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Shop of the Year 2018 winners announced
On Thursday 20 September, the Guild of Fine Food crowned the UK’s best independent retailers, as Shop of the Year 2018 reached its exciting finale in London.
Shop of the Year announces shortlist for 2018
Out of 150 entries, 42 independent retail outlets around the UK are now in the running for awards including Best Delicatessen, Best Farm Shop or Garden Centre with Food Hall, Best Grocer, Village or Community Shop and Best Specialist Cheese Shop.
Glamorgan-based artisan cheese retailer shortlisted in SOTY 2018
Out of the 42 independent retail outlets named, Penarth-based Fauvette is among those in the running for Best Specialist Cheese Shop.
Independent retailers from South West shortlisted in SOTY 2018
Out of the 42 independent retail outlets named, four from the south west are among those in the running for awards including Best Delicatessen and Best Farm Shop or Garden Centre with Food Hall.
Independent retailers from South East shortlisted in SOTY 2018
Out of the 42 independent retail outlets named, nine from the south east are among those in the running for awards including Best Delicatessen, Best Farm Shop or Garden Centre with Food Hall, Best Grocer, Village or Community Shop and Best Specialist Cheese Shop.
Independent retailers from Scotland shortlisted in SOTY 2018
Out of the 42 independent retail outlets named, two from Scotland are among those in the running for awards including Best Delicatessen and Best Specialist Cheese Shop.
Independent retailers in Northern England shortlisted SOTY 2018
Out of the 42 independent retail outlets named, 13 from the North are among those in the running for awards including Best Delicatessen, Best Farm Shop or Garden Centre with Food Hall, Best Grocer, Village or Community Shop and Best Specialist Cheese Shop.
Co Down deli shortlisted in Shop of the Year 2018
Among the 42 independent retail outlets named, Indie Füde, a deli based in Comber, is in the running for Best Delicatessen.
Independent retailers from Midlands shortlisted in SOTY 2018
Out of the 42 independent retail outlets named, four from the Midlands are among those in the running for awards including Best Delicatessen, Best Farm Shop or Garden Centre with Food Hall, Best Grocer, Village or Community Shop and Best Specialist Cheese Shop.
London independent retailers shortlisted in Shop of the Year 2018
Out of the 42 independent retail outlets named, six from London are among those in the running for awards including Best Delicatessen, Best Farm Shop or Garden Centre with Food Hall, Best Grocer, Village or Community Shop and Best Specialist Cheese Shop.
Dublin-based Lotts & Co shortlisted in Shop of the Year 2018
Out of the 42 independent retail outlets named, Dublin-based Lotts & Co., a modern local grocer, is among those in the running for Best Grocer, Village or Community Shop.
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Aldeburgh cheese retailer shortlisted in Shop of the Year 2018
Among the 42 independent retail outlets named, Aldeburgh-based Slate, a specialist cheese retailer, is in the running for Best Specialist Cheese Shop in the UK.