taste awards finalists 2026
The beers have been sipped, the pies have been savoured and the 2026 Deliciously Yorkshire Taste Awards shortlist is ready to be unveiled!
A team of industry experts including chefs, supermarket buyers, writers and consultants descended on the Great Yorkshire Events Centre earlier this month to work their way through a record number of entries from the region’s finest food and drink businesses, in a bid to whittle down hundreds of tasty products into this year’s list of finalists.
With thanks to our Headline Sponsor:
Booths was founded on one simple aim, to sell the best food and drink available. Recognising excellence in locally produced food and drink is vital in the food industry and we’re proud to support 22 years of celebrating the best that Yorkshire has to offer.
Nigel Murray – CEO of Booths
Congratulations to all our shortlisted businesses
we look forward to seeing you all at the Pavilions in November!
Deliciously Yorkshire Taste Awards 2026
finalists
Best Bakery Product
Burtree Puddings
Treacle Parkin Pudding & Treacle Toffee Sauce
Forge Valley Roasters
FVR Sourdough
Geo Middlemiss & Son
Yorkshire Curd Tart
Just Delicious
Yorkshire Brack
Mill Kitchen & Bakery Ltd
Multi Seed Sourdough Loaf
Sponsored by:
best beer & cider
Ampleforth Abbey Orchard & Cider Mill
Ampleforth Abbey Premium Cider
Great Newsome Brewery
Pricky Back Otchan
Harrogate Brewing Co
Harrogate Best Bitter
Harrogate Brewing Co
Kursaal Imperial Stout, Special Edition
Sponsored by:
best beverage
Danelaw Coffee
Nott Coffee Aurora Decaf
Dark Woods Coffee
Arboretum
Dark Woods Coffee
Colombia Bella Alejandria “Lady Gesha”
Equinox Kombucha
Hopbucha
Steenbergs
Organic Gingerbread Chai Tea
Sponsored by:
Best cheese
Camphill Village Trust
Organic Summerfields
Cryer & Stott Cheesemongers
King Charles III
Rosedale Goats Cheese
Whey Marker
Shepherds Purse Cheeses
Bluemin White
St Helen’s Farm
Woldsway Mild Goat’s Cheese
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best confectionery
Fusion Chocolate
Pistachio, Kadaif & Mandarin Chocolate Logs
Mallowdramatic
Ube & Pandesal Toffee Marshmallow
Wingspan Chocolate
Luxury Pistachio Truffles
YoYo Laos Sauce
YoYo Dark Lao Chilli Chocolate
Sponsored by:
Best dairy product
The Milk Well
Whole Pasteurised Milk
Longley Farm
Crème Fraiche Epaisse
Longley Farm
Jersey Extra Rich Double Cream
Sponsored by:
Best fish & seafood
Blacker Hall Farm Shop
Yorkshire Smoked Hawes Wensleydale Haddock
Staal Smokehouse
Beetroot Cured Cold Smoked Salmon
The Burnt Hill Herb Co.
Cold Smoked Trout Pâté – Traditional Cure
Best fresh meat
Fodder Great Yorkshire Food Hall
Heritage 30 Day Dry Aged Tomahawk Steak
Geo Middlemiss & Son
Manor Farm Fore Rib Of Beef
Hawkcliffe Farm Produce
Hawkcliffe Farm Fillet Steak
Warrendale Wagyu
British Wagyu Brisket
Warrendale Wagyu
British Wagyu Fillet Steak
Sponsored by:
Best ice cream
Luxury Ice Cream Company
Peach & Cherry Gelato
Milk from the Hills
Pistachio Gelato
Stamfrey Farm
Raspberry Sorbet
Stamfrey Farm
Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Stamfrey Farm
Signature Ice Cream
Sponsored by:
Best pantry product
Gordon Rhodes
Gord’s Own Yorkshires Gluten Free Yorkshire Pudding Mix
Steenbergs
Organic Perfect Salt Blend
The Yorkshire Deli
Jalapeño & Lime Hot Sauce
Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil
Oak Smoked Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil
Best pork pie
Dan’s Pie Company
Pork Pie
J A Mounfield & Son
1lb Hunter’s Pie
J A Mounfield & Son
1lb Pork Pie
Jacksons Butchers
Traditional Flat Pork Pie
Lishman’s of Ilkley
Yorkshire Pork Pie
Sponsored by:
best prepared meat (cold)
Blacker Hall Farm Shop
Hand Carved Picanha Beef Roast
Blacker Hall Farm Shop
Yorkshire Porchetta
Lishman’s of Ilkley
Yorkshire Pizza Pepperoni
Mount Grace Charcuterie
Air-Dried Pork Rib Eye
Mount Grace Charcuterie
Pork, Lemon & Pistachio Salami
Sponsored by:
Best prepared meat (hot)
Blacker Hall Farm Shop
Chicken Shawarma
Fodder Great Yorkshire Food Hall
Home Cured Rind On Middle Bacon
Fodder Great Yorkshire Food Hall
Yorkshire Porchetta
Lishman’s of Ilkley
Guanciale
Thornton’s Bakehouse & Butchers
6oz Beef Burger
Sponsored by:
best ready to eat product (cold)
Blacker Hall Farm Shop
Yorkshire Wensleydale, Spinach & Sun-Dried Tomato Quiche
Bondgate Bakery
Bacon & Blue Stilton Quiche
The Original Baker
Bombay Potato Roll
The Original Baker
Smoked Salmon & Crème Fraiche Quiche
Sponsored by:
Best ready to eat product (hot)
Blacker Hall Farm Shop
Homemade Steak Party Pie
Blacker Hall Farm Shop
Yorkshire Puddings
Geo Middlemiss & Son
Wharfedale Lamb Pie
Market Town Pies
Chicken & Leek Pie
The Original Baker
Slow Roasted Pork & Creamy Cider Pie
Sponsored by:
best savoury condiment
Farmer Copleys
Copleys Kitchen Sassy Salsa
Rosebud Preserves
Cumberland Sauce with Port
Rosebud Preserves
Red Onion & Port Marmalade
Taste of Xiangxi
Garlic Chilli
Winnies Yorkshire Delights
Beetroot Relish
best sustainable product
Dark Woods Coffee
Peru Asproagro Community Coffee
The Honest Bean Co.
