The finalists for the 2013 Re:fresh Awards have been revealed.
The award winners will be named in a glittering ceremony at the Intercontinental Park Lane Hotel in London on 10 October, hosted by Saturday Kitchen chef James Martin.
The finalists are:
MorePeople Manager of the Year
Kieren Drane (G’s Fresh Vegetables)
David Frost (Produce World)
James Judd (Morrisons)
Albert Lin (Cook’s Delights)
Jane Stewart (Swithenbank Foods)
MorePeople Young Person of the Year
Sydoni Mackie (Fresh Talent Recruitment)
Jaffer Mohammad (Four Season Exotic)
Steve Rose (QV Foods)
Andrew Staniland (Morrisons)
Caroline Wallace (Morrisons)
Business Excellence Awards (separate winners with turnovers under and over £50m will be named)
AC Goatham & Son
Cook’s Delights
G’s Fresh Vegetables
Puffin Produce
Scotty Brand
Swithenbank Foods
QV Foods Independent Retailer of the Year
Rhubarb & Bramley
The Naked Grocer
The Sussex Produce Company
QV Foods Convenience Retailer of the Year
AF Blakemore & Son
Iceland
Musgrave Retail (Budgens)
The Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Alan Bartlett & Sons
Branston
G’s Fresh Vegetables
Greenvale
Produce World
Innovation of the Year
Food Forensics Ltd
Morrisons
Sunnyfield/Cook’s Delights
Prophet Marketing Campaign of the Year
Mustard Communications for Greenvale
Puffin Produce
Scotty Brand
Sunnyfield Veg
The Little Big Voice for MMUK
The Collaboration Award
Lea Valley Growers’ Association for the Great British Cucumber Festival
Westlands
Best Place to Work
Morrisons
Pacific Produce
Produce World
Sunnyfield/Cook’s Delights
Swithenbank Foods
The QV Foods Multiple Retailer of the Year Award is this year being voted for by an independent Mumsnet consumer panel. The panel have been asked to vote which supermarket, regardless of where they shop, is the best place to buy fruit and vegetables based on quality, value for money and availability. The winner will be the retailer with the highest number of consumer votes from a list of Aldi, Asda, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, The Co-operative and Waitrose.
The It’sFresh Overall Trader of the Year, selected from category winners, and the Florette Lifetime Achievement Award, will also be announced on the night.
Chairman of the judges, Nigel Jenney, said: “The judging panel were bowled over by the huge volume of high-quality entries this year. The finalists reflect the strength and diversity of the fresh produce trade, and there will be some truly outstanding winners on the night. I’d like to offer my congratulations to those that have been shortlisted, and urge those who didn’t make it this year to come back and try again next time.
“It’s going to be a wonderful evening of celebration and fine dining, so don’t delay in booking your place at the event.”
To book your place at the Re:fresh Awards, visit www.refresh.uk.com. For sponsorship opportunities contact Gulay Cetin on 020 7501 0312.
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