Finalists announced in new Taste Lancashire Producer Awards
Marketing Lancashire, organisers of the only county-wide tourism and hospitality awards, is delighted to announce the finalists in the new Taste Lancashire Producer Awards, which have been launched this year in partnership with Booths, Lancashire’s family-owned grocers.
The Taste Lancashire Producer Awards 2024 aims to honour the producers who are based in the county or who champion Lancashire, along with the produce they raise, nurture and prepare in four categories: Drinks; Pantry, preserved and ready to eat; Bakery, pies and pastries; Fish, field and dairy.
Vikki Harris, Marketing and Partnerships Director of Marketing Lancashire said ‘The calibre of applicants in these new awards was outstanding. Working with Booths, who bring their expertise and long-standing tradition for sourcing the finest produce from Lancashire and beyond, we have arrived at a group of exciting finalists who truly shine in their individual categories
‘The finalists will now be invited to tell their personal ‘food story’ and offer tastings to a panel of judges, including Booths buyers and other industry experts, at Booths Central Office, near Preston in January. We wish them all good luck and congratulate them on reaching this final stage, in a county that boasts so many excellent and accomplished food and drink producers and innovators.’
The finalists announced today are:
Bakery, Pies and Pastries
Lone Wolf Bakery, Lancaster
Ruff Puff Brownies, Wrightington
The Busy Food Company, Chorley
Drinks
Atkinsons Coffee Roasters and Tea Merchants, Lancaster
Oato, oat milk drinks, Preston
The Whitehall Hotel and Distillery, gin and spirits, Darwen
Fish, Field and Dairy Produce
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses, Preston
Lancashire Farm Dairies, Rochdale
Pasture Farm Foods Ltd, Colne
Pantry, Preserved and Ready to Eat
Choc Amor, artisan chocolates, Mawdesley
Crave Marinades, Preston
Peppered Palette Ltd, dessert hot sauces, Lancaster
The winners of the new Taste Lancashire Producer Awards will be announced at a joint ceremony with the Lancashire Tourism Awards, which will be held at the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Tuesday 11th February 2025. Tickets for the event are on sale now.
The Taste Lancashire Producer Awards are sponsored by Headline Sponsor, Booths and Blackpool and The Fylde College. If you would like to support or sponsor these awards, then please contact Maria Moriarty-Eames at [email protected]
For more information and the latest news about the Taste Lancashire Producer Awards 2024 go to www.lancashiretourismawards.com or follow #TasteLancashire @MarketingLancs on X.