Food Manufacturing Awards: One day to go

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.​