PRESENTING THE 2026 FINALISTS

SAVE THE DATE - 2026

JW MARRIOTT GROSVENOR HOUSE

Friday 25th SEPTEMBER

2026 finalistS by category

The finalists for this year’s prestigious FPC Fresh Awards have now been reveALED.
‍Check below to see the list of businesses that made the shortlist

If you haven’t already then please book your place at this year’s event and be part of the celebrations. Each award has been proudly sponsored by FPC members to support their industry partners.

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Agritech Excellence

category finalists:

Taskers Partnership - BerryWorld
Flikweert Vision
The Greenhouse Innovation Consortium (GIC)
Unikem Ltd
Westlands UK

Best Marketing Campaign

category finalists:

BerryWorld
Driscoll's
East of Scotland Growers
Flying Flowers
Fresh Direct
Fresh Hub Group
G's Fresh (fresh & naked)
Good Natured Berries
Greenvale
M&S Group plc
Morrisons/Red Communications
Spinnaker
Tenderstem
Vicarage Nurseries
Worldwide Fruit

Best Place to Work

category finalists:

BerryWorld
Hall Hunter Partnership
MDS Ltd
MorePeople
Ocado Retail
Pro-Force
Produce Packaging
The Fresh Produce Centre
The Summer Berry Company

Business Service Partner

category finalists:

Cibus Pest Control Ltd
Details Flowers Software
Digipal
MDS Ltd
MorePeople
OAL Group
RBF Cargocare
Simvia
Smurfit Westrock

Climate Champion of the Year

category finalists:

Fairman Knight & Sons
INFIA Group
Unikem Ltd
Varfell Farms
Worldwide Fruit Ltd

Floral and Plant Wholesaler of the Year

category finalists:

Hoek Flowers
Ilo Bloom
Newey
Tom Brown Wholesale Florists Ltd
Westflor

Foodservice Supplier of the Year

category finalists:

APG Produce
Bettaveg Ltd
Delifresh Ltd
Fresh Direct
Ribble Farm
Rushton's
Valimex Foodservice
Woods Foodservice

Fruit and Veg Wholesaler of the Year

category finalists:

Bettaveg Ltd
Bevington Salads
Dole Southampton
Four Seasons Fruiterers
Fresh Direct
Fresh4u
GT Produce
Premier Foods Wholesale
S. Thorogood & Sons

HR Initiative of the Year

category finalists:

A.H. Worth
Branston
M & W Mack Ltd (t/a DGM Growers)
MDS Ltd

Independent Retailer of the Year

category finalists:

Alimentari Di Alberti
Carrolls Ltd
The Flower House

Innovation Excellence

category finalists:

Agrii UK
AVA Berries
Choco
Digipal
Fairman Knight & Sons
Frigga
Fyffes
Graphic Packaging International
Hall Hunter Partnership
IFCO Systems (UK) Ltd
INFIA Group
Primafruit
Reflex Group (infinity punnet)
United Fruit Growers Ltd
Wealmoor Ltd
Wyma Solutions

International Supplier of the Year

category finalists:

A.H. Worth
Beni Mellal Citrus
Dida Fresh
Driscoll's
Fita Limited
Porta Nova NL
The Summer Berry Company

Manager of the Year

category finalists:

Christine Dye — Westfalia Fruit
Carolyn Holder — PML Seafrigo
Sergio Jimenez — Caribbean Exotics
David Kingham — Westflor UK Ltd.
Mark Lewis — Primafruit
Erika Martinaitiene — A.H. Worth
Adina Mihaila — Global Pacific UK Ltd
Mohamed Nafide — Delassus Group
Hardeep Rait — Fresh Direct
Abby Willings — Varfell Farms

Net Zero Impact Award

category finalists:

Branston
Fyffes
Greenvale
Port of Dover
Porta Nova NL
Primafruit
Wealmoor Ltd
Worldwide Fruit Ltd

Rising Star of the Year

category finalists:

