The time has come to cast your votes and nominate products into the Food Management Today Industry Awards 2019.

Every year, the FMT Food Industry Awards recognise the hard work and excellence of food processors and manufacturers, along with retailers, trade organisations, ingredients suppliers, machinery, equipment companies and many more.

The awards consist of reader voting and product entries to determine the best in the industry, as chosen by Food Management Today readers together with a select judging panel for product evaluation.

Please note that the deadline for product entries and voting is 7th September 2018.

 

Readers are invited to vote online in seven categories:

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

To vote, click here.

Manufacturers and retailers can also nominate products for entry online into one or more of the nine product categories which will be judged by industry experts.

The nine categories are:

• Most innovative packaging development
• Best Frozen Product
• Best Bakery Product
• Best Seafood Product
• Best Red Meat Product
• Best Poultry Product
• Best Dairy Product
• Best ‘Free From’ Product
• Best New Product Development

To enter your products for free, click here.

Head judge Keith Fisher and fellow judge Emily Ansell Elfer, part of the judging panel, appraising products for the FMT Food Industry Awards 2018.

The awards will be presented at a prestigious luncheon, which takes place at the five star Royal Garden Hotel in London on 31st January 2019.

Next year, the awards lunch will welcome a new speaker – Robbie Glen, in addition to once again being hosted by John Torode of MasterChef fame.

A reminder that the deadline for both product entry and voting is the 7th September 2018.

Food Management Today publisher Graham Yandell said: “We are delighted to open voting and product entry for 2019 following the huge success of previous awards. It is a great day in which many of the UK’s leading companies participate and key food industry movers and shakers come together to celebrate the best of the best.

“A huge thanks to everyone who has made this campaign and Awards possible. You must be in it to win it, so don’t delay and nominate your products and start voting today!”

To enquire about tickets and tables for the awards luncheon on 31st January call Emma Cash on 01908 613323 or email emma.c@yandellmedia.com.

Partnership packages for various categories are available and companies or organisations should contact Michelle Ingerfield for details: michelle.i@yandellmedia.com.

A special thanks to our Awards partners: