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Food Industry Awards product nomination deadline fast approaching

29 Jan, 2025

The deadline for product nominations and voting in the 2025 FMT Food Industry Awards is only a week away, as organisers urge industry to nominate their products.

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The deadline for product nominations and voting in the 2025 Food Management Today Food Industry Awards is only one week away, as organisers encourage members of the UK and Irish food industry to nominate their products.

Manufacturers, suppliers, processors, retailers, foodservice, trade organisations and training providers are invited to take part in this year’s initiative by nominating their products or voting for their 2025 winner ahead of the deadline on Friday 7th February.

Click here to nominate products – the process is quick, easy and free.

Vote for your 2025 winner here.

Category winners will be revealed at the prestigious awards ceremony and business luncheon on Thursday 26th June 2025 at the 5-star Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London.

The 2025 categories are as follows:

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
FMT Food Industry Awards 2025 Logo

Graham Yandell MBE of Food Management Today commented: “The FMT Food Industry Awards are an excellent way to demonstrate the quality of your products – I strongly encourage any interested businesses to ensure they have nominated their products before next week’s deadline. Entry is free of charge, and there is no limit on the number of products a business can enter!”

“Each year we see hundreds of nominations, and many big-name winners as well as smaller businesses. It is always a rigorous and enjoyable process to judge the winners – there is a wealth of talent in the food industry, which is clear to see from the increasing quality of nominations.

“I also encourage the industry to vote for their 2025 winners, including sending nominations for the Food Industry Champion. This initiative is the perfect opportunity to recognise some of the fantastic work we see across the food sector, and the people who make it happen, so make sure you get your votes in!”

Click here to nominate products – the process is quick, easy and free.

Vote for your 2025 winner here.

With thanks to the 2025 FMT Food Industry Awards partners:

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