Great Taste Awards

Great Taste Awards Great Taste is the UK's largest and most trusted awards scheme for speciality food & drink. Only the
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Since its inception in 1993, Great Taste has been the benchmark for speciality food and drink sold in the UK. This accreditation scheme, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, sees 10,000 products vying to win a coveted one-, two- or even three-star award. Every entry is put through a rigourous judging process manned by industry experts. The judging pool is made up of more than 400 experts (includin

g chefs, food buyers, critics and retailers), who attend sessions held over the course of several months. The majority of judging takes place at the Guild of Fine Food’s purpose built HQ in Dorset but this year will also see judging held in Belfast and at the Speciality Food Show in Harrogate as well as specialist test centres for tea and coffee. Once judging has finished in June, all three-star winners are recalled for a final round, which results in a Top 50 being unveiled throughout August. Finally, the Best Regional Specialities and, of course, the Supreme Champion are crowned at an Awards Dinner held in September.

01/09/2026

There are only TWO WEEKS left to enter your cheese for this year’s World Cheese Awards! 🌍 🧀 🏆

We are due to close for entry on Tuesday 15 September, but entries are coming in fast and there is a limited number of places available. We WILL close early if entry capacity is reached, so don’t wait and enter NOW to avoid disappointment.

The Guild team are continuing their excitement for the awards by sharing some of their favourite soft cheeses. What’s yours?

This year’s awards are taking place in Córdoba, Andalusia, this November as part of the Andalucía-Gusto del Sur International Cheese Festival.

A truly global celebration of cheese, the World Cheese Awards brings together more than 5,000 cheeses from over 40 countries, judged by an international panel of cheese experts, buyers, retailers, writers and food professionals.

Whether you’re an independent producer, small dairy, artisan cheesemaker or established cheese business, this is your chance to put your cheese on a world stage.

If you have any questions about delivery, logistics, import legislation, who the judging panel are or how the whole thing works, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Enter now: gff.co.uk/worldcheese

A reminder of what each star rating means 🤩Whether it’s a 1-, 2- or 3-star, gaining an award is a great achievement. Her...
01/09/2026

A reminder of what each star rating means 🤩

Whether it’s a 1-, 2- or 3-star, gaining an award is a great achievement. Here’s our quick guide for what to expect when you see the stars on shop shelves! ⭐

Happy shopping!

For the full list of all award-winners, head over to our directory: gff.co.uk/directory.

Introducing Fine Food Digest’s Deli of the Month, The East Street Deli in Dorset.Seizing on the opportunity to serve the...
27/08/2026

Introducing Fine Food Digest’s Deli of the Month, The East Street Deli in Dorset.

Seizing on the opportunity to serve the community of Wimborne Minster, fine food lover Claire Warren and lifelong retail professional Simon Warren are not just surviving as independents; they are thriving.

“What we're trying to do is bring that little bit of luxury to people's week” owner Simon Warren tells Claire Bullen for Fine Food Digest.

🔗 Read the rest of the article online on page 62 of the August issue of Fine Food Digest: https://issuu.com/finefooddigest/docs/ffd_august_2026/62

📸: Claire Bullen

What started as an effort to eliminate plastics from his wholesale hospitality business led Christopher Brown to become ...
18/08/2026

What started as an effort to eliminate plastics from his wholesale hospitality business led Christopher Brown to become the UK distributor of The Good Cup, operating here as No More Lids . Its award-winning cups, food-boxes, cutlery and straws are aqueous-coated, home-compostable alternatives to PLA-lined versions.

Find out more on page 61 of the August issue of Fine Food Digest: https://issuu.com/finefooddigest/docs/ffd_august_2026/60

🧀 CHEESEMAKERS: PLACES ARE FILLING FAST! 🧀Entries are now open for the World Cheese Awards 2026, taking place in Córdoba...
15/08/2026

🧀 CHEESEMAKERS: PLACES ARE FILLING FAST! 🧀

Entries are now open for the World Cheese Awards 2026, taking place in Córdoba, Andalusia, this November as part of the Andalucía Gusto del Sur International Cheese Festival.

With entries coming in and capacity limited, don’t wait until the September deadline to secure your place.

A truly global celebration of cheese, the World Cheese Awards brings together more than 5,000 cheeses from over 40 countries, judged by an international panel of cheese experts, buyers, retailers, writers and food professionals.

Whether you’re an independent producer, small dairy, artisan cheesemaker or established cheese business, this is your chance to put your cheese on a world stage.

Entry closes on 15 September - or earlier if capacity is reached - so early entry is strongly advised.

If you have any questions about delivery, logistics, import legislation, who the judging panel are or how the whole thing works, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!

🔗 Enter now: http://www.gff.co.uk/worldcheese

13/08/2026

The team are getting very excited for World Cheese Awards in November. 🌎🧀🏆

It’s an impossible question, and the answer changes every day, but here are some of our favourite hard cheeses.

What’s your favourite?

World Cheese Awards 2026 is currently open for entry and will close on 15 September, or before if capacity is reached.

Don’t miss out - enter today for your chance to become an award-winner in Spain this November.

For more information, head to gff.co.uk/worldcheese.

Join us for our annual Golden Forks ceremony: a celebration of the best products of Great Taste 2026.On Tuesday 15 Septe...
12/08/2026

Join us for our annual Golden Forks ceremony: a celebration of the best products of Great Taste 2026.

On Tuesday 15 September at Battersea Arts Centre in London, the winners of each Golden Fork will be announced. In a twist from previous years, the Supreme Champion: the best product of 2026, has yet to be discovered and will be decided during a LIVE judging session by an esteemed panel on the night, and announced moments after.

A delicious showcase of exceptional food & drink. Meet the nominees and try their products at the tasting stations, taste innovative canapés formed of 3-star award-winning products, and mingle with top industry professionals. It's a night you won't want to miss!

PLEASE NOTE: This is a trade-only event, and credentials will be checked upon entry.

For more information and to book your tickets, go to gff.co.uk/goldenforks

11/08/2026

Read the August issue of Fine Food Digest now at gff.co.uk/fine-food-digest.

Great Taste is primarily focused on taste, but a couple of years ago we introduced two new categories for our Golden For...
07/08/2026

Great Taste is primarily focused on taste, but a couple of years ago we introduced two new categories for our Golden Fork awards for the two 3-star winners who have demonstrated outstanding and responsible business practices and commitment to sustainability.

Here are the nominees for the 2026 Golden Fork for Sustainability and Golden Fork for Better Business.

Join us at the Golden Forks awards ceremony to find out all the trophy winners, on 15 September at Battersea Arts Centre.

This is a trade-only event. Find out more and purchase tickets at gff.co.uk/goldenforks

06/08/2026

We sat down with Pius Hitz, cheesemaker and owner of Bergkäserei Vorderfultigen, and the winner of World Champion Cheese at last year's World Cheese Awards in Bern.

He tells us what it's meant to him and his team to receive the highest accolade, how popular the cheese has become since, and his plans to enter again.

Could your cheese be World Champion in November in Spain?

Don't miss out on your chance to enter this year - entry closes on 15 September, but may close early if the maximum number of entries is reached.

Enter today at gff.co.uk/worldcheese

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