Georgia Burrell — Staples Vegetables Ltd
Kieran Duncan-Johal — MorePeople
Tom Eyles — Greenvale
Isaak Fox — Varfell Farms
Ruby Furniss — Dole Ltd
Pramodhya Loku Gamage — PML Seafrigo
Lotti Hales — The Summer Berry Company
Abdus Samad Khan — PML Seafrigo
Madeline Knight — Ocado Retail
Edward Mayell — ALDI UK & Angus Soft Fruits
Oliver Miller — PML Seafrigo
Jeremiah O'Neil — Claridge's Flowers
Laura Popescu — RBF Cargocare
Amy Sanders — MDS Ltd
Nicole Sawyer — BerryWorld
Gracie Tucker — Greenvale

Supermarket Floral & Plant Supplier of the Year

category finalists:

To be announced on the night

Supermarket Fruit & Veg Supplier of the Year

category finalists:

To be announced on the night

Sustainability Excellence - Ethical

category finalists:

Azura Group
Beni Mellal Citrus
Global Pacific UK Ltd
Unikem Ltd
Worldwide Fruit Ltd

Sustainability Excellence - Supply Chain

category finalists:

Country Supplies
Fairman Knight & Sons
Fresh Direct
INFIA Group
Mansfields
Pretoria Energy
Primafruit
Rushton's
Worldwide Fruit Ltd

Team of the Year

category finalists:

A.H. Worth
British Florist Association
Branston
Flying Flowers
Greosn
Les Vergers du Soleil
MDS Ltd
MorePeople
PML Seafrigo
PrepWorld
Primafruit
Quality Bean Morocco
S&A Produce
The Fresh Produce Centre
Westflor UK Ltd.

Technology Champion

category finalists:

Agrii UK
Delifresh
Digipal
Flikweert Vision
INFIA Group
Moyca Grapes
SORMAC Ltd.

UK Grower of the Year

category finalists:

Withers Farm
Hall Hunter
Newey

Public-Voted Retailer Categories

The winners of all five categories will be announced on the night

Multiple Fruit and Veg Retailer of the Year

To be announced on the night

Multiple Floral and Plant Retailer of the Year

To be announced on the night

Convenience Retailer of the Year

To be announced on the night

Online Fruit and Veg Retailer of the Year

To be announced on the night

Online Floral and Plant Retailer of the Year

To be announced on the night

fresh produce business of the year

SPonsored by APTEAN

THIS AWARD is selected by the Judges from category winners - not open to entries.

This award is the ‘Winner of Winners’ and is chosen by the judges from the winners of the 2024 Fresh Awards Supply Chain, Retail and Business Excellence Categories.

The winner of this special award will be announced on the evening as part of the ceremony.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

SPonsored by WESTFALIA UK

THIS AWARD is selected by the Judges from category winners - not open to entries.

The winner of this special award will be announced on the evening as part of the ceremony.

FPC FRESH AWARDS 2026

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IFCO - MULTIPLE FRUIT & VEG RETAILER OF THE YEAR
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BRANSTON - BEST MARKETNG CAMPAIGN
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Agritech Excellence

category finalists:

BerryWorld in partnership with Tasker
Flikweert Vision
The Greenhouse Innovation Consortium (GIC)
Unikem Ltd
Westlands UK

Best Marketing Campaign

category finalists:

BerryWorld
Driscoll's
East of Scotland Growers
Flying Flowers
Fresh Direct
Fresh Hub Group
G's Fresh (fresh & naked)
Good Natured Berries
Greenvale
M&S Group plc
Morrisons/Red Communications
Spinnaker
Twenty Degrees (Tenderstem campaign)
Vicarage Nurseries
Worldwide Fruit

Best Place to Work

category finalists:

BerryWorld
Hall Hunter Partnership
MDS Ltd
MorePeople
Ocado Retail
Pro-Force
Produce Packaging
The Fresh Produce Centre
The Summer Berry Company

Business Service Partner

category finalists:

Cibus Pest Control Ltd
Details Flowers Software
Digipal
MDS Ltd
MorePeople
OAL Group
RBF Cargocare
Simvia
Smurfit Westrock

Climate Champion of the Year

category finalists:

Fairman Knight & Sons
INFIA Group
Unikem Ltd
Varfell Farms
Worldwide Fruit Ltd

Floral and Plant Wholesaler of the Year

category finalists:

Hoek Flowers
Ilo Bloom
Newey
Tom Brown Wholesale Florists Ltd
Westflor

Foodservice Supplier of the Year

category finalists:

APG Produce
Bettaveg Ltd
Delifresh Ltd
Fresh Direct
Ribble Farm
Rushton's
Valimex Foodservice
Woods Foodservice

