FreeFrom Food Award winners 2014 announced

The winners of the FreeFrom Food Awards were announced at the Royal College of Physicians in Regents Park on 25 March and presented by restaurateur Antony Worrall Thompson.

Michelle Berriedale-Johnson, director of the awards, commented on the entries: “So many good products, and right across the food spectrum from staples to exotica. From free-from supermarket bread to raw maca powder and coconut frozen yogurt to gluten-free beer brewed from sorghum – there are few areas of the food world where free-from has not now penetrated.”

The awards, run by the FreeFrom Matters team, are now in their seventh year and are judged by a panel including manufactures, chefs, cookery writers, dietitians, nutritionists, coeliacs and allergy sufferers. Below is a complete list of the award-winners as well as those highly commended and commended.

1. Overall Winner of the FAIR trophy for Best FreeFrom Food 2014

Focaccia Per Tutti Focaccia Mediterranea


Runners Up

Amy’s Kitchen Broccoli and Cheddar bake

Bessant & Drury Raspberry swirl frozen yogurt

Tesco Free From fresh seeded bread

Waitrose Gluten free egg watercress and chicken salad roll

 

2. Special Award for services to gluten-free beer 2014

Green’s IPA

 

3. The Innovation Award – sponsored by Food Matters Live

Winner

Venice Bakery large seasoned gluten-free vegan pizza base

Highly Commended

Celtic Chocolates Choices rondellos

Commended

Newburn Bakehouse Seeded wraps

Udi’s Cinnamon & raisin bagel

 

4. Breakfast foods – sponsored by Tesco

Winners

Bfree plain bagels

COYO Coconut milk yoghurt vanilla flavor

Primal Joy Foods Cinnamon nut crunch – no grains breakfast ‘cereal’

Highly Commended

Bessant & Drury Alphonse mango & passionfruit coconut yogurt

Bessant & Drury Morello cherry & Madagascan vanilla coconut yogurt

Bfree multiseed bagels

Perkier Apple, cinnamon & raisin porridge

Tobia Teff Teff meal / Teff flakes

Udi’s Cranberry walnut granola

Commended

Hale & Hearty Quinoa & chocolate granola

Lucy Bee Organic raw virgin fair trade extra virgin coconut oil

Nature’s Path Nice & Nobbly organic granolas (raspberry, strawberry, blueberry & yoghurt pieces)

Of The Earth Dear Me breakfast without cereals, chia & hemp with goji berries & cranberries

St Helen’s Farm Natural goats milk yoghurt

 

5. Breads – Sponsored by Genius Gluten Free

Winner

Focaccia Per Tutti Focaccia Mediterranea

Tesco Free From fresh seeded bread

Highly Commended
Bfree  multigrain wrap

Newburn Bakehouse Spiced fruit loaf
Tobia Teff Teff bread

Commended

Bfree brown seeded rolls

 

6. Store Cupboard – sponsored by Asda

Winners

Ugg Foods Chia seed and nut bread mix

Vegusto ‘Cheese’ sauce

Highly Commended

Conscious Food Palmyra jaggery powder

Lucy Bee Organic raw virgin fair trade extra virgin coconut oil

Quinola Express quinoa – pearl and black

Truly Simple Foods Sundried tomatoes and sweet chilli cooking sauce

Ugg Foods Chia muffin mix

Commended

Hale & Hearty Chocolate chip cookie mix

Helen’s Quick seeded bread mix

Truly Simple Foods Coconut curry and spinach cooking sauce

Ugg Foods Coconut muffin mix

Ugg Foods Fruit and seed loaf

 

7. Pasta and Pizza – Sponsored by the Food and Drink Innovation Network

Winner

Amy’s Kitchen Broccoli and cheddar bake

Highly Commended

Dell’Ugo Gluten free fresh penne pasta

Elena’s Gluten Free Way DialSì gluten free pasta tagliatelle

Elena’s Gluten Free Way DialSì gluten free pasta caserecce

The Lab Pizza Genovese

Rizopia Organic brown rice pasta spaghetti

Venice Bakery Large plain gluten free & vegan pizza base

Commended

Hale & Hearty Brown rice penne

Hale & Hearty Corn & quinoa penne

 

8. Raw Foods and superfoods – Sponsored by Food Heaven

Winner

SaVse Smoothies Super blue

Highly Commended

Lucy Bee Organic raw virgin fair trade extra virgin coconut oil

Ombar Coco mylk

Commended

Creative Nature Organic raw maca powder

Love Smoothies The hulk smoothie

 

