The winners of the 2025 Food Management Today Food Industry Awards were officially announced today [Thursday 26th June], during a much-anticipated awards ceremony, held at the 5-star Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington.
The annual awards initiative champions innovation, service and excellent products from producers, manufacturers and retailers, recognising businesses and people across 16 different categories.
Showman, comedian, actor and songman Gary Wilmot announced the winners of each category during the glittering awards ceremony.
ABP UK chief executive officer Bob Carnell was awarded the prestigious Food Industry Champion Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the food and meat industry.
The 2025 winners are as follows:
Best Trade Organisation – British Frozen Food Federation
Best Ingredients Supplier – Prosur
Best Machinery/Equipment Supplier – Multivac
Best Training Initiative – Pilgrim’s Europe – Graduate Trainee Programme
Best Free From Product – Porky Whites Cumberland Pork Swirl Premium Sausage – Porky Whites
Best Ready to Eat Product – Wall’s Jumbo Sausage Roll – The Compleat Food Group
Best New Product Development – M&S Collection Blackthorn Salt Dry-Aged King Arthur Sirloin Beef Joint – ABP Linden
Best Frozen Product – Frozen M&S Collection Beef Wellington – ABP Linden
Best Bakery Product – Aldi Specially Selected Chocolate Luxury Cake
Best Seafood Product – Home Hot Smoked Salmon – The Tartan Butchers
Best Red Meat Product – Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference Slow Cooked Hickory Smoked BBQ Beef Brisket – Dunbia
Best Poultry Product – Waitrose No.1 Free Range Roast in Bag Chicken – Pilgrim’s Europe
Best Dairy Product – Gelato Lusso Raspberry Cheesecake Ice Cream – Suncream Dairies
Food Retailer of the Year – Lidl
Food Manufacturer of the Year – Sofina Foods Europe
Food Industry Champion Award – Bob Carnell, CEO of ABP UK
Graham Yandell MBE of Food Management Today, commented: “We’ve had another fantastic year of celebrating the industry’s best retailers, producers, organisations, training schemes and products! It has been a pleasure to see friends and colleagues from across the industry come together for this event, and it was a most enjoyable occasion.”
Yandell also confirmed that the ceremony will move venue for next year’s presentation and its new home will be the 5-star Royal Lancaster hotel, one of London’s most prestigious event locations.
A special Awards magazine from Food Management Today will be published shortly and will provide an in-depth review of the 2025 event featuring all the winners. This will be available in print and also online as a digital e-magazine. A full list of highly commended products will be published in the edition.
Any companies and businesses interested in becoming a partner for the 2025/26 awards should contact Michelle Ingerfield for details on 01908 613323 or email michelle.i@yandellmedia.com.
With thanks to the 2025 FMT Food Industry Awards partners:
