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REMEMBER! Products are judged on their own merit – they are not judged against others in the same category & every product entered is eligible for an award

One flavour = one entry
A product may only be entered in one category.
Please refer to notes on product eligibility in Term & Conditions before entering.

Updated: December 2025

111 Wheat/Weissbier/Saison
112 Pale Ale (American, tropical etc)
113 IPA & DIPA
114 Ale & Bitter (golden, brown, barley wine etc)
115 Stout & Porter
118 Pilsners & Light Lager
119 Sours & Wild beer
120 Amber & Dark Lager
121 High-gravity & Imperial beer (ABV > 8%)
116 Beer with added flavourings (shandy, tequila etc)
117 Low alcohol/alcohol-free beer

 

102 Cider (incl. low alcohol/alcohol free)
104 Cider with added flavourings (berries, spices etc)
103 Mead
105 Perry

201 Gin
202 Gin with added flavourings
203 Rum
204 Vodka
205 Whisky
206 Fruit, flower & vegetable wines (excl. grape wines)
207 Liqueurs & other spirits incl. brandy & sloe gin
208 Pre-mixed cocktails
209 Low alcohol/alcohol-free spirits, cocktails & wines (incl. grape wines)
210 Hard seltzers, spritzers, sodas & alcoholic jellies
211 Vermouth

301 Pure fruit juice, single fruit
302 Pure fruit juice, mixed fruit
303 Any other soft drink incl. cordials
304 Mixers for cocktails
305 Kombucha
311 Shrubs
306 Other fermented drinks incl. water kefir
307 Pure vegetable juice, single vegetable
308 Pure vegetable juice, mixed vegetable

401 Single Estate tea, loose
402 Single Estate tea bags
403 Blended tea, loose (unflavoured)
404 Blended tea bags (unflavoured)
405 Green tea, loose (unflavoured)
406 Green tea bags (unflavoured)
407 Earl Grey, loose
408 Earl Grey tea bags
410 Other flavoured tea, loose
411 Other flavoured tea bags
428 Instant tea

409 Chai tea, loose
424 Chai, tea bags
412 Herbal infusion, loose
422 Herbal infusion, tea bags
413 Fruit infusion, loose
423 Fruit infusion, tea bags
414 Matcha & powdered Hojicha
419 Hot Chocolate
425 Alternative lattes & cold brew infusions

415 Coffee for filter/cafetière, beans*
416 Coffee for filter/cafetière, ground*
417 Espresso coffee, beans*
418 Espresso coffee, ground*
420 Cold brew coffee
421 Pods/capsules, instant & coffee bags (Entry eligibility subject to machine type)
431 Turkish coffee
429 Half-caff coffee for filter/cafetière, beans/ground*
430 Half-caff espresso coffee, beans/ground*
426 Decaffeinated coffee for filter/ cafetière, beans/ground*
427 Decaffeinated espresso coffee, beans/ground*

*Please note coffees should be entered as either beans or ground, please do not enter the same product into more than one category

501 Biscuits (savoury)
502 Crisps/chips incl. vegetable
503 Savoury snacks incl. nuts, popcorn
504 Any other savoury snack

601 Biscuits & cookies (sweet)
602 Biscuits & cookies with chocolate
603 Shortbread
604 Any other snacks incl. dried fruit snacks, popcorn

701 White bread
702 Brown bread
703

Bread with added sweet or savoury ingredients e.g. cheese, garlic, herbs, fruit
708

Sourdough bread (made with flour, water and salt only)
709

Sourdough bread with added sweet or savoury ingredients e.g. cheese, garlic, herbs, fruit
704 Any bake-off dough
706 Raw & Pastries to be baked
707 Scones, muffins, crumpets, etc & ready baked pastries

We cannot accept entries if additional equipment is required that is not used in a domestic kitchen

801 Fruit cake
802 Regional & traditional cake
803

Small individual cakes incl. cupcakes, macaroons, macarons, cannoli
804

Whole cakes for cutting
806 Traybakes, flapjacks, brownies

901 Truffles
902 Filled chocolates
903 Chocolate bars & buttons
904

Chocolate bars with added flavourings or ingredients e.g. chilli, orange, nuts etc

1001 Fudge or Tablet
1002

Glacé fruits/petit fours/sweetmeats/ dipped or coated fruit & nuts, etc
1003 Nougat
1004 Marshmallows
1005 Any other confectionery

1103 Honey, plain/single source UK
1104 Honey, plain/single source EU
1105 Honey, plain/single source Non-EU
1106 Honey, flavoured or blended UK
1107 Honey, flavoured or blended EU
1108 Honey, flavoured or blended Non-EU
1109 Honey, other blends e.g. UK/EU mix (please specify in your description)

1201 Any single fruit jam/conserve/ preserve
1202 Mixed fruit jam/conserve/preserve
1203 Curds
1204 Any other spread inc. chocolate, nut butters, seed butters etc.
1205 Mincemeat
1206 Marmalade

1301

Muesli, granola or breakfast cereal, ready to serve
1302 Porridge
1303 Cereal bar

1401 Mustard
1402 Fruit jellies & fruit sauces
1403

Savoury jellies & table sauces, incl. mint sauce, apple sauce
1404 Ketchup
1405 Barbeque & brown sauces
1406 Chilli & hot sauces
1407 Chilli jam & jellies

1501 Olive Oil (filtered/unfiltered)
1502 Olive Oil, flavoured
1503 Rapeseed Oil, plain and flavoured
1504 Any other oils, plain and flavoured
1505 Animal fats/dripping

