Re:fresh Awards - finalists announced

The finalists have been chosen for the 2006 Re:fresh Awards, sponsored by Florette.

The full list of finalists is:

5 A DAY Supporter of the year: • Fruity Faces • Mack Multiples • Foods From Spain

Chilean Fresh Fruit Association Innovation of the Year: • A Gomez • Anglia Business Solutions • Fruity Faces • Exosect

Carmel Foodservice Supplier of the Year: • Reynolds Catering • Swithenbank Foods • Fresh Direct (Shaw & Company) • Pauleys

Capespan Wholesaler of the Year: • Bristol Fruit Sales • Redbridge Produce & Flowers • J Carmichael & Co

Floral Business of the Year: • Donaldsons Flowers • Flowerfete • Sunking Flowers

Packer of the Year: • A Gomez • Newmafruit International • Rustler Produce

BA World Cargo Importer of the Year: • Stubbins Marketing • A Gomez • JP Fruit Distribution

Foods From Spain Independent Retailer of the Year: • Arcade Fruits • EH Booth & Co • The Crunchy Carrot • Chapmans Farm Fresh • Sofresh • Strongs

Foods From Spain Multiple Retailer of the Year: • Tates • Somerfield • Tesco • Asda • Waitrose

MorePeople Young Person of the Year: • Izabela Stendera - Produce Global Solutions • Matthew Barton - Barton & Redman • Velina Buckley - FW Mansfield • Adam Woodcock - Suncrop Produce • Adam Shaw - M&W Mack

Pr2 Marketing Campaign of the Year: • The Bramley Campaign • Somerfield • British Summerfruits & Winter Berries • Jersey Royals • Norton Folgate Tesco Cherry Campaign • Chilean Hass Avocado Association

The Florette Lifetime Achievement Award and Tesco Overall Produce Trader of the Year will be announced on the night.

The ceremony will take place after the Re:fresh Conference, on May 11 at the London Marriott Hotel and is organised by Fresh Produce Journal, Nexus Media and the Fresh Produce Consortium.

To reserve your seats for the awards or conference, call Clare Martin on: 01322 611394 or visit www.refreshawards.com.