2025 Event Sponsors

SAVE THE DATE - 2025

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Friday 26th SEPTEMBER

THIS YEAR'S SPONSORS

we always have such AMAZING SUPPORT fOr the fresh awards and this year will be no EXCEPTION.

Below is a list of our valued sponsors for the FPC Fresh Awards 2025. You can read about their individual business sectors and visit their websites for a deep dive of discovery.

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FOODSERVICE SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

New Covent Garden Market is the oldest and largest Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Wholesale Market in the UK. Located in Nine Elms, on the banks of the River Thames, it is ideally located to serve customers across London and throughout the South East of England with a year-round offer of premium, seasonal and world-class fresh produce. With over 170 businesses trading from the site, New Covent Garden Market is home to some of the most experienced and expert people to be found anywhere in this great industry. The 48-acre site is currently being redeveloped to create a Market fit for the future, ensuring that New Covent Garden Market remains at the forefront of fresh horticultural produce supply for decades to come.

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BEST PLACE to work

In this increasingly competitive sector you need legal advisors who understand the issues you face – whether driven by regulation or commercial pressures. Because we have worked with many food businesses across the UK, advising on a wide range of issues, you can be confident that we will deliver effective and holistic solutions to the challenges you face.

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THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Recognised as the avocado experts, Westfalia UK is a multinational organisation with the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world. Suppliers to retail, foodservice and wholesale sectors through our specialist means, we supply the finest avocado to various shops, store, and wholesale suppliers. Our quality is of the highest, and our customer service to all sections is second to none.

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Sustainability excellence

The Smurfit Kappa Group plc is Europe's leading corrugated packaging company and one of the leading paper-based packaging companies in the world.

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Multiple Floral RETAILER OF THE YEAR

World Horti Center is the knowledge and innovation center of the international greenhouse horticulture sector. A leading platform where business, education, research and government innovate, connect, inspire and share knowledge together.

We connect parties that want to play a meaningful role in the sustainable food supply and greening the world. Leading companies and innovations from greenhouse horticulture are represented at our year-round trade fair.

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MULTIPLE FRUIT & VEG RETAILER OF THE YEAR

IFCO is the leading global provider of reusable packaging solutions for fresh foods, serving customers in 50+ countries. IFCO operates a pool of over 370 million Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs) globally, which are used for 2 billion shipments of fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, bread, and other items from suppliers to grocery retailers every year. IFCO RPCs ensure a better fresh food supply chain by lowering food waste and damage by 96%, reducing CO2 emissions by 60%, and consuming 80% less water compared to single-use packaging. IFCO is committed to becoming a global leader in sustainability, making a positive impact on the planet and society.

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BUSINESS SERVICE PARTNER

Total Produce has joined forces with Dole Food Company to create Dole Plc.

With roots traceable back to the 1850’s, Total Produce is today part of Dole plc - the world’s leading premier fresh produce provider. Committed to best agronomic and sustainable practices from farm to fork, we operate across Europe and beyond, serving the retail, wholesale, foodservice and ecommerce sectors and offering our customers and consumers alike a complete portfolio of fresh fruits and vegetables: the cream of the global crop and the very best of local.

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SUPERMARKET fruit & veg supplier of the yeaR

PML is a family-owned business that has been established as a company for 17 years. As dedicated logistic specialists, we effectively manage the supply chain of temperature sensitive goods. Working across both import and export, our logistics experts will transport your cargo door-to-door, with maximum efficiency, on time and on budget by air, by sea or by road.

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SUPERMARKET fruit & veg supplier of the yeaR

Waddington®Europe, a Novolex® brand, is a premier European food packaging specialist for a variety of sectors, including produce, bakery, dairy, food-to-go, desserts,protein, pet food and a lot more. Our high quality, innovative product portfolio has been designed with optimum clarity, maximum shelf presence, ease of use and circularity in mind. We are a vertically integrated company and provide a complete end-to-end packaging supply service, including design, extrusion, tooling manufacture and thermoforming. We help our customers meet their sustainability commitments by offering products such as MONOAIR™, our fully recyclable mono material soft fruit punnet that is also made from recycled plastic (rPET) with built-in cushion technology that doesn’t need additional bubble padding to prevent fruit bruising. That gives consumers peace of mind knowing that not only is there less plastic in the punnet, but that the whole container can be recycled back into food grade packaging rPET.

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UK GROWER OF THE YEAR

Red Tractor is a not-for-profit company that is the UK’s biggest farm and food assurance scheme. We develop standards based on science, evidence, best practice and legislation that cover animal welfare, food safety, traceability and environmental protection. Around 50,000 British farmers are accredited to Red Tractor standards, which form the basis of buying and sourcing specifications for major supermarkets, household brands and restaurant chains, ultimately making life simpler for everyone.

