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World Cheese Awards 2024
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World Cheese Awards 2024
Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado crowned World Champion Cheese

Portuguese ewes' milk cheese wins World Cheese Awards 2024.

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Golden Forks 2024 trophy winners
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Cretan Thyme Honey crowned Supreme Champion 2024

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Kian Louët-Feisser, Carlingford Oysters - Guild of Fine Food member
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Welcome to the Guild of Fine Food

The Guild of Fine Food has a mission to support, celebrate and encourage independent food and drink retailers and the producers that supply them.

We are community of over 12,000 business owners sharing the same passion for good food and drink. We aim to promote excellence in all sectors of the trade and celebrate great tasting food and drink from the UK and worldwide.

How we help retailers

We provide a voice for independent food retailers and producers: lobbying the government through a variety of influential organisations and providing access to expert industry advice.

Our member’s businesses form the lifeblood of both our local high streets and our food and drink culture. It is in everyone’s interest to ensure that independent food retail thrives.

The Guild of Fine Food should be your first port of call for any business-related issue, a go-to source of knowledge and advice, and a platform from which to share your experiences.

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How we help producers

We provide a voice for independent food producers and retailers: lobbying the government through a variety of influential organisations and providing access to expert industry advice.

Our members’ businesses include small and micro producers from across the UK who share a commitment to producing great tasting food to the highest standards.

The Guild of Fine Food offers a range of publications and activities that producers, wholesalers and distributors can benefit from to reach retail buyers and food lovers.

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Alder Tree – producer and Great Taste winner

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Do you like good food & drink? Interested in supporting independent retailers? Look no further. Our programme of delicious product recommendations, newsletters and events has you covered.

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Our members are a community of worthy businesses sharing the same passion for good food and drink. 

Representing independent retailers and the producers who supply them, the Guild of Fine Food is a source of advice and support and a place to share your views. Together, we can collectively get the issues facing our sector in front of those who can help and make a difference.

Key benefits:

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Thank you to the whole team for hosting World Cheese Awards. It was a truly fabulous event. The Guild of Fine Food is undoubtedly a force for good in this industry.

To get to meet with all of your team, put faces to names and then to win a Golden Fork, it was truly a night to remember – one which we will not forget for a very long time, if ever. Thank you for everything, for all your help and guidance in helping us along the way.

I just wanted to drop you a quick line to let you know how impressed I am with your customer service as an entrant to the Great Taste awards! … Someone always answers the phone and is very helpful – especially as I know you must be swamped with questions and products!

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Guild of Fine Food is the proud organiser of two world-renowned food & drink accreditation schemes: Great Taste and World Cheese Awards.

Every year, retailers and food lovers rely on the results of both of these competitions to discover the most delicious food and drink. Search the results now to find new recommendations and the independent retailers you can buy them from.

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With the largest named circulation of any speciality food and drink magazine, Fine Food Digest is the go-to read for buyers, owners and employees of independent retailers.

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Our unique and practical hands-on course will teach retailers of all levels how to run a successful cheese counter, whilst providing the opportunity to network with like-minded businesses. This one day course is for independent deli owners and their teams who are involved in sourcing, buying and selling cheese.

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Guild of Fine Food is the proud organiser of two world-renowned food & drink accreditation schemes: Great Taste and World Cheese Awards.

Every year, retailers and food lovers rely on the results of both of these competitions to discover the most delicious food and drink. Search the results now to find new recommendations and the independent retailers you can buy them from.

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