Excellence in Food and Drink Awards 2010 – the entrants

The entries are now all in for this year's Caterer & Hotelkeeper Excellence in Food and Drink Awards.

This year, there are 20 prize categories, including a new award for food intolerance products. From the winners of all these categories (except for the Kid's awards) one will be chosen to receive the highest accolade - the coveted Gold Excellence award.

The full list of winners will not be revealed until the Excellence in Food & Drink Awards lunch on 26 November 2010 at the Dorchester hotel in London.

However, the winners will be among the names listed below as entrants in each of the 20 prize categories.

ACCOMPANIMENTS & INGREDIENTS

A premium quality brown veal stock, which performs like scratch made, enabling chefs to focus on the creative part of their signature dishes.
**Nestlé Professional**Â

HELLMANN’S SESAME SOY VINAIGRETTE
Hellmann’s Sesame Soy Vinaigrette has been created with roasted sesame seeds; for an intense, nutty flavour, sesame oil and soya sauce. The product is free from artificial preservatives, flavouring and colourings.
Unilever FoodsolutionsÂ

HELLMANN’S CITRUS VINAIGRETTE
Hellmann’s Citrus Vinaigrette, with lemon juice from Murcia and lemon peel note, also contains mandarin juice, Acacia honey and olive oil. The lemons are peeled for a sharp, tangy taste, avoiding bitterness.
Unilever Foodsolutions

EXTRA VIRGIN COLD PRESSED RAPESEED OIL
Hillfarm Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil is a healthy premium culinary oil produced in Suffolk. The oil has a wonderful nutty flavour, a rich golden colour and buttery texture.
Hillfarm Oils Ltd
FARMHOUSE MAYONNAISE
Hillfarm Mayonnaise is a premium condiment with a rich flavour, colour and texture. Uses only natural ingredients including Hillfarm Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil and whole Freedom Food eggs.
Hillfarm Oils Ltd

YUTAKA JAPANESE STYLE PANKO BREADCRUMBS
Japanese Panko is light and crispy producing a crunchy crust. Panko has a courser texture than ordinary breadcrumbs giving a delicious texture. Panko is delicate, crispy and absorbs less oil.
Tazaki Foods Ltd

BISTO
Bisto’s dedicated range of catering essentials for chefs delivers exceptional strength of flavour and been used in over 13 million meal in 2009, a testament to the heritage and expertise of this well-loved brand.
Premier Foods
CHEF'S LARDER PESTO ALLA GENOVESE
Chef’s Larder Pesto Alla Genovese is a green pesto made from pine nuts, cashew nuts, basil, olive oil, garlic and white wine vinegar. It is ideal for pasta, rice, soups, sauces and casseroles, as well as pizza and paninis and a perfect ingredient for any chef.
Booker

CHEF'S LARDER BRAMLEY APPLE SAUCE Chef’s Larder Bramley Apple Sauce provides a fantastic quality sauce that has 30% more apples than many other products and is also c.15% cheaper. It is ideal for any catering establishment whether it is a pub for a Sunday roast or a sandwich shop for pork and stuffing sandwiches.Â
Booker Â

CHEF'S LARDER BROWNIE MIX
This is a simple to use, delicious tasting Brownie Mix that is ideal for many different catering establishments and costs only 14p per portion. It provides a time saving option for busy caterers, that has a fantastically rich texture and appeals to many consumers.
BookerÂ

BRAKES BEETROOT & HORSERADISH CHUTNEYÂ
Rich, dark glossy chutney with British beetroot & horseradish simmered in red wine vinegar and sugar
****Brakes Â

BRAKES PANZANELLA DRESSINGÂ
Italian dressing with fresh basil, parsley, red wine & olive oil.
BrakesÂ
TEDDY BEAR'S PICNICÂ
Individual portions of sweetcorn, teddy bear shaped carrots & broccoli florets
Brakes

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

OLD SPOT ROSEÂ Developed by our consumers who voted for the colour and taste - Old Spot Rose by Pig in a Poke is customer satisfaction in wine!
**Wheelbarrow Wines**Â

BAS ARMAGNAC BAs Armagnac produced in Gers, in Gascony. It has been aging in oak barrels during more than 30 years. The grape variety is also baco.
**Armagnac Veuve Goudoulin**Â

