This year's Food Manufacture Excellence Awards feature an important new category: Personality of the Year.
This title will be awarded to someone who has made a significant contribution to the sector in the previous 12 months, whether by brokering deals, transforming the fortunes of his or her business, or simply delivering exceptional results.
The nominees are: Helen Colley, md, Farmhouse Fare; Preet Grewal and Praveen Vijh, founders, Eat Natural; Ian Blackburn, chief executive, Zetar; Martin Davey, chairman, Cranswick; Jonathan Warburton, chairman, Warburtons; Dave Woodward, president, Heinz UK & Ireland; and Robert Schofield, chief executive, Premier Foods.
To register your vote, log on to http://www.foodmanufacture
excellenceawards.co.uk and select Personality of the Year in the navigation bar.