FDF award winners revealed

Last night, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Awards recognised outstanding individuals, ambitious initiatives and growing food and drink businesses for their contribution to the economy, community and environment.

TV’s Hardeep Singh Kohli took to the stage at London’s The Brewery to present the winners with their trophies at a ceremony packed with the leaders of the UK food and drink industry.

The FDF Awards 2015 winners are as follows:

Apprentice of the Year (sponsored by Aktrion Food & Drink)

Shaheed Gul Khattak – Mondelēz International

Community Champion

Dennis O’Shea – Mars UK

Exporter of the Year (Individual)

Sean Ramsden – Ramsden International

Food & Drink Engineer of the Year (sponsored by Sheffield Hallam University)

Gary Loverance – PepsiCo UK & Ireland

Food & Drink Scientist of the Year (sponsored by Food Matters Live)

Sterling Crew – Kolak Snack Foods

Rising Star (sponsored by PepsiCo UK & Ireland)

Louise Eaton – Premier Foods

Campaign of the Year

General Mills

Community Partner

Kilsyth Community Market Garden (KCMG)

Education Initiative (sponsored by General Mills)

Thorntons

Environmental Leadership (sponsored by James Hutton Institute)

Wyke Farms

Exporter of the Year (Company) (sponsored by Willis)

Delamere Dairy

Health and Wellbeing (sponsored by Nestlé UK & Ireland)

Warburtons (with a highly commended for Danone)

Good Employer (sponsored by Investors in People, East of England)

SPAR

Regional Growth Business (sponsored by Grant Thonrton UK LLP)

Central – Orchard Valley Foods

London – The Bread Factory

Northern England – Delicious Alchemy

Scotland – Kilsyth Community Market Garden

South West – Moo Free

Overall winner: The Bread Factory

Innovation (sponsored by apetito Ltd)

Mini Nom Nom’s

Steve Barnes, FDF’s director of economics and commercial services, says, “The FDF Awards get bigger and better year on year, with the 2015 Awards receiving over 150 entries as well as the introduction of two new categories – Exporter of the Year (Individual) and Campaign of the Year.

“With so many talented, ambitious and successful companies and people making up the UK food and drink supply chain, FDF is proud to award the best and brightest for their innovative approaches, commitment to the community, and vital contribution to the economy.”

You can access the winners’ case studies here: https://www.fdf.org.uk/fdf-awards-winners-2015.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

 

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