The annual Food Management Today (FMT) Food Industry Awards are back for 2025, with organisers already reporting an impressive number of nominations and votes.
The 2025 business luncheon and awards ceremony will take place at the 5-star Royal Garden Hotel in London on Thursday 26th June.
Companies, individuals and trade bodies across the food industry are invited to take part in the 2025 initiative, including manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and foodservice, as well as machinery and equipment suppliers and training scheme providers.
Product nominations and online voting are underway, with organisers reporting an impressive level of engagement.
Participants can nominate products into the product categories, or vote for their winner in one of the voting categories. Nominating products is quick and free, and a panel of industry professionals will judge the products on a strict criteria once the nomination process is over.
In particular categories that apply to those in the meat industry are as follows:
2025 Awards categories
Products:
- Best Red Meat Product
- Best Poultry Product
- Best Bakery Product
- Best Free From Product
- Best Frozen Product
- Best New Product Development
- Best Ready To Eat Product
Voting:
- Best Ingredients Supplier
- Best Machinery / Equipment Supplier
- Best Trade Organisation
- Best Training Initiative
- Food Manufacturer of the Year
- Food Industry Champion
Entry is completely free but products must be nominated by Friday 7th February 2025 at the latest. You can enter as many different products across as many different categories as you like.
Graham Yandell MBE, publisher of Meat Management, commented: “With product nominations and voting now live, these awards are an excellent opportunity to acknowledge the hard work and talent in the food sector today and of course the meat industry plays a massive part in the broader food sector and boasts many past winners. I would encourage everyone to get their product nominations in before the deadline of Friday 7th February 2025.
“We’ve already seen a number of product nominations and votes come in, so make sure your products are nominated to secure your place in this year’s 2025 initiative. We have had many big names involved over the years and these awards are unique in the range and scope of what is acknowledged. The message is don’t delay nominate and vote today!”
The FMT partners supporting the 2025 awards:
