The Scottish Food and Drink Awards

Food and drink stars shine

The winners of this year’s Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards have been revealed at a celebratory event in Glasgow.

He winners of this year’s Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards (SRFDAs) have been revealed at a celebratory lunch at The Corinthian in Glasgow. Hosted by former Deacon Blue drummer and Landward host Dougie Vipond, the event saw products from all four corners of Scotland collect awards. The highlight of the event saw six products receive coveted Platinum Awards.

Created to help get more of Scotland’s fantastic food and drink products onto more Scottish retail shelves, the SRFDAs are now in their second year, with entries up by more than 30% this year.

More than 50 expert judges from all disciplines judged hundreds of products over an intense month-long period.

Every product that received a Gold Award was then eligible to be considered for Platinum status. The Platinum Awards were judged in an extended full-day session, also held at The Corinthian.

Bruce Langlands, the former head of food and drink at both Harrods and Selfridges, was chair of the Platinum judging panel. He said: “I’ve been in this industry for over 30 years, and I’ve seen a good few products cross my desk in that time, but I can honestly say the I’ve seen some of the most impressive products I’ve ever seen during the judging for this year’s SRFDAs.

“The standards that are being set are quite phenomenal and Scotland’s food and drink sector is clearly in very good hands.”