Best Bakery Product
Sponsored by: Cranswick
Cranswick is part of Great British farming heritage, renowned for delivering traditional products of the highest quality.
Authenticity, craftsmanship and great taste, these values are at the core of our business.
Cranswick began as a group of farmers, nurturing pigs with generations of know-how. Understanding that to get the best out, you have to put the best in, they started producing pig feed together.
Our beginnings were humble but our ambitions were not. In the 1980s, Cranswick moved into food production, giving us one of the first ‘farm to fork’ offerings.
Today, Cranswick is one of the largest food producers in Britain, but we’ve stayed true to our simple ethos – to create authentically made British food, without compromise. Using the skills of artisans and the dedication of generations of craftsmanship, we make great, tasty food. For more information visit www.cranswick.plc.uk
Best Beer
Sponsored by: Shepherds Purse Cheeses
North Yorkshire based Shepherds Purse has been an award-winning artisan cheesemaker since 1989.
The family run business was founded by Judy Bell, who began experimenting with cheese making on their farmhouse kitchen table, using milk from their own small flock of sheep. As the company grew, they became renowned for artisan cheese making, sourcing excellent milk and adding their own special cow’s milk cheeses and water buffalo milk cheeses to the range.
Shepherds Purse has grown sustainably over the years focussing always on quality. Now, it’s a team of 35 proud makers, led by Judy’s daughters Katie and Caroline. Committed to running a values based business, the quality of our produce is never compromised. Each of the cheeses in our range continue to win international awards, and in 2019 we were delighted to celebrate our milestone 30th anniversary.
Shepherds Purse are proud to be an independent, second generation family business, making world-class cheese accessible to all. After over 30 years, our passion and reputation for quality remains unrivalled.
Best Beverage
Sponsored by: The Serious Sweet Company
The Serious Sweet Company was created in 2014 by food entrepreneur Rob Whitehead. Rob’s career has covered many areas of the food industry including the dairy fats and chilled sauce categories, always developing, investing and growing independent businesses, with a passion for quality and customer service excellence.
With a team of nearly 40 people, the Serious Sweet Company is at the heart of British confectionery, globally recognized for its uniquely satisfying qualities! Rob is passionate about supporting the food industry in Yorkshire and delighted to be involved with Deliciously Yorkshire and its SME members, wishing everyone good luck in the awards!
Best Cheese
Sponsored by: Booths
“Booths are delighted to sponsor the award for the Best Yorkshire Cheese at the Deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards 2021. The Yorkshire cheese market is thriving with a wonderful variety of high-quality, delightful products from a number of fantastic producers and we cannot wait to see who will come out on top this year”
Best Confectionery
Sponsored by: Rollits
Rollits is a leading Yorkshire law firm with offices in Hull and York and specialises in the food & drink industry.
Best Fish & Seafood
Sponsored by: Platinum HPL
Platinum Print are one of Yorkshire’s premier marketing, design, print, signage and direct mail companies, offering a unique range of integrated business products and services.
Based in Harrogate and with over 32 years’ experience, we pride ourselves on our customer service and continuous investment in the latest technology. This has cemented our reputation as a trusted, forward-thinking, full-service business partner.
With our recent £1m investment in the latest digital packaging printing machine, we are here to support you.
Platinum Print are proud to sponsor the ‘Best Fish & Seafood’ category at the Taste Awards 2021.
Best 'Free From' Product
Sponsored by: University of York Management School
The York Management School at the University of York places a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research that engages with current key debates in policy, business and society.
Our mission is to advance and promote responsible research in business and management for a better world. We do this via both our teaching and research particularly our work on food systems, which is focused on transforming the Yorkshire food system to a regenerative food system.
FixOurFood https://fixourfood.org/ prioritizes dietary health as the norm, working with purpose driven businesses and farmers who are focused on promoting carbon negative approaches and biodiversity.
Best Fresh Meat
Sponsored by: The Yorkshire Agricultural Society
“The Yorkshire Agricultural Society is proud to sponsor the Fresh Meat category at this year’s Taste Awards. Promoting and supporting farming, food and the countryside is at the heart of all we do here at the Society. This includes championing the role of farmers as providers of high-quality produce and encouraging consumers to choose healthy and local produce.”