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WHOLESALE FRUIT & VEG SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

New Spitalfields Market is Britain’s premier wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower market. The market is a purpose-built site, in Leyton, East London, which opened in 1991. It is the largest revenue-earning fresh produce and flower market in the UK.The market’s location provides direct and easy access to the motorway network, and all nearby ports and airports, enabling more than 100 companies to offer a range of healthy and nutritious fresh produce and flowers to their customers, sourced year-round from every corner of the world.These highly specialised firms predominantly serve customers across London and the Home Counties and our site is ideally placed to serve the rest of the UK and continental Europe too.There is no more diverse market in the country and that fact contributes hugely to the market’s ability to stay at the forefront of its trade and service the rapidly changing needs of the 21st century wholesale market customer base

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FRESH PRODUCE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

At Aptean, our mission is to solve tomorrow’s unique challenges today with unrivalled, purpose-built software and superior customer experiences from people who care. Our industry-specific solutions, designed to maximise business value and process efficiency, are at the heart of our customers’ operations.In order to build and retain the trust and confidence our customers place in us, we must adhere to the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, discretion and confidentiality. Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations are essential to creating value for our customers, partners and employees and must be part of our sustainable, long-term strategy. We are committed to ESG management and best practices.

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INTERNATIONAL GROWER OF THE YEAR

Maersk are an integrated container logistics company. Our company builds on an impressive heritage of pioneering success and growth. Our long legacy and our values guide our business every day and also ensure that we can do business tomorrow.

Everything we stand for. Our name is a promise and a commitment to trust and excellence. We are all ambassadors representing and safeguarding the Maersk name, striving for a more sustainable and integrated world.

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Rising Star of the YEar

Fresca Group is a leading force in the fresh produce industry, bringing top quality produce to retail, wholesale, food-service and manufacturing customers across the UK.

Across our portfolio of businesses, we are growers, wholesalers, importers, service providers, customs agents and active investors. Spanning 4 generations of having the Mack family at the helm, our entrepreneurial spirit is as strong as the first day Matthew Mack wheeled his barrow of produce into Covent Garden Market in 1874. 2024 sees us celebrating our 150th anniversary.

Still privately owned – in fact, 44% of our business is owned by our colleagues.

Our pursuit of being the First Choice Produce Partner, delivering premium quality, and providing excellent value, is as relentless as it ever was. Our colleagues continue to make the difference every day

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Agritech and Innovation

SoilPoint, takes the time to learn about your business needs and objectives and then use that information to craft a strategy that will help you succeed and grow, from pre-harvest soil preparation to post-harvest analysis. We carefully analyse your data to provide you with a unique customised solution based on thorough agronomical, chemical, historical uses, rotations, lumens, water, and soil condition factors, allowing you to see an estimate of direct cost savings, water usage considerations, and other valuable savings. Grow higher and healthier yields by observing the impact of our active humic technology in your own field.You can be confident that you’re making the best decisions for your soil and crops if you use scientifically-backed solutions based on your specific agricultural wants and needs.

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CONVENIENCE RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Digipal is the leading provider of retailer approved lightweight fully recyclable plastic pallets, helping suppliers and retailers benefit from reduced costs, simplified invoicing and greater sustainability.

With significantly lower (1%) damage rates than traditional pallets Digipal plastic pallets can help to improve efficiency and minimise down time particularly within automated environments.

Digipal’s Plastic Pallets can be enabled with cost effective asset tracking systems, allowing supply chain optimisation, scalability and the opportunity to transform precise data into meaningful insights – all managed through an easy-to-use digital tracking portal, which is key within all internal and B2B supply chains where reducing asset loss and capital replacement costs is critical.

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TECHNOLOGY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR

Choco AI streamlines your order processing .

No more deciphering voicemails or inputting SKU after SKU in your ERP. See how Choco’s new AI technology can automate this process, reduce costs, and free up time to focus on growing your business.

Save time. Cut costs. Increase Sales.

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Manager of the year

Tosca's mission is to revolutionize the flow of goods through the food supply chain, eliminating waste at every turn.

Tosca is the first and only reusable packaging provider to connect the supply chain end-to-end with a complete portfolio of solutions.

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HR INITiaTIVE OF THE YEAR

EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF FOOD & DRINK AT IFE. Attend the UK's largest and most successful event for product sourcing for buyers from across the retail, foodservice, hospitality and wholesale.

From 17-19 March 2025 we return to ExCeL London for our next edition of IFE. Another 3 days of networking, product discovery, and sourcing the latest innovations in the food and drink industry, it's not one to miss!

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SUPERMARKET FLORAL PLANT SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

Antigrade is a groundbreaking technology in food preservation, designed to keep food fresher for longer without altering its natural state. By slowing the growth of bacteria and potentially eliminating pathogens, it significantly extends the shelf life of food, enhancing its taste, nutrition, and safety. This innovation also reduces food waste and carbon emissions, benefiting producers, retailers, and consumers by lowering costs and improving sustainability. Antigrade is commonly applied through food packaging, offering an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional cooling methods.

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BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is a government agency under the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce. It promotes business opportunities in export and investment to both local and international private sectors. JAMPRO facilitates investment and export projects while serving as a key policy advocate, helping to improve Jamaica’s business environment. The agency aims to drive Jamaica’s economic growth through investment and export and positions Jamaica as a premier business destination.

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Lorem Ipsome

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Lorem Ipsome

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BECOME A SPONSOR

The Fresh Awards are the perfect opportunity for you to raise your business profile.

A glittering night of celebration awaits, with dinner and presentation ceremony attended not just by shortlisted businesses, but also some of the leading industry figures. The FPC Fresh Awards 2024 provides unprecedented networking opportunity, allowing you to showcase your organisation to a large fresh produce industry audience.

To explore the full range of sponsorship options please complete the form below to contact us.

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