World Cheese Awards 2024

Visit the World Cheese Awards

The 36th edition of world’s largest cheese competition is taking place in Viseu, Portugal. Find out more about attending as a trade, press or consumer visitor.

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LISTEN

Great Taste Podcast out now

Including exclusive interviews, judging room action and stories straight from the producers – learn why good food is so important: for our health, our communities, our economy, our land and, of course, our taste buds.

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Products judged in Great Taste blind-tasting

Great Taste 2024

Great Taste results out now

Search our directory to explore the Great Taste 2024 award-winners and where you can find them.
Entrants can login MyGuild to check your results and feedback

Uncover the 2024 winners

New! Directory

Find producers & retailers

Our brand-new directory brings you listing and product inspiration with award-winning food and drink, as well as a directory of independent shops in which to buy great products or find a future retail partner

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Guild of Fine Food

Supporting independent food and drink businesses since 1995

Our membership organisation offers benefits, discounts and advice to independent retailers and producers

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Kian Louët-Feisser, Carlingford Oysters
– Guild of Fine Food member

Golden Forks 2024

Cretan Thyme Honey crowned Supreme Champion 2024

Discover all the 2024 winners and catch up on the action from the night

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Fine Food Digest

The latest industry news and insight

Fine Food Digest brings you the latest from the independent food & drink sector every month

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.

Explore what we do for retailers

The Henley Larder – Guild of Fine Food member

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.

Explore what we do for producers

Alder Tree – producer and Great Taste winner

Connecting food lovers with brilliant producers and retailers

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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Meet Great Taste producers, Golden Forks 2022

Join us

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:

Expert advice and protection for your business
Preferential rates, free & discounted services
Sourcing, listing and networking help
Promotion for your business
and much more…

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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!

new! directory of products, products & retailers

Support our sector

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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FINE FOOD DIGEST & GUILD PUBLICATIONS

Industry advice & opinion

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.

Keep up to date with the latest developments, advice and recommendations in our sector.

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Upskill your team

Retail cheese training

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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