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
