The FreeFrom Food Awards are the industry’s only award for ‘free-from food’ –gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, soya-free etc, and celebrated their 10th anniversary last night.
Irish bakers BFree were last night presented with ‘Marble Mo’, the FreeFrom Food Oscar for 2017. BFree’s Sweet Potato Wraps won the Product of the Year at the FreeFrom Food Awards held at the Royal College of Physicians.
Judges praised the wrap not only for being ‘enormously versatile, beautifully soft and pliable, a lovely warm colour and tasting delicious’ but for being free of all of the major 14 allergens. ‘A totally inclusive, totally delicious product – just what a free-from food ought to be!’
Along with BFree, over 30 gold champions along with silver and bronze winners spread over 19 categories were presented with their certificates by Antony Worrall Thompson before 350 guests. Other winners included Rana’s Artisan Bakery, BoojaBooja, Evexia Thrive pasta, Rule of Crumb from Northern Ireland, Bellfield Brewery and the West Cornwall Pasty Company, with Tesco winning Retailer of the Year for the third year running.
In celebration of the Awards 10th Anniversary Clare Marriage of Doves Farm Foods was crowned as the Awards’ FreeFrom Superhero for the enormous contribution that the Doves Farm flours and foods have made to the free-from industry over the last ten years.
All guests were given a copy of an anniversary book, FreeFrom and the Awards – 10 Years On, charting the rise of free-from food through the prism of the awards.
‘It is hard to believe how far free-from has come in the last ten years’, said Michelle Berriedale-Johnson, Director of the awards. ‘No matter where you look in the food world there are now excellent free-from equivalents to standard offerings, many of them as good, or better – and often healthier – than the originals’.
Antony Worrall Thompson, long term patron of the awards, commented:
‘It is amazing how much has changed in just ten years. All credit to the pioneering small producers who have followed their dreams to create wonderful free-from foods – to the supermarkets who have backed them – and to the FreeFrom Food Awards who have encouraged and celebrated them!’
THE RESULTS ARE IN!
Winner of the FreeFrom Food Awards Product of the year
- BFree Sweet Potato Wraps
Freefrom Super Hero – Sponsored by Lucy Bee
- Clare Marriage of Doves Farm
Retailer of the Year – Sponsored by Oakland International
Gold
Silver
The Innovation Award – Sponsored by Food Matters Live
Gold
- BFree Sweet Potato Wraps
Silver
- Booja-Booja Caramel Pecan Praline Dairy Free Ice Cream
- Evexia Thrive Spinach and Ricotta Tortelloni
- Fori Piri Piri Chicken Bar
- Free From Fairy Plain Flour
- Oomi Protein Noodles
Bronze
- Adonis Smart Foods Greenie
- Clonakilty Mini Black & White Puddings
- Good Carma Foods Flavour Fusion Original
- London Falafel Beetroot Falafel
- Macsween Gluten Free Haggis, Original Recipe
- MiiRO SalteD CarameL
No Top 14 – Sponsored by Ilumi
Gold
- Essy & Bella Peppermint & Cacao Nib Alternative to Milk Chocolate
- Tesco Free From Garlic Baguette
Silver
- Chaucer Foods Nothing But Beetroot & Parsnip
- Christine’s Gingerbread Biscuits
- Koko Dairy Free Original Plain Alternative to Yogurt
- Rana’s Artisan Bakery Bold Buckwheat Sourdough Bread Mix
- Rawchokladfabriken Raw Chocolate Original 73%
Bronze
- Debbie & Andrew’s Clean&Lean High Protein Pork Sausages
- Doves Farm Apricot & Chia Seed Flapjacks
- Free From Italy Le Conserve Della Nonna Green Pesto
- Pure Punjabi Masoor di Dhal
- Sweet Freedom CHOC POT Chocolate Spread
- Voakes Free From ‘Top 14 Free’ Traditional Pork Pie
- Wiltshire Farm Foods Free From Sweet & Sour Chicken
Best Product from a Start Up – Sponsored by Tesco
Gold
- MiiRO SalteD CarameL ice-cream
- Rana’s Artisan Bakery New Italian Sourdough Bread Mix
Silver
- Grain & Bowl Cardamom Spice Granola
- Most Marvellous Baking Munchable Multiseed Crackers