Roasted Fava Bean Snack – Sea Salt & Cider Vinegar
The Milk Well
Whole Pasteurised Milk
Wren & Berry Group
Hedgerow Botanical Vodka
best sweet spread & preserve
Hewers Honey
Yorkshire Summer Honey
Just Delicious
Raspberry Jam
Rosebud Preserves
Blackcurrant Jam
Rosebud Preserves
Yorkshire Rhubarb & Ginger Jam
Welburn Honey House
Creamed Honey
Sponsored by:
best wine & spirit
Goose Beck Vineyard
Bacchus
Rhucello Limited
Rhucello
Whitby Distillery
The Wyrmfyre Edition Vodka
Wicstun Distillery
Pickering Gin
Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery
Cream Liqueur
Sponsored by:
best independent retailer
Fodder Great Yorkshire Food Hall
George & Joseph Cheesemongers
Rafters of Driffield
The Yorkshire Deli
Sponsored by:
best new business
Brew’d Community Coffee Co.
Forge Valley Roasters
The Dog & Deli
Wild Spore Co.
Sponsored by:
best wholesaler & distributor
Coffee Care
Cryer & Stott Cheesemongers
Dark Woods Coffee
The Original Baker
Sponsored by:
Best Yorkshire Pub
The Angel Inn, Topcliffe
The Inn, South Stainley
The Woolly Sheep Inn, Skipton
Whitelock’s Ale House, Leeds
Sponsored by:
Yorkshire & NE Beer & Pub Association
Best Yorkshire Dining Experience
Drewton’s Farm Shop & Manor Rooms
Elsworth at The Mill
Holdsworth House Hotel
The West Park Hotel
Sponsored by:
rising star
Thomas Abbott, Sedbergh Mead
Aimee Hara, Graze Maids
Adrian Harrison, Cooplands
Hattie Gillingham, The Honest Bean Co.
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Judy Bell Yorkshire Food Hero
WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED 3RD NOVEMBER
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supreme product champion
WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED 3RD NOVEMBER
Celebrating their 22nd anniversary, the Taste Awards, run by Deliciously Yorkshire, the Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and the Humber, have grown to be the largest and most respected awards of their type in the North of England.
The 26 awards categories include Best Beer, Pork Pie and Bakery, Fresh Meat, Spirits and Best Sustainable Product as well as a number of non-product categories such as Best Independent Retailer, Best New Business and Rising Star.
The Taste Awards welcome back Booths supermarket as their 2026 Headline Sponsor, a business who have championed artisan producers and supported the work of Deliciously Yorkshire for a number of years.
This year’s Taste Award Champions will be announced at a glittering black-tie event at the Pavilions of Harrogate on Tuesday 3rd November, an evening of celebration where guests will dine on a menu featuring many of the shortlisted products.
The ceremony will also include the announcement of the Best Yorkshire Pub – this year’s new award – as well as the Judy Bell Yorkshire Food Hero Award, presented to an individual who has gone above and beyond to promote and champion the industry.
The 2026 Taste Awards Supreme Product Champion will be unveiled, awarded to the entry which this year’s judging panel deemed to be the overall standout product of the year.
“The categories in the Taste Awards look to highlight the very best of food and drink crafted, grown and served in the county, and boy did Yorkshire’s businesses come up trumps this year! Judging is a pleasure as we always uncover something new and innovative, but the standard this year has been incredibly high across the board, making the task that much harder. It’s testament to Yorkshire’s thriving food and drink industry that these awards continue to grow and thrive, even after 22 years, and we can’t wait to unveil this year’s Taste Awards champions in November.”
Nigel Barden – Head Judge