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The Great Cornish Food Awards

The Great Cornish Food Awards shine a light on those who excel in ways that really matter, recognising the food, drink, farming and fishing champions of Cornwall and Scilly.

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED 

A huge congratulations to the finalists of our Great Cornish Food Awards.

We were delighted by the range of entrants and the extremely high standard, which made judging incredibly difficult. So firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who took the time to enter.

We had a brilliant response with more than 60 entrants across the categories with a variety of size from well-established companies with hundreds of employees and multi-million pound turnovers to two-person bands, all of whom are united by a passion for growing and evolving the Cornish food and drink industry.

Three of the awards, Fishing for the Future, Farming for the Future and Food for the Future, all reflect the positive roles the industries play in Cornwall, in a changing world and climate.

Finalists in Fishing for the Future are:

Beryl M

Island Fish

Cornish Sardine Management Association

Finalists in Farming for the Future are:

Treway Farm

Riviera Produce

St Ewe Eggs

St Martin’sVineyard

Finalists in Food for the Future are:

Soul Farm

Origin Coffee

St Martin’sVineyard

The Raising the Bar Award recognises an organisation that has explored and implemented an idea or concept that is raising its business to a new level and setting a higher bar to inspire others.

The finalists are:

Rodda’s

Loveday Distilling

Tregothnan

Community Roots

The Growing People Award recognises a food, drink, fishing or farming organisation that can demonstrate the positive impact a people-first philosophy can have on business success and reputation.

The finalists are:

Newquay Orchard

Proper Cornish

St Ewe Eggs

The Making a Mark Award celebrates a food, drink, fishing or farming organisation that has helped put the food and drink of Cornwall and/or the Isles of Scilly firmly on the map.

The finalists are:

Lyhner Dairies

Treway Farm

Proper Cornish

Prima Bakeries

The In It Together Award champions a food, drink, fishing or farming organisation that can demonstrate the benefits generated by a collaborative approach to business.

The finalists are:

Loveday Distilling

Norton Barton Artisan Food Village

Treway Farm

The Cornish Larder

The final award will be Winner of Winners, a prestigious accolade recognising an organisation with stand-out qualities – a beacon of success that showcases everything that makes Cornish and Scillonian food and drink genuinely great.

Prizes

Each category winner will take home £1000 to be invested in their business PLUS £1000 worth of public relations support from one of our sponsors, RAW Food & Drink PR.

The winner of winners will also receive an extra £1000!

Winners will be announced: Thursday 6th February 2025, Nancarrow Farm 

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The Great Cornish Food Awards would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors

Bishop Fleming – Sponsor of Winner of Winners

Food and Drink Businesses are core to the team at Bishop Fleming. Their Cornish team are particularly passionate about the sector as Cornwall has some of the best locally sourced and produced food and drink in the world (we may be biased!).

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NFU Mutual – sponsor of Farming for the future

At NFU Mutual Central Cornwall Agency, communities and local businesses are at the centre of everything they do. Whether you are a farmer and grower, processor or retailer, hotelier, restaurateur or manufacturer they offer a range of products and the specialist expertise to support you and help protect your business and the people most precious to you.

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Murrell Associates – Growing People

Murrell Associates: Serving up perfectly seasoned legal advice… Murrell Associates are more than just your legal advisors. They really get to know your business: The challenges you face. The direction you’re heading in. The detail that helps them understand your bigger picture. They are on your team and we work alongside you to help you achieve your goals.

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Cornwall Trade and Investment

About Cornwall Trade & Investment Cornwall Trade and Investment (CTI) exists to promote Cornwall as a unique, thriving business destination – and drive the region’s continued success. This means helping local businesses to seize national and international opportunities and supporting incoming businesses to set up home in Cornwall, and to flourish. CTI is part funded by Cornwall Council and the Shared Prosperity Fund.

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CFPO – Fishing for the Future

The Cornish Fish Producers’ Organisation was established in 1975 by local fishermen from Cornwall. They proudly represent members from all over Cornwall and beyond who make up one of the most sustainable and diverse fishing fleets in Europe.

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RAW food & drink PR – Making a Mark

RAW is one of the leading food and drink PR agencies in the South West, working with a high-calibre portfolio of clients, ranging from award-winning local producers and hospitality businesses to national and international brands. Experts in their field, the team at RAW creates stand out campaigns through targeted PR and influencer activity.

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Sustainable Food Cornwall

Sustainable Food Cornwall are Cornwall’s food partnership, an alliance of organisations and individuals working to create a better food system across Cornwall.

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Great Cornish Food Store – In It Together

Right in the heart of Cornwall, the Great Cornish Food Store proudly showcases all that’s great about Cornish produce. It’s a food hall like no other, with truly personal service, the widest range of Cornish produce you’ll find anywhere all in the same place, and great value for money, the team bring you 21st century style and choice alongside traditional values of honesty and integrity.

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Knightor – Event sponsor

In 2006 Adrian Derx established two vineyards on the picturesque South Cornish coastline, at Portscatho and Seaton, and in 2011 the first grapes were harvested. Today Knightor grow 27 varieties of grapes, with 40% of the varieties being specialised to produce Knightor’s traditional wine range.

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Loveday – Event sponsor

A chef & artist team creating fresh, thoughtful distillations in Cornwall to enjoy with your favourite people

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