Up to 450 leading industry executives will finally discover which firms and individuals have triumphed in the food and drink manufacturing industry’s Oscars.
This year’s gala–evening, to be staged at London’s Riverbank Park Plaza, will be biggest in the 11-year history of the awards.
Watch out for our full multi-media coverage of the big night later this week.
Good luck to all the short-listed candidates listed below.
Ambient Manufacturer of the Year:
AB World Foods
Premier Foods
Thorntons
Weetabix
Bakery Manufacturer of the Year:
Genesis Crafty
Puratos UK
United Biscuits
Walkers Charnwood Bakery
Beverage Manufacturer of the Year:
Fruitapeel
Kraft Foods
Chilled Foods Manufacturer of the Year:
Dairy Crest
Hitchen Foods
Mash Direct
Dairy Manufacturer of the Year:
Arla Foods UK
Dairy Crest
Rodda's
Fresh Produce Manufacturer of the Year:
IPL Normanton
Willowbrook Foods
Frozen Foods Manufacturer of the Year:
Apetito
Ardo UK
Aunt Bessie's
R&R Ice Cream
Meat & Poultry Manufacturer of the Year:
Becketts Foods
Finnebrogue
Taste Tradition
Tulip
Seafood Manufacturer of the Year:
Keltic Seafare (Scotland)
Lossie Seafoods
Young's Seafood
Small Company of the Year:
American Muffin Co
Finnebrogue
Lossie Seafoods
Moguntia Food Ingredients UK
Training Programme of the Year:
Greencore Grocery
Nom Dairy UK
Tulip
Weetabix
2011 Food Personality of the Year Candidates
Christine Bense, plant director, Kraft Foods, Banbury
Ranjit Boparan, chief executive, Boparan Holdings
Geoff Eaton, managing director, Uniq
Joe Franses, head of corporate responsibility and sustainability, Coca-Cola Enterprises
John Tague, managing director, Seabrook Crisps
Brian Young, director general, British Frozen Food Federation
Full coverage of the awards will appear on FoodManufacture.co.uk later this week and next month in our sister publication Food Manufacture.