A number of Preston businesses have been named as finalists in the new Taste Lancashire Producer Awards.
The new awards have been launched in partnership with Booths supermarket and sees three Preston businesses in contention to win.
The businesses are Oato, who do fresh oat milk delivered to your door from Fulwood, Crave Marinades, who do spice mixes and marinades in a plant-friendly way from Ashton-on-Ribble, and Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses, who sell artisan cheeses from Longridge.
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Vikki Harris, Marketing and Partnerships Director of Marketing Lancashire said “The calibre of applicants in these new awards was outstanding. Working with Booths, who bring their expertise and long-standing tradition for sourcing the finest produce from Lancashire and beyond, we have arrived at a group of exciting finalists who truly shine in their individual categories.
“The finalists will now be invited to tell their personal ‘food story’ and offer tastings to a panel of judges, including Booths buyers and other industry experts, at Booths Central Office, near Preston in January. We wish them all good luck and congratulate them on reaching this final stage, in a county that boasts so many excellent and accomplished food and drink producers and innovators.”
The full list of nominees is available below:
Bakery, Pies and Pastries
Lone Wolf Bakery, Lancaster
Ruff Puff Brownies, Wrightington
The Busy Food Company, Chorley
Drinks
Atkinsons Coffee Roasters and Tea Merchants, Lancaster
Oato, oat milk drinks, Preston
The Whitehall Hotel and Distillery, gin and spirits, Darwen
Fish, Field and Dairy Produce
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses, Preston
Lancashire Farm Dairies, Rochdale
Pasture Farm Foods Ltd, Colne
Pantry, Preserved and Ready to Eat
Choc Amor, artisan chocolates, Mawdesley
Crave Marinades, Preston
Peppered Palette Ltd, dessert hot sauces, Lancaster
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