Best Fresh Produce
Sponsored by: Yorkshire Media
“Yorkshire Media are delighted to be Patron Members of DY and to sponsor the ‘Best Fresh Produce’ category in their prestigious Taste Awards. The work they do to promote local food producers and suppliers is outstanding and helps to build reputations and relationships, and show the rest of the UK how great the Yorkshire region is for its food and drink offering.”
Best Ice Cream & Dairy
Sponsored by: Reed Boardall
Best Pantry
Sponsorship of this category costs £1000+vat
The sponsorship package includes:
- 2 Tickets to the deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 1st November at Pavillions of Harrogate
- Sponsors profile on this very page of the deliciouslyorkshire website
- “In association with” on all deliciouslyorkshire and press coverage of your award category in the Yorkshire Post and other regional titles
- Opportunities for networking at the awards event and the chance to present your award to the winner of your category
- Opportunity to have a photograph taken with your category winner
- Brand delivered at awards ceremony. Chance to display pop up banners and literature in the sponsors “hall of fame”
- Brand delivered on relevant trophies and certificates
- Brand on all printed award event related materials (menu etc)
- Mentions in all awards coverage including the deliciouslyorkshire page in The Yorkshire Post’s Country Week
Best Pork Pie
Best Pork Pie
Sponsorship of this category costs £1000+vat
The sponsorship package includes:
- 2 Tickets to the deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 1st November at Pavillions of Harrogate
- Sponsors profile on this very page of the deliciouslyorkshire website
- “In association with” on all deliciouslyorkshire and press coverage of your award category in the Yorkshire Post and other regional titles
- Opportunities for networking at the awards event and the chance to present your award to the winner of your category
- Opportunity to have a photograph taken with your category winner
- Brand delivered at awards ceremony. Chance to display pop up banners and literature in the sponsors “hall of fame”
- Brand delivered on relevant trophies and certificates
- Brand on all printed award event related materials (menu etc)
- Mentions in all awards coverage including the deliciouslyorkshire page in The Yorkshire Post’s Country Week
Best Prepared Meat
Best Prepared Meat
Sponsorship of this category costs £1000+vat
The sponsorship package includes:
- 2 Tickets to the deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 1st November at Pavillions of Harrogate
- Sponsors profile on this very page of the deliciouslyorkshire website
- “In association with” on all deliciouslyorkshire and press coverage of your award category in the Yorkshire Post and other regional titles
- Opportunities for networking at the awards event and the chance to present your award to the winner of your category
- Opportunity to have a photograph taken with your category winner
- Brand delivered at awards ceremony. Chance to display pop up banners and literature in the sponsors “hall of fame”
- Brand delivered on relevant trophies and certificates
- Brand on all printed award event related materials (menu etc)
- Mentions in all awards coverage including the deliciouslyorkshire page in The Yorkshire Post’s Country Week
Best Ready to Eat Product
Sponsored by: Subrosa
Subrosa work with some of the fastest growing retail brands in the UK, providing support and strategic direction so they can achieve their full potential. Working together for 12 years, Subrosa, are a team of food and drink industry professionals – with experience across a large number of FMCG categories within the major multiples and their supply base. The team of 13 each contribute a different skill set to the business with their previous experience encompassing senior buying positions in ASDA and Sainsburys as well as roles in Brand Marketing, Category Management, Finance, Senior Account Management and Supply Chain Management.
Best Savoury Condiment
Sponsored by: Clarion
We are a team of experienced, talented, committed people who want to get to know you and where you want to be. We’ll protect you where you need it and help you grow, create and prosper where you can. For us, it’s all about the relationship. We know that strong partnerships create energy and deliver results. We are proud to work with leading food and drink providers across the region. We place significant commitment on supporting our clients in all of their legal needs, whether they are a dynamic new disruptor brand, or amongst the largest food suppliers in UK, or a regional or national retailer.
Best Spirit
Sponsored by: Marshall Wooldridge
“Established in 1973, Marshall Wooldridge has grown into one of the top 50 independent brokers in the country. We have built an enviable reputation of technical competence across all classes of insurance including the food and drink sector.
