SAVE THE DATE - 2025

JW MARRIOTT GROSVENOR HOUSE

Friday 26th SEPTEMBER

2024 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 shorlist

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.

TECHNOLOGY CHAMPION

SPONSORED BY:

CHOCO

category finalists:

Agbotic, Inc
Hall Hunter Partnership (Farming)
Driscoll's & Fresh4cast
Jones Food Company
Westfalia Fruit
Wootzano
Worldwide Fruit
ZAyndu

RISING STAR
OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

Fresca

category finalists:

AhMS for EXPORTS - Cinderella Sharaf Eldin
Driscoll's - Tom Dring
DPS M&S Ltd - Larissa Keyte
GrowUp Farms - Phoebe Stonier
Jones Food Company - Hannah Hobhouse
PrepWorld - Ellie Shapcott
Riviera Produce - Amelia Russell
WootzanO - Adnan Syed and Harsha Arya

MANAGER
OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

TOSCA

category finalists:

BerryWorld Group - Stefan Rusev
Driscoll's - Isla Haslam
Flamingo - Rosie Radford
International Cargo Logistics - Shaffaat Jawed
Produce Packaging UK - David Tugwell
Westflor UK - David Kingham
Wootzano - Jesse Opoku

BEST PLACE
TO WORK

SPONSORED BY:

FREETHS

category finalists:

Aldi UK
AMFRESH Group UK
BX Technologies
DPS
Dole Imports
Flamingo
GrowUp Farms
International Cargo Logistics
MorePeople
Riviera Produce

SUSTAINABILITY EXCELLENCE

SPONSORED BY:

SMURFIT WESTROCK

category finalists:

Albert Bartlett
Angus Soft Fruits
Blue Skies
BerryWorld Group
Bioshield Systems
City Harvest London
Digipal
Driscoll's
DPS
Flamingo Horticulture
Fresh Direct
G's
Greenvale
GrowUp Farms
Hall Hunter Partnership (Farming)
Innovation Agritech Group
Riviera Produce
SoilPoint Humic
The Horti House
The Heritage Fine Food Company
Unikem Ltd

AGRITECH & INNOVATION EXCELLENCE

SPONSORED BY:

SOILPOINT HUMIC

category finalists:

BASF Nunhems
BerryWorld Group
Chiquita
Driscoll's
Food Forensics
Gardin
GrowUp Farms
HarvestEye
Innovation Agritech Group
IPM Scoutek
Jones Food Company
LettUs Grow
Martin Lishman
OSY Group
OneThird
PES Technologies
S&A Produce
TIAH
Unikem

WHOLESALE FRUIT & VEG SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

new SPITALFIELDS MARKET

category finalists:

BelOrta
Dole Imports
Four Seasons Fruiterers
Fresh Direct
Fresh4uProduce
GT Produce
Henderson Wholesale
The Heritage Fine Food Company
P&I Fruits Limited
W.T.Hill & Sons

WHOLESALE FLORAL/ PLANT SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

NEW SPITALFIELDS MARKET

category finalists:

Henderson Wholesale
Jane Adams
Opperman Plants
The Flower Connection
Tom Brown Wholesale Florists
The Horti House
Westflor UK

SUPERMARKET FRUIT/VEG /FLORAL/PLANT SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

PML SEAFRIGO & FPC

category finalists: (2 Awards)

Blue Skies
Den Berk Délice
DOUBLE H NURSERIES
Hall Hunter Partnership (Farming)
MM FLowers
Opperman Plants

FOODSERVICE SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

NEw Covent GardEN Market

Florette Foodservice
Four Seasons Fruiterers
Fresh Direct
GT Prep
The Heritage Fine Food Company
Woods Foodservice.

UK GROWER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

RED TRACTOR

category finalists:

BerryWorld Group in partnership with EmEry Soft Fruits
Double H Nurseries
Genovese
GrowUp Farms
Hall Hunter Partnership (Farming)
S&A Produce

INTERNATIONAL SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

Maersk

category finalists:

‍Beta Best Produce
Den Berk Délice
Euro Fruits
Fresh Field Manyatta Company
AHMS for Exports

BUSINESS SERVICE PARTNER

SPONSORED BY:

Dole Total Produce

category finalists:

Choco
Digipal UK
DP World UK
FruPro
Food Forensics
Lincoln university
Maersk
MorePeople
PML Seafrigo
Pro-Force Ltd
Smurfit Westrock
SGS United Kingdom

TEAM
OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

TAHAFRESH

category finalists:

Driscoll's
Innovation Agritech Group
MorePeople
Produce Packaging UK
Westflor UK
Worldwide Fruit
Wootzano

HR INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

IFE

category finalists:

AMFRESH Group UK
ISS
Flamingo
Richard Hochfeld
RIVIERA PRODUCE

Best Marketing Campaign

Available to be sponsored

Dole Total Produce

category finalists:

Angus Soft Fruits
BelOrta
Delifresh
Fresh Direct
Florette Salad
‍Tenderstem
YES PEAS!

CONVENIENCE RETAILER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

DIGIPAL

category finalists:

Co-op
M&S SImply Food
Premier
Tesco Express
Sainsbury's local

ONLINE FLORAL AND PLANT RETAILER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

Waddington Europe

category finalists:

ASDA
BLOOM & WILD
Marks & Spencer
Morrisons
Tesco

ONLINE FRUIT and VEG ReTAILER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

WADDINGTON EUROPE

category finalists:

ASDA
Morrisons
sainsbury's
tesco
waitrose

MULTIPLE FRUIT and VEG
ReTAILER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

IFCO

category finalists:

ALDI
LIDL
marks & Spencer
tesco
waitrose

MULTIPLE FLORAL AND PLANT ReTAILER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY:

world horti center

category finalists:

ALDI
LIDL
marks & Spencer
Sainsbury's
TESCO

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 2025