Today, the International Wine Challenge 2014 announces the Champagnes and sparkling wines which have won Gold medals at this year’s competition. All fans of top fizz should take note. Forty one Champagnes were awarded Gold medals, including four from UK supermarket
A Bramley Apple Pie produced by Morecambe Football Club has won the ultimate accolade at the British Pie Awards 2014, scooping the title of Supreme Champion 2014. This is the second time Morecambe FC has been crowned Supreme Champion having
Mindtree, a global information technology services company, and IGD, a membership organisation for retail and consumer goods industries with 800 members worldwide, have announced a new award category to recognise excellence in e-commerce among CPG and Retail enterprises. Companies in the CPG
Last night (29 April 2014), an IGD Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) UK initiative won the ECR Europe ‘Best Activation Award’ for the best implementation of a collaborative business programme. Under the winning scheme, 17 supply chain directors have been mentoring
Sodexo is to sponsor the new FreeFrom Eating Out Awards – launched to coincide with EU regulations coming into force in December 2014 requiring all food service outlets to provide accurate information about any of the 14 major allergens in
WorldPay UK has been named Payments Innovator of the Year for helping retailers’ improve services for international consumers. The award, received at last Thursday’s FS Tech Awards, recognised WorldPay’s Global Shopper campaign which has seen over 480 retailers offer more
The UK’s leading female retailers are lending their support to encourage women and girls to see the career potential offered by the retail industry. As the UK’s largest private sector employer, with 2.77m people working in it, retail has a
An excited crowd of nearly 300 ‘freefrom’ enthusiasts gathered at the Royal College of Physicians in Regents Park this week to watch Antony Worrall Thompson award Anni Reid of Focaccia per Tutti with ’Marble Mo’, the FAIR trophy and the ultimate accolade for ‘freefrom
Boë Superior Gin, the premium spirit from Stirling-based VC² Brands, has been awarded Silver in the Contemporary Gin category at the 2014 World Gin Awards. The gin, which first came to market in 2008, is available in Asda and Dobbies
LINPAC Packaging, a leading European multi-material packaging manufacturer, has received the prestigious ServiceMark accreditation from the Institute of Customer Service. The food packaging company, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, has been recognised for its excellent standards of service to its
WorldPay, the global leader in payment processing, risk and alternative payments, has been named winner of the ‘Best Payment Service Provider’ category at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem Awards 2014. WorldPay claims it is the only PSP to offer the full range of payment
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced the winner of its annual Marketing Excellence Awards in the FMCG and Retail categories. Cherry London, in partnership with Malibu Rum, scooped the prize for its Malibutique campaign. The campaign leverages Malibu’s
The Cordon Vert vegetarian cookery school is challenging all chefs (meat eaters, veggie or vegan) to take part in the Chef of the Future contest 2014. Whether a budding amateur or a professional chef, the school if you think you
The search is now on to find the country’s top apprentices and apprenticeship employers. The Awards, which are run by the National Apprenticeship Service, are now open for entries to compete to be named ‘the best of the best’ on
2degrees, a leading community for sustainable business, is calling for inspiring examples of sustainable business practice to enter its annual 2degrees Champions Awards, as its deadline of 14 February 2014 draws closer. Voted by industry peers, the 2degrees Champions Awards are the
Thane, the home steam cleaning specialist, has been honoured in the 2014 Product of the Year awards, with its H2O X5 steam cleaning system being voted Number 1 in the steam mop category. The H2O X5, which has sold 8m
Boxwood has been shortlisted in three categories in this year’s Management Consultancy Association (MCA) Awards, which will be announced in London on 24 April 2014. The three categories – Change Management in the Private Sector for its work with Guardian News & Media; Performance
The British Pie Awards 2014 are officially open for entry and the organisers are preparing themselves to receive the biggest number of entries yet, after last year’s event attracted 983 entries from bakers and butchers around the country. Organisers of
PruHealth with Vitality, the health insurer and wellness programme provider and Mercer, a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement and investments, have launched the search for Britain’s Healthiest Company 2014. It aims to find and celebrate the country’s most
As samples pour in for the judging sessions for the 2014 FreeFrom Food Awards at the end of the month, the organisers are delighted to announce the last two categories in this year’s awards have now been sponsored. The Innovation Award, one
Food and drink companies wanting to gain acclaim for their business success, new initiative or star performer, can enter the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Awards from today (13 January 2014). Free and easy to enter, the FDF Awards celebrate
Fast growing UK parcel delivery firm, DPD, has topped a poll of almost 9,000 parcel recipients. The poll, on Martin Lewis’ MoneySavingExpert website, asked people to rate all the major UK delivery companies based on their own experiences with each
The Real Good Food Company Europe (RGFE) been crowned Best British Newcomer at the 17th edition of the prestigious Golden Bridge Export Awards. The award, for the company’s exceptional export strategy and efforts to take the Benelux Market, was handed to
Entry to the 2014 FreeFrom Food Awards has just closed with a bumper crop of well over 350 entries – a significant increase on last year. Not only are entries up, but 15% more companies entered this year, of which nearly half were new to the awards – a
Montezuma’s Chocolates’ founder, Helen Pattinson; Alexandra Tamasan, developer of online pet food brand, PetShopBowl.co.uk; and Tracy Mort, creator of beauty brand Grace Cole, were among the women entrepreneurs recognised in the 2013 Natwest everywoman Awards. Pattinson won The Athena Award,
