Cash & Carry Management, in partnership with the Craft Guild of Chefs, has announced the winners of the 2024 CCM Chefs’ Own-Brand Awards.
An exclusive awards lunch for the winners and special guests was held at the prestigious venue of The Royal Horseguards Hotel in London.
The awards recognise the best foodservice own-brands in the UK, and the judging is conducted in blind tastings by highly experienced chefs: Andrew Green, chief executive of Craft Guild of Chefs; Jason Gordon, catering manager for the General Medical Council; and Mark Reynolds, national chairman of the Craft Guild of Chefs and regional executive head chef of sports and entertainment catering business Levy UK.
As always, the judging was intense, and five of the products were rated so highly that they were awarded a ‘Best of the Best’ accolade. What’s more, the judges nominated the Star of the Show – the overall top-scoring product – and Best Innovation winners in both savoury and sweet categories.
A special feature of the awards is that feedback is provided on every product entered.
Martin Lovell, managing director of Cash & Carry Management, told the guests that the awards have grown in status and size every year since their launch seven years ago. “There was a 43% increase in the number of entries for this year’s awards, which illustrates the importance attached to foodservice own-brands by wholesalers, buying groups, and their customers.
“It is clear from the breadth and depth of entries that wholesalers and their buying groups continue to invest in their own-brand ranges, and it is encouraging to see that feedback given by our judging panel in previous years is being acted upon to enhance the quality of own-brand lines.
“Congratulations to all our winners – your success is well deserved!”
Full coverage of the winning products will appear in the January 2025 issue of Cash & Carry Management.
Star of the Show
Sysco Portico Premium Pan-Ready Cornish Sole
Best of the Best
Fork Buffet
Sysco Classic Mighty Pea Bites
Frozen Vegetables
Sysco Classic Roasted Mediterranean Vegetable Medley
Gluten-Free (Sweet)
Joint winner: Caterforce Chefs’ Selections Vegan & Gluten Free Chocolate Orange Dessert
Joint winner: Fairway Assured GF Chocolate Brownie Traybake
Plant-Based Foods
Sysco Simply Plant Based Grilled Vegetable & Harissa Chickpea Tart