BAKERY

TAIWAN HONEYDEW MELON CAKE This Taiwanese snack gives a whole new experience, from its rich and mesmerizing to its sumptuous taste, it is intended to create the perfect experience.
Hurng Fur Foods Factory Co

MCDOUGALLS SOFT BAP MIX
McDougalls is the UK’s leader in retail flour and has helped to make baking as convenient and as deliciously rewarding as possible for over 50 years. The McDougalls brand spans a number of sectors, including mainstream flour, basic baking mixes (crumble, sponge, and pastry), yeast, thickening granules and frozen pies.
Premier Foods

LA BOULANGERIE VICTORIA SPONGE TULIP MUFFIN A plain sponge muffin with a raspberry jam & vanilla flavour icing filling
Brakes

LA BOULANGERIE PONT NEUF
Chocolate & hazelnut base with brownie biscuit, chocol.
BrakesÂ

LA BOULANGERIE OPERA Individual slice of fine layers of almond sponge with coffee cream & chocolate ganache finished with chocolate flavour glaze.
BrakesÂ
OXFORD SOUR DOUGH OVAL Stone baked white sourdough made with our unique Oxford sourdough starter. A true artisan loaf made using traditional methods. Long ferment and no commercial yeast
**Brakes**Â

PAVE RUSTIQUE MULTICEREALE Stone baked pave, with a soft crumb & deep brown crust with the addition of brown and yellow linseed, seasame seeds and sunflower seeds, finished with oat flakes.
BrakesÂ
BAGUETTE ARTISAN
Rustic French baguette made with Camp Remy flour & natural ingredients for an open, airated chewy crumb.
Brakes Â

CHEESE, DAIRY & MILK PRODUCTS

BLADEN LIGHT MATURE Bladen Lighter Mature has a well-rounded taste and flavour. The texture is firm which makes it ideal for slicing, dicing and grating and great cookablity in the commerical kitchen.
Milk Link Foodservice

FROZEN PURE IRISH GARLIC AND HERB BUTTER ROSETTE Quick frozen, single-serve portions of 100% premium, Irish butter, lightly seasoned with garlic and herbs. Presented in a rosette style for use by chefs as an ingredient or an accompaniment.
**The Kerrygold Company**Â

MILLAC CAPPUCCINO MILK Millac Cappuccino Milk is a ground-breaking, protein-enhanced milk that is perfect for making a variety of speciality coffees but especially cappuccinos and lattes.
Pritchitts Â
CREATIVE BASE Creative Base is an exciting, innovative product combining buttermilk and high quality cream with gelatine, making a stable setting base for sweet and savoury recipes.
Pritchitts Â

ONE % MILK
A lower fat alternative to semi skimmed
BrakesÂ

CONFECTIONERY

CHOCOLATE LOLLY: SOFT SALTED CARAMEL CENTRE WITH POPPING CANDY AND DARK RICH CHOCOLATE
A classic concept of camel with a hint of salt to balance the sweetness of the cooked sugar, brought together with the PWG concept of ‘Indulgence is everything’ and contemporary packaging to give a new and modern feel.
Paul Wayne Gregory

LA BOULANGERIE STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES
Vanilla flavoured sponge, topped with a strawberry flavoured buttercream icing & sprinkled with iced pink & white hearts & a dusting of edible glitter.
BrakesÂ

DESSERTS & PUDDINGS

TOFFEE APPLE CIDER PIE
Slices of Bramley Apples in a Sweet Pastry Case Topped with an Apple Cider Sauce, Cookie Crumble and Caramel Sauce
Creative Foods

CHOCOLATE MINT MELT
The Ultimate for Chocolate Lovers!! Belgian Chocolate Pudding filled with a Minted Belgian Chocolate Ganache. On Re-Gen it Oozes Appeal.
Creative Foods
CHERRY BAKEWELL SPONGE Comfort food, at its best. This is a sumptuous almond sponge pudding topped with French morello cherries and raspberry jam.
Creative FoodsÂ

JAM ROLY POLY
Wonderful individual rolled suet pudding with a sweet raspberry jam filling. Microwave in 40 seconds then serve with custard or cream for a delicious classic British pudding. No Waste!
Creative FoodsÂ
ORGANIC CLASSIC RICE PUDDING A mulit award winning organic dessert. Made with delicious organic double cream and milk from the South West of England. A traditional recipe with a hint of nutmeg.
Tideