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Why trust Great Taste?

Great Taste is the largest and most trusted accreditation schemed for food & drink producers across the world.

It supports, promotes and mentors the people crafting fantastic food and delicious drinks in businesses large and small, giving buyers and food lovers in the UK and overseas reliable recommendations for great tasting products.

What is Great Taste?

Hear from judges, entrants and retailers – and learn more about Great Taste

What do the stars mean?

Each jar, packet or bottle displaying a Great Taste logo is guaranteed to have been through the rigorous and independent judging process. The logo will display the year it was judged and the official star-rating.

Great Taste 2024 3-star award
3-star

Exquisite

Extraordinarily tasty foods ā€“ less than 2% of products are awarded 3-stars each year. Buy it!

Great Taste 2024 2-star award
2-star

Outstanding

Above and beyond delicious ā€“ about 10% of entries will achieve this rating.

Great Taste 2024 1-star award
1-star

Simply delicious

A food that delivers fantastic flavour ā€“ approximately 28% of entries will achieve this rating each year.

The Henley Larder

Trusted and recognised by food lovers

55% of UK adults are familiar with Great Taste logos on food and drink packaging.

80% of those who recognise the Great Taste logo, say an award would make them consider a product.

74% agreed that Great Taste is a sign of quality.

56% said it would persuade them to buy a product.

Source: YouGov fieldwork undertaken December 2022. Total sample size: 2,021 adults. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (ages 18+).

Buy award-winning products

Our directory of award-winning products, producers, and the independent retailers who stock them, will let you uncover your local heroes: those making and selling great tasting food in the UK and around the world.

Brindisa Balham, Hildreth Street refurbished retail shop