Awards 2018 Quality food & drink from South West England Specialist food & drink advice in the heart of the South West The South West is at the forefront of the UK’s thriving food & drink sector with many regional success stories from local, artisan Proudly producers to world-renowned, export-led businesses making real working with headway in global markets. 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T: 07545 642087 E: [email protected] @OMPhilMills www.oldmillgroup.co.uk OM01645.indd 1 22/08/2018 16:15 Supported by title sponsors AWARDS 2018 This is your definitive guide to the South West’s best food and drink in this year’s Taste of the West Awards – what to eat, where to eat it and where to buy it. We are justly proud of our prestigious awards programme which has now become the largest regional awards scheme in the UK. The aim is simple: to find and reward the best products and establishments in the South West. The Taste of the West Product Awards programme comprises 25 food and drink categories. Over 1,000 products were entered this year and panels of experts evaluated each product individually, assessing its appearance, aroma, texture, packaging, and more importantly its taste. The results revealed 304 Gold, 220 Silver and 170 Highly Commended awards to 325 producers throughout the South West. All the judges were very impressed with the quality and above all the consistency at such a high level of production within the industry. The Taste of the West Hospitality and Retail Awards scheme comprises 12 categories. This year entries were received from 330 establishments across the South West. We sent our team of experienced, professional judges out to each and every one to eat and shop their way around them all, and the results concluded in a staggering 195 Gold awards. We are constantly impressed by how much the quality within the hospitality and retail industry has risen and continues to do so year after year. The Awards are open to the whole industry in the South West, and as such we now hold valuable information on these products and establishments. If you are interested in stocking a range of top quality award winning products, Taste of the West can now supply these products using a consolidated delivery service. Contact us on 01404 822012 to find out more. Many congratulations to all our award winners – each and every one of you - and thank you to all our sponsors and partners for your continued support. PROUD TO DESIGN AND PRINT THIS BROCHURE 01392 202320 [email protected] www.ashleyhouse.co.uk - 3 - No 1 Place to Go No 1 PLACE TO GO Winner 2 017/ 2018 New Farm Restaurant Over Stratton, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5LQ 01460 240584 [email protected] www.newfarmrestaurant.co.uk Member New Farm Restaurant’s commitment to supporting local suppliers is second to none. Both the quality of cooking and the presentation of food are outstanding. Our judges commented In a good many years of judging restaurants for Taste of the West, this was by far the best meal and most pleasurable experience overall that we have ever enjoyed. We will definitely be ret u rni n g! Sponsored by Pa t ro n M e m b e rs see back cover -RWYVERGI7IVZMGIW- 4 - Supreme Champion Product SUPREME Winner CHAMPION 2018 St Louis Dry Hopped Cider Sandford Orchards The Cider Works, Commonmarsh Lane, Crediton, Devon EX17 1HJ 01363 777822 [email protected] www.sandfordorchards.co.uk Member This cider shouts South West. Made from delicious Devonshire apple juice, expertly infused with perfectly balanced hops to create a fabulous, beautifully crisp, very moreish, utterly delicious cider with a hoppy finish. A fantastic cider and an innovative and very worthy Supreme Champion winner. Congratulations to Barny and the team at Sandford Orchards! Sponsored by black and white asset finance pride themselves on obtaining clear, concise and efficient finance for capital projects. They work hard to understand your business and build a long-term relationship with you. They like a challenge and are accomplished at getting funding in place for more difficult to explain assets. - 5 - Champion Savoury Bakery AWARDS 2018 Winner Lavosh Flatbread: Completely and utterly moreish! We could eat the Rosemary & Sea Salt whole box quite easily. Eat Step & Stone Basement Flat, 10 West Mall, Bristol, BS8 4BH them alone or with dip or, 07826 694920 [email protected] even better, with a glass www.stepandstone.co of wine! Finalists Bacon Leek