9. ‘Food to go’ and food for vending machines – Sponsored by 24Vend

Winner

Waitrose Gluten free egg watercress and chicken salad roll

Highly Commended

Great Food Spinach & pinenut with houmous – snack pack

Hotch Potch Eggs Arancini

Commended

Clearspring Organic brown rice crackers with black sesame

Creative Nature Heavenly cacao superfood bar

Creative Nature Blissful berry superfood bar

Freeli Wowbutter brownie

The FreeFrom Bakehouse Chocolate ‘digestive’ biscuits

LoveRaw  Organic bar – cacao & maca

Udi’s Bagel chips

 

10. Foods designed for food service – Sponsored by Genon Laboratories

Winners

The Indian Coeliac Gluten free authentic Panjabi pakoras

We Love Cake Gluten free cherry Bakewell tarts

Highly Commended

Delicious Alchemy Mini ginger loaf

Hotch Potch Eggs Tiddlee pies & tarts

Pan’Artisan 10” gluten free pizza base, Italian spiced

Commended

Delicious Alchemy Wheat & gluten free sultana scones

Newburn Bakehouse  White wraps

 

11. Ready Meals     

Meat-based meals – Sponsored by Sainsbury’s

Winner

Ilumi Lamb Rogan Josh

Highly Commended

The Black Farmer Chipolatas

Voakes Free From steak pie

Commended

Foodamentalists Fidget pie

Tesco Gluten free breaded pollock

The Black Farmer Premium pork sausages

Tom Hixson & Co Pork & herb sausages

 

Meat-free meals: Sponsored by Goodness Direct

Winner

Georgia’s Choice Gluten Free Mexican bean bake

Highly Commended

Amy’s Kitchen Thai red curry

Mash Direct Potato, cheese & onion croquettes

Commended

FEEL FREE For Gluten Free Vegetarian Party Pack

 

12. Foods manufactured in a nut-free environment – Sponsored by Anaphylaxis Campaign

Winner

Ilumi Kerala chicken curry

Highly Commended

Big Oz Organic chocolate buckwheat flakes with raspberries

Just Love Food Co Angry Birds celebration cake

 

13. Foods designed for children – Sponsored by Delamere Dairy

Winner

Georgia’s Choice Gluten Free chicken bites

Highly Commended

Fun Foods4All Bob the Builder organic free from pasta

Incognito Cakes Cheeky little monkey cake mix

Smooze Mango fruit ice

Sweet Mandarin Sweet chilli sauce

Commended

Moo Free mini moo minty moo

Young’s Seafood Ltd ‘The Ultimate’ 100% Alaskan pollock fillet fish finger

 

14. Foods for Christmas  – Sponsored by Hale & Hearty

Winner

D&D Chocolates Dairy free chocolate minty snowmen

Highly Commended

Voakes Free From special pie

Commended

Sainsbury Freefrom Advent calendar

 

15. Scones, sweet biscuits and cookies – Sponsored by Mrs Crimbles

Winners

Nairn’s Gluten free biscuit breaks: oats & fruit

Highly Commended

DS-gluten free Bourbon biscuits

Commended

Asda Free-from Belgian chocolate rocky road

16. Cakes, cake bars, cupcakes and brownies –  Sponsored by Newburn Bakehouse

Winner

Melsie Jane Bakes Mini lemon drizzle loaf

Highly Commended

The Handmade Cake Company Chocolate brownie

The Handmade Cake Company Raspberry & almond slice

Commended

Morrisons Free from raspberry macaroon slices

 

17. NEW! After dinner foods – Sponsored by Udi’s

Winners

Bessant & Drury Raspberry swirl frozen yogurt

Pudology  Banoffee pud

Highly Commended

Booja-Booja Almond caramel chocolate truffles

Christine’s Puddings Sticky toffee pudding

Okobay Coconut water and pineapple ice

Pudology Chocolate orange pud

Rude Health Corn thins

St Helen’s Farm Goat’s milk vanilla ice cream

Wellaby’s Hummus chips Kalamata olive

Commended

Booja-Booja Hunky Punky chocolate ice cream alternative

Celtic Chocolates Choices rondellos

Eskal Noble Choice dairy free chocolate with raspberries

Food Heaven Smooth chocolate mousse

Nairn’s Gluten free wholegrain cracker

Semper Rosemary & salt crispbread

 

18. Gluten-free beers – Sponsored by Ilumi

Winner

Green’s India Pale Ale

Highly Commended

CELIA Organic Gluten Free Lager

Estrella Daura Damm

Commended

Green’s Premium Pilsner

St Peter’s Brewery G-free