Fruit and Veg Wholesaler of the Year

category finalists:

Bettaveg Ltd
Bevington Salads
Dole Southampton
Four Seasons Fruiterers
Fresh Direct
Fresh4u
GT Produce
Premier Foods Wholesale
S. Thorogood & Sons

HR Initiative of the Year

category finalists:

A.H. Worth
Branston
M & W Mack Ltd (t/a DGM Growers)
MDS Ltd

Independent Retailer of the Year

category finalists:

Alimentari Di Alberti
Carrolls Ltd
The Flower House

Innovation Excellence

category finalists:

Agrii UK
AVA Berries
Choco
Digipal
Fairman Knight & Sons
Frigga
Fyffes
Graphic Packaging International
Hall Hunter Partnership
IFCO Systems (UK) Ltd
INFIA Group
Primafruit
Reflex Group (infinity punnet)
United Fruit Growers Ltd
Wealmoor Ltd
Wyma Solutions

International Supplier of the Year

category finalists:

A.H. Worth
Beni Mellal Citrus
Dida Fresh
Driscoll's
Fita Limited
Porta Nova NL
The Summer Berry Company

Manager of the Year

category finalists:

Christine Dye — Westfalia Fruit
Carolyn Holder — PML Seafrigo
Sergio Jimenez — Caribbean Exotics
David Kingham — Westflor UK Ltd.
Mark Lewis — Primafruit
Erika Martinaitiene — A.H. Worth
Adina Mihaila — Global Pacific UK Ltd
Mohamed Nafide — Delassus Group
Hardeep Rait — Fresh Direct
Abby Willings — Varfell Farms

Net Zero Impact Award

category finalists:

Branston
Fyffes
Greenvale
Port of Dover
Porta Nova NL
Primafruit
Wealmoor Ltd
Worldwide Fruit Ltd

Rising Star of the Year

category finalists:

Georgia Burrell — Staples Vegetables Ltd
Kieran Duncan-Johal — MorePeople
Tom Eyles — Greenvale
Isaak Fox — Varfell Farms
Ruby Furniss — Dole Ltd
Pramodhya Loku Gamage — PML Seafrigo
Lotti Hales — The Summer Berry Company
Abdus Samad Khan — PML Seafrigo
Madeline Knight — Ocado Retail
Edward Mayell — ALDI UK & Angus Soft Fruits
Oliver Miller — PML Seafrigo
Jeremiah O'Neil — Claridge's Flowers
Laura Popescu — RBF Cargocare
Amy Sanders — MDS Ltd
Nicole Sawyer — BerryWorld
Gracie Tucker — Greenvale

Supermarket Floral & Plant Supplier of the Year

category finalists:

To be announced on the night

Supermarket Fruit & Veg Supplier of the Year

category finalists:

To be announced on the night

Sustainability Excellence - Ethical

category finalists:

Azura Group
Beni Mellal Citrus
Global Pacific UK Ltd
Unikem Ltd
Worldwide Fruit Ltd

Sustainability Excellence - Supply Chain

category finalists:

Country Supplies
Fairman Knight & Sons
Fresh Direct
INFIA Group
Mansfields
Pretoria Energy
Primafruit
Rushton's
Worldwide Fruit Ltd

Team of the Year

category finalists:

A.H. Worth
British Florist Association
Branston
Flying Flowers
Greosn
Les Vergers du Soleil
MDS Ltd
MorePeople
PML Seafrigo
PrepWorld
Primafruit
Quality Bean Morocco
S&A Produce
The Fresh Produce Centre
Westflor UK Ltd.

Technology Champion

category finalists:

Agrii UK
Delifresh
Digipal
Flikweert Vision
INFIA Group
Moyca Grapes
SORMAC Ltd.

UK Grower of the Year

category finalists:

BerryWorld in partnership with Withers Farm
Hall Hunter
Newey

Public-Voted Retailer Categories

The winners of all five categories will be announced on the night

Multiple Fruit and Veg Retailer of the Year

To be announced on the night

Multiple Floral and Plant Retailer of the Year

To be announced on the night

Convenience Retailer of the Year

To be announced on the night

Online Fruit and Veg Retailer of the Year

To be announced on the night

Online Floral and Plant Retailer of the Year

To be announced on the night