n Cheesy Pie Hotch Potch Gluten Free Savouries Ltd Unit 2 Richmar Business Centre, Butts Pond, Sturminster Newton, Dorset DT1 0AZ 01258 471645 [email protected] www.hotchpotchsavouries.co.uk Bengali Tart Me and Mrs Jones Deli Member 11 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JG 01803 298745 [email protected] www.meandmrsjonesdeli.com Pasty Shapland & Searle 123 East Street, South Molton, Devon EX36 3BU 01769 573411 [email protected] www.facebook.com/pages/Shapland-Searle/299853040162404 Somerset Pie The Somerset Smokehouse Pear Tree Farm, 19 Church Path, Meare, Somerset BA6 9TH 01458 860728 [email protected] www.facebook.com/thesomersetsmokehouse/ Sponsored by Riviera Labels are a specialist producer of labels who cater to every customer on an individual basis. They can produce single colour through to four colour process and many additional spot colours. With in-house design, plate making facilities and a large range of cutters in stock. They help supply the food and hospitality industry with great quality labels and professional service at a reasonable price. - 6 - Champion Sweet Bakery AWARDS Winner 2018 Deluxe Victoria Sponge A beautiful cake, both inside and out! Wonderfully Just Like Mumma’s 167 Plymstock Road, Oreston, Plymouth, light, deliciously moist, with Devon PL9 7LJ the scummiest of fillings. 01752 717280 [email protected] Have it with a cuppa or for Member www.justlikemummas.co.uk de ssert. Finalists White Chocolate & Raspberry Vegan Carrot Cake Flapjacks Cakewhole Aune Valley Meat Ltd 90 Wilton Street, Millbridge, Plymouth, Devon PL9 7BT Rake Farm, Loddiswell, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 4DA 07554 141418 [email protected] www.facebook.com/cakewholebakery/ 01548 550413 [email protected] Member www.aunevalleymeat.co.uk Member Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie Huckleberrys Hugo’s Cornish Granola - 11 Gervis Place, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 2AL Quinoa & Fruit 01202 721258 [email protected] Member The Chough Bakery (Padstow) Ltd www.facebook.com/Huckleberryskitchen/ Trecerus Ind Est, Padstow, Cornwall PL28 8RW Rich Fruit Cake 01841 533361 [email protected] Member www.thechoughbakery.co.uk Sweet Devotion 9 Coverdale Place, Plymouth, Devon PL5 3ET 07960 373729 [email protected] Milk Chocolate Millionaires www.sweetdevotion.co.uk Shortbread Tray Bake (GF) Wild Flour Cake Company Ltd Viennese Mince Pies Unit 1A Timsbury Workshop Estate, Taylors of Bruton Hayeswood Road, Bath BA2 0HQ Member Unit 3, The Old Piggery, Bruton, Somerset BA10 0ND 01761 479641 [email protected] 01749 813333 [email protected] www.wildflourcakeco.co.uk www.taylorsofbruton.co.uk Sponsored by Agrantec has developed the NotaZone platform to allow a more streamlined, automated and collaborative approach to how farming and the food chain work with one another. Consumers have a keen interest in knowing exactly what has been done to their food from the beginning of the food chain to the end – and Agrantec’s technology does exactly that. - 7 - Champion Chocolate AWARDS 2018 Winner Orangey Chocolate A decadent combination Sticks of zesty, tangy orange Lick the Spoon wrapped up in a crisp, Unit 2 Mason’s Wharf, Potley Lane, Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9FY crunchy, delicious finger 01225 811125 of divine dark chocolate. [email protected] www.lickthespoon.co.uk Member Dangerously moreish! Finalists Sea Salt Pralines Cacao Beans in Dark Chocolate Lick the Spoon Member Lick the Spoon Unit 2 Mason’s Wharf, Potley Lane, Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9FY Unit 2 Mason’s Wharf, Potley Lane, Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9FY 01225 811125 [email protected] www.lickthespoon.co.uk 01225 811125 [email protected] Member www.lickthespoon.co.uk Sambirano 80% Member Chocolarder Ltd Unit1 Viaduct Works, Frog Hill, Ponsanooth, 60% Maranon Peruvian Dark Cornwall TR3 7JW 01872 857071 [email protected] Coconut Milk Chocolate with www.chocolarder.com Union’s House Blend Coffee Pecan Praline Caramel Solkiki Chocolatemaker 449 Kings Road, Thornford, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 6QH Chocolate Bar Ltd Taurus Crafts, The Old Park, Lydney Park, 01935 873821 Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 6BU [email protected] 07855 229334 www.solkiki.co.uk [email protected] Member www.thechocolatebarltd.co.uk Sponsored by Speciality & Fine Food Fair is the leading UK trade event that