product
  • Best Seafood Product

Voting:

  • Best Ingredients Supplier
  • Best Machinery / Equipment Supplier
  • Best Trade Organisation
  • Best Training Initiative
  • Food Manufacturer of the Year
  • Food Retailer of the Year
  • Food Industry Champion

Graham Yandell MBE, publisher of Food Management Today, who stage the awards, said: “It’s that time again! Following a fantastic ceremony in 2024 hosted by Michel Roux Jr., we are already receiving product nominations and voting entries for the 2025 initiative. I am sure we are set for another excellent year.

“However, you have to be in it to win it, so ensure you nominate your products soon or vote for who you think should be crowned at the 2025 FMT Food Industry Awards ceremony. The product nomination process is quick, simple and free, and you can enter as many products as you like across multiple categories. Good luck to everyone participating this year!”

The voting page can be accessed here, and the nomination form can be found here.

Thanks to the 2025 awards partners:

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