1601 Olives
1602 Vegetable/fruit antipasti incl. tapenade, salsa
1603 Dips

1701 Single fruit or vegetable chutney/ relish
1702 Mixed fruit or vegetable chutney/ relish
1703 Hot chutney/relish or pickle
1704 Pickles
1705 Savoury marmalade incl. onion
1706 Fermented pickles incl. kimchi

1801 Sauces that require heating
1802 Wet ingredients/sauces e.g soy sauce, molasses, tahini, extracts, tinned tomatoes, passata
1804 Gravy & bread sauce
1805 Pasta sauce incl. pesto
1806 Stuffings
1807 Dry rubs & marinades
1808 Wet rubs & marinades
1814 Single spices & herbs
1815 Spice & herb mixes
1810 Eggs
1811 Salts, incl. flavoured & peppercorns
1812 Stock & broth
1813 Any other dry ingredient
1816 Syrups for coffee
1817 Syrups for cocktails

1901 Balsamic vinegar inc. flavoured & glaze
1902 Other vinegar
1903 Prepared vinaigrette & salad dressing
1904 Mayonnaise incl. rouille

2001 Smoked bacon and other cured meat, to be cooked
2002 Green/unsmoked bacon and other cured meat, to be cooked
2003 Other bacon inc. joints

2101 Air dried ham
2102 Boiled/cooked ham, ready to serve
2103 Gammon ham, to be cooked
2104 Salami, continental style sausages ready to eat, nduja
2105 All smoked meat
2106 All cured meat

2201 Beef, fresh joints, exact cut to be stated
2211 Beef, fresh smaller cuts, e.g. steak, exact cut to be stated
2202 Lamb, fresh joints, exact cut to be stated
2212 Lamb, fresh smaller cuts, e.g. chops, exact cut to be stated
2203 Pork, fresh joints, exact cut to be stated
2213 Pork, fresh smaller cuts, e.g. chops, exact cut to be stated
2204 Poultry, any farmyard or game bird, fresh whole birds, exact cut to be stated
2214 Poultry, any farmyard or game, fresh smaller cuts e.g. breast, exact cut to be stated
2205 Any other meat product requiring cooking, exact cut to be stated

2301 Pork sausages
2302 All other meat sausages
2303 Continental-style sausages, to be cooked
2304 Black & white pudding
2305 Other meat products to be cooked incl. faggots, burgers, haggis, sausagemeat
2306 Plant-based protein alternative products, e.g. tempeh, seitan, tofu

2401 Traditional pork pie
2402 Cold-cut pie, other meat/non-meat
2403 Cooked pie, to be re-heated, meat based
2404 Cooked pie, to be re-heated, fish and any other based
2405 Quiche, any variety
2406 Uncooked pie incl. cook from frozen
2407 Pasty (incl. Cornish), sausage roll & scotch eggs

2501 Gravadlax
2502 Smoked or cured salmon
2503 Cooked/hot roasted smoked salmon
2504 Any other smoked or cured fish
2505 Shellfish & seafood inc. smoked
2506 Tinned/preserved fish, seafood & anchovies
2507 Seafood & fish, to be cooked

 

2601 Meat pâté/terrine
2602 Fish pâté/terrine incl. Taramasalata
2603 Vegetarian pâté/terrine

2701 Yoghurt, made from any dairy milk
2702 Cream, fromage frais, crème fraiche & mascarpone
2703 Butter
2713 Ghee
2704 Drinks, dairy based (incl. fresh dairy milk)
2705 Cheese, cows’ milk
2706 Cheese, sheeps’ milk
2707 Cheese, goats’ milk
2708 Cheese, buffalo milk
2712 Cheese, mixed milk
2709 Fermented dairy products incl. kefir
2710 Plant-based cheese, milk, cream, butter & yoghurt
2711 Plant-based barista milk

2801 Fruit sauce/coulis
2802 Other sweet sauces incl. brandy butter, maple syrup
2803 Custard

2901 Christmas pudding
2902 Other hot pudding
2903 Pie/tart/torte, hot
2904 Pie/tart/torte, cold
2905

Other cold desserts, incl. meringues & layered gateaux
2906 Cheesecake
2907 Preserved fruits

3001 Ice cream & gelato
3007 Vegan or Dairy-free ice cream & gelato
3009 Sorbet, any variety
3010 Frozen yoghurt
3011 Any other iced desserts

3101 Fresh/frozen pasta, any shape
3102 Fresh/frozen filled pasta, any shape
3103 Dried pasta, any shape
3104 Rice, grains, pulses & couscous
3105 Noodles, dry or fresh

3201 Meat based ready meal, to be cooked
3202 Fish based ready meal, inc. fishcakes, to be cooked
3203 Vegetarian ready meal, to be cooked
3204 Chilled meals, ready to serve eg sushi
3205 Prepared vegetable dish, hot
3206 Prepared vegetable dish, cold
3207 Cooked meat (plain or flavoured), ready to serve

3401 Tomato based soup
3402 Fish/seafood based soup
3403 Meat based soup
3404 Vegetable based soup incl. pulse

3501 Gluten-free (marketed as), ready to serve
3502 Gluten-free (marketed as), to be prepared/cooked
3503 Dairy-free (marketed as), ready to serve
3504 Dairy-free (marketed as), to be prepared/cooked
3505 Plant-based/Vegan (marketed as), ready to serve
3506 Plant-based/Vegan (marketed as), to be prepared/cooked
3507 Any other product marketed as free-from, ready to serve
3508 Any other product marketed as free-from, to be prepared/cooked

Please see categories 2306 & 2710 for protein & dairy alternatives