The Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) celebrate the best of British food and drink manufacturing. Entry is free and straightforward – but hurry, entries close in just over two days.
This year’s food and drink manufacturing Oscars recognise outstanding performance in key industry sectors including: ambient manufacturing, bakery and beverages, to fresh, chilled and frozen categories. See the full list of categories below.
The big one
Each category winner will be eligible to win the big one: Food Manufacture Company of the Year. This year’s winner will join a distinguished hall of fame including last year’s winner Dawn Meats and previous winner Premier Foods.
Firms entering a main category will also be eligible to submit an entry for four other awards: Best New Use of Food Ingredients; Environmental Initiative of the Year; Supply Chain Initiative of the Year and Training Programme of the Year.
Awards will also be made for Judges’ Star Performer – presented to a company selected from all entries, which the judges believe deserves recognition for one particular area of its activities – and the SME (small to medium-sized enterprises) Innovation of the Year award, for the best small company with a turnover of less than £10M and employing fewer than 100 staff.
Judges’ Star Performer
The 2015 manufacturing Oscars will again include the Young Talent of the Year award – designed to encourage the next generation of industry professionals. This award celebrates the most promising new apprentice or graduate in food and drink manufacturing sector.
Winning firms will collect their Oscars at a gala dinner celebration – this year with a carnival theme – at the Lancaster Hotel in West London on November 3.
More information about the food and drink manufacturing Oscars is available here. Alternatively, call Jane Rollinson on 01293 610439 or email: Jane.Rollinson@wrbm.com.
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Category awards
- Ambient Manufacturing Company of the Year
- Bakery Manufacturing Company of the Year
- Beverages Manufacturing Company of the Year
- Chilled Food Manufacturing Company of the Year
- Dairy Manufacturing Company of the Year
- Fresh Produce Manufacturing Company of the Year
- Frozen Foods Manufacturing Company of the Year
- Meat and Poultry Manufacturing Company of the Year
- Seafood Manufacturing Company of the Year
Industry Initiative Awards
- Best New Use of Food Ingredients
- Environmental Initiative of the Year
- Supply Chain Initiative of the Year
- Training Programme of the Year
- Young Talent of the Year
Special award
- Judges’ Star Performer
Don’t forget to submit your free entry before the July 17 deadline.