This is your opportunity to win a coveted Food Manufacture Excellence Award (FMEA), which celebrate the best of British food and drink manufacturing.
The awards – now in their 16th year – are free to enter and showcase top achievement delivered by UK food and drink manufacturing firms and the executives who lead them.
Eight category awards cover all the main industry sectors including: ambient, bakery, beverages, chilled, dairy, fresh, frozen and meat, poultry or seafood.
The independent panel of judges will be looking for manufacturers that have delivered an impressive track record of success over the past year.
Boosted efficiency
They will be hunting for firms which have lifted output and boosted efficiency while pairing costs to the bone, improving their environmental management and developing their teams.
After submitting a category award entry, firms will be then eligible to enter one of five Industry Initiative Awards.
Five Industry Initiative Awards
Those include: Best New Use of Food Ingredients, Environmental Initiative of the Year, Supply Chain Initiative of the Year, Training Programme of the Year and Young Talent of the Year. See the full list of awards in the box below.
The evening will culminate in the big one – the Food Manufacture Company of the Year award. Last year the top award was garnered by Moy Park.
So, why not submit your free online entry today?
All the awards will be presented at our Venice-themed awards evening at the Hilton Park Lane in London on November 2.
For more information about the awards, visit the awards website or call Jane Rollinson on 01293 610439 or email Jane.Rollinson@wrbm.com.
For sponsorship opportunities contact Katie Tyler on 01293 610493 or email Katie.tyler@wrbm.com.
Food and drink manufacturing Oscars: could you win one?
Categories available for entry
- 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, Poultry or Seafood Manufacturing Company of the Year
Industry Initiative Awards
Firms must enter a category award before submitting an Industry Initiative entry.
- 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
Other awards
From entries to the category awards, the following will also be presented on the night:
Judges’ Star Performer: This award is chosen from across all entries and will reward the company that, in the judges' opinion, has been involved in an activity that deserves particular recognition – be it in the field of manufacturing, marketing or staff development.
SME Innovation of the Year: This award will be presented to a small company (typically with less than £10M turnover and fewer than 100 employees), that the judges believe has shown the greatest innovation over the past year through new product development, process innovation or marketing.
The Me and My Factory – Editor’s Choice Award: This year sees the launch of a new award within the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards: The Me and My Factory – Editor’s Choice Award, selected from companies covered in the Me and My Factory section of Food Manufacture over the previous year.
The award will be made to the company the editorial team believes has made the most progress over the past year.
Food Manufacture Company of the Year: The winner of this award will be selected from the winners of the individual category awards.
Enter the awards for free online.