- The Conscientious Cook Cashew Butter Blondies
- The Foraging Fox Smoked Beetroot Ketchup
Bronze
- Essy & Bella Peppermint & Cacao Nib Alternative to Milk Chocolate
- Grain & Bowl Maple’n’Pecan Granola
- Pack’d Frozen Smoothie Kit: Energy
- Slightly Different Foods Sweet Quebec Sausages
Breakfast Foods – Sponsored by Holland & Barrett
Gold
- Coldpress Pumpkin Power Cold Pressure Juice
Silver
- Alara Lucy Rocks Golden Granola/Breakfast Granola
- Delamere Dairy Spreadable Goat’s Butter
- Fria Brod Oat Square
- MOMA Raspberry & Coconut Bircher Muesli
Bronze
- Manilife Deep Roast Nut Butter
- Mr Organic Free From Chocolate & Hazelnut Spread
- Nairn’s Gluten Free Breakfast Biscuit Break – Oats and Berries
- Orgran Brekki Quinoa Porridge Berry Sachets
- Pure Free From Dairy & Gluten Free Olive Spread
Bread – Sponsored by Dr Schaer
Gold
- BFree Stone Baked Pitta Bread
Silver
- Rana’s Artisan Bakery Bold Buckwheat Sourdough FreeFrom Loaf
- Tesco Free From 4 Petit Pain
- Tesco Free From Ancient Grain Cob
- The Polish Bakery Dark Bread with Sunflower Seeds Gluten Free Bread
Bronze
- BFree Brown Seeded Sandwich Loaf
- Genius Gluten Free Seeded Brown Farmhouse Loaf
- Tesco Free From 4 White Sandwich Thins
Store Cupboard –Sponsored by Genius Gluten Free
Gold
- Free & Easy Gluten and Dairy Free Carrot Cake Mix
- Isabel’s Cuisine Yorkshire Pudding Mix
- Stoffell’s No Added Sugars Brown Sauce
Silver
- Gordon Rhodes Gluten Free Smouldering Hot Rub with Chipotle Chilli
- Mrs Crimble’s Home Bake Pastry Mix
- Plamil Organic Egg Free Mayo with green chilli
- Tesco Free From Sour Cream (Coconut Alternative)
Bronze
- Asda Free From Salad Cream
- Coconut Merchant Organic Coconut Nectar Vegan Honey Alternative
- Gordon Rhodes Gluten Free Scorching Hot Rub with Habanero Chilli
- Schwartz Gluten Free Cottage Pie Recipe Mix
- Schwartz Gluten Free Fajita Mix
- Spice Devils Twist’d Creole Spice Mix
- Tesco Free From Vegetable Gravy Granules
- The Foraging Fox Smoked Beetroot Ketchup
Pasta and Pizza – Sponsored by Genon Laboratories
Gold
- Evexia Thrive Spinach & Ricotta Tortelloni Pasta
- Liberto Edamame Fettuccine
Silver
- Healthy and Delicious Fresh Italian Gourmet GF Tagliatelle Pasta
- Riso Gallo 3 Cereali Gluten Free Penne
- Tesco Free From Chicken & Caramelised Onion Pizza
Bronze
- Lori Organic Gluten Free Pasta Fusilli
- Riso Gallo 3 Cereali Gluten Free Fusilli
Superfoods & Sports Supplements – Sponsored by Tiana Fair Trade Organics
Gold
- James White Drinks Turmeric Juice Zinger
- Muscle Candy’s Chocolate Whey Protein
Silver
- Muscle Candy’s Berry Whey Protein
Bronze
- Body Me Organic Protein Blend – Cinnamon
- Marvellous Superfood Organic Brown Rice Protein
‘Food to go’ and vending – Sponsored by Integrated Food Projects Ltd
Gold
- MiiRO SalteD CarameL
- West Cornwall Pasty Gluten and Dairy Free Traditional ‘Everybody’ Pasty
Silver
- Core Body Cleanse Supergreens Soup
- Fori Moroccan Lamb Bar
- Liberty Loves RAW Chocolate and Raspberry Tart
- Tesco Free From Chicken Salad Roll
- The Raw Fix Smokey Banana Coconut Clusters
Bronze
- Alara OTE The Power of Red Cereal Pot
- Coco Mojo Bean Coconut Milk, Coconut Water with Coffee
- Dolfin UK Simply 7 Kale Lemon and Olive Oil Crisps
- Good4U Cocoa & Orange Super Bites
- London Falafel Sweet Potato Falafel
- Yorkshire Provender Rustic Vegetable Broth with Kale, Lentils & Quinoa
- Yorkshire Provender Indian Spiced Vegetable Soup
Down the pub and the bar – Sponsored by the Food and Drink Innovation Network
Gold – Beer
- Bellfield Brewery Bohemian Pilsner
- Green’s Dubbel Ale
Gold – Savoury Snacks
- Most Marvellously Munchable Multiseed Crackers with Cracked Black Pepper & Sea Salt Flakes
Silver – Beer
- Autumn Brewing Company Pilsner Lager
- CELIA Lager
- Estrella Daura Marzen
- Green’s Tripel Ale
- Stringer’s Outlook Dark
Silver – Savoury Snacks
- Honeyrose Bakery Kale & Spiced Nut Toast, Organic & Gluten Free