We are proud to be supporting the Deliciouslyorkshire Awards Dinner as we know quality products when we see them. We also have a number of clients who are DY members and will always support them wherever we can. “
Best Sweet Preserve
Sponsorship of this category costs £1000+vat
The sponsorship package includes:
- 2 Tickets to the deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 1st November at Pavillions of Harrogate
- Sponsors profile on this very page of the deliciouslyorkshire website
- “In association with” on all deliciouslyorkshire and press coverage of your award category in the Yorkshire Post and other regional titles
- Opportunities for networking at the awards event and the chance to present your award to the winner of your category
- Opportunity to have a photograph taken with your category winner
- Brand delivered at awards ceremony. Chance to display pop up banners and literature in the sponsors “hall of fame”
- Brand delivered on relevant trophies and certificates
- Brand on all printed award event related materials (menu etc)
- Mentions in all awards coverage including the deliciouslyorkshire page in The Yorkshire Post’s Country Week
Best Independent Retailer
Sponsored by: Chilli
CHILLI are a specialist strategic brand and packaging agency that’s totally dedicated to food.
They work for some of the most well-known names in food and retail. In Yorkshire their client list includes Wensleydale Creamery, Vale of Mowbray, Saltaire Brewery, and Jacksons of Yorkshire. Their portfolio also includes Boost Drinks, Florette, Cadbury, Ocean Spray and the Co-op where they work as a strategic design agency. CHILLI is consistently listed in Design Week’s Top 100 UK consultancies.
With a Leeds HQ, CHILLI are proud to support the Deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards as a way of recognising Yorkshire’s amazing food and drink industry.
Best New Business
Sponsored by: Garbutt & Elliott
“Garbutt + Elliott is not your traditional accountancy firm. We are one of the largest independent accountancy and advisory firms in Yorkshire and we have a passion for the food and drink sector.
We’re delighted to be sponsoring the ‘Best New Business’ category as we know that any new business in the sector that has managed to thrive and even survive over the past 18 months truly deserves recognition for their achievements. We look forward to seeing the winners and celebrating those businesses who make the industry one to be proud of!”
www.garbutt-elliott.co.uk
Best Use of Local Produce on a Menu
Sponsored by: Grow Yorkshire
Grow Yorkshire is a York & North Yorkshire LEP campaign initiative to champion food and farming in the region. We strive to attract and boost investment in the growth and development of the sector with a strategic remit across Environment, Innovation, Skills and Well-Being. We aim to encourage low carbon, sustainable practices and inspire cutting edge solutions to big problems as part of a greener, fairer and stronger economy in York and North Yorkshire.
Best Wholesaler / Distributor
Best Wholesaler / Distributor
Sponsorship of this category costs £1000+vat
The sponsorship package includes:
- 2 Tickets to the deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 1st November at Pavillions of Harrogate
- Sponsors profile on this very page of the deliciouslyorkshire website
- “In association with” on all deliciouslyorkshire and press coverage of your award category in the Yorkshire Post and other regional titles
- Opportunities for networking at the awards event and the chance to present your award to the winner of your category
- Opportunity to have a photograph taken with your category winner
- Brand delivered at awards ceremony. Chance to display pop up banners and literature in the sponsors “hall of fame”
- Brand delivered on relevant trophies and certificates
- Brand on all printed award event related materials (menu etc)
- Mentions in all awards coverage including the deliciouslyorkshire page in The Yorkshire Post’s Country Week
Local Food Hero
Sponsored by: Masons of Yorkshire
Masons of Yorkshire was started with a simple mission. To create a different gin, not just a different label – a gin with more character, more flavour and uncompromising quality.
Founded in 2013 by husband and wife, Karl and Cathy Mason, the distillery was the first and original established in Yorkshire, pioneering the resurgence of gin to the county.
Despite launching only 7 years ago, the Masons range of gins have won some of the most prestigious awards worldwide. History – both near and far played a significant role in the development of Yorkshire’s first gin and the driving force was simply a passion for exceptional tasting gin and doing things properly.
No gimmicks, no shortcuts, no compromises.
Gin made with love and care.
As it should be.
Why we’re supporting the awards
Masons is delighted to be supporting the Deliciouslyorkshire awards in 2021. When Masons started in 2013, the Deliciously Yorkshire team were on hand to put Masons on the map as Yorkshire’s first gin distillery, so to be sponsoring the awards 8 years on is a wonderfully wholesome feeling for the Masons team.
Deliciously Yorkshire continue to champion the very best of our county’s best food and drink, and it’s a genuine pleasure to be part of such an incredible initiative.