- The Raw Fix Spicy Tomato Crisps
- Wellaby’s Simple Bakes Smoky BBQ
Bronze – Beer
- Bellfield Brewery Lawless IPA
- St Peter’s Dark G-Free
- Stringer’s Outlook Pale Ale
Bronze – Savoury Snacks
Meaty and Fishy Ready Meals – Sponsored by Mrs Crimbles
Gold
- Tesco Free From Beef Casserole and Dumplings
Silver
- Asda Gluten Free Quiche Lorraine
- Kezie Ostrich Sausages
- Pure Free From Dairy & Gluten Free Chicken Tikka Masala
- Slightly Different Foods Sweet Quebec Sausages
Bronze
- BigFish Salmon Fillets Marinated in Piri Piri Sauce
- Bird’s Eye Gluten Free 10 Fish Fingers
- Doherty’s Gluten Free Meat Balls
- Tesco Free From Chicken Tikka Masala with Pilau Rice
Veggie Ready Meals – Sponsored by The Allergy & FreeFrom Show
Gold
- Pure Free From Dairy and Gluten Free Butternut Squash Risotto
Silver
- Atlantica Traditional Spanish Tortilla
- Easy Bean Thai Edamame Curry One-Pot
- Wiltshire Farm Foods Spicy Bean Casserole
Bronze
- Dragonfly Foods Devonshire Soysage
- London Falafel Authentic Falafel
Foods suitable for nut and peanut allergics – Sponsored by Wellaby’s
Gold
- Yau’s Thai Style Satay Sauce
Silver
- Tideford Vegan Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
Bronze
- Manny’s Peanut Free Satay Sauces
Children’s food – Sponsored by Delamere Dairy
Gold
- Asda Free From Chocolate Party Cake
- Rule of Crumb Gluten & Dairy Free Chicken Goujons
- Tesco Free From Beef and Red Wine Ragu with Pasta
Silver
- Asda Free From Jammy Wheels
- Debbie&Andrew’s Reduced Fat and Salt Perfect Little Pork Chipolatas
- Kiddylicious Veggie Straws
- Moo Free Choccy Chums
- Perfect World Caramel Pecan Ice Cream
- Sponge Cakes Ltd Baby Chocolate Sponges
Bronze
- Asda Free From Gingerbread Men
- Cheeky Monkey Organic Peanut Butter Puffs
- MiiRO SalteD CarameL
- Real Good Tomato Ketchup
- Tesco Free From 12 Mozzarella Sticks
Tea Time! – Sponsored by Romer Labs UK
Gold
- Kelkin Gluten Free TeaCakes
- Prewett’s Chocoful
- The Free From Bakehouse Banana and Chocolate Chip Loaf
Silver
- Gingerella White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookie
- Le Pain des Fleurs Coconut Crispbread
- Marnie Searchwell Carrot & Coconut Cake
- Lottie’s Bakehouse Treacle Tart
- Sponge Cakes Ltd Victoria Sponge
Bronze
- Asda Free From Stem Ginger Cookies
- Flower & White Lemon Curd Muffins
- Ginger Bakers Lemon & Polenta Traycake
- Gingerella Dairy & Gluten Free Chia, Pecan and Pumpkin Seed Cookie
- Lovemore Decorate Your Own Celebration Cake
- Marnie Searchwell Reine de Saba
- Rhythm 108 Chocolate Hazelnut Tea Biscuit
Desserts and Puddings – Sponsored by Morrisons
Gold
- Asda Free From Cream Filled Chocolate Profiteroles
- Naturally Coconuts Mint Choc Chip
Silver
- Booja Booja Raspberry Ripple Dairy Free Ice Cream
- Matthew Walker Gluten Free Syrup Sponge
- Tesco Free From Mixed Berry Cheesecake
- Tesco Free From Strawberry Rice Pudding
Bronze
- Jollyum Summer Strawberry Dairy-Free Ice Cream
- Matthew Walker Gluten Free Chocolate Sponge
- MiiRO Salted Caramel
Confectionery and Chocolate – Sponsored by Goodness Direct
Gold
- Biona Organic Mini Fruit Bears
- Booja Booja Almond & Sea Salt Caramel Chocolate Truffles
Silver
- D&D Dairy-Free Mint Chocolate Holly Leaves
- Freedom Confectionery Gelatine Free Marshmallows
- Goupie Date & Walnut Goupie
- Tesco Free From Chocolate Egg with Coins
Bronze
- Asda Extra Special Freefrom Easter Egg
- Functional Foods Nono Permissible Indulgent
- Rawchokladfabriken Raw Chocolate Mint Nibs
Bars – cereal, fruit, superfood, grain-free… Sponsored by Synergis Marketing
Gold
- Adonis Smart Foods Pecan, Goji Berry & Cocoa Snack Bar
Silver
- Roo Bar Probiotic Energy Ball Choc Chip Matcha
- The Raw Chocolate Pie Company Goji Berry & Pumpkin Seeds Pie
Bronze
- Rawcha Cacao & Goji Organic Matcha Bar
- Squirrel Sisters Cacao Orange Raw Energy Bar
- Wild Trail Seed & Nut Raw Fruit and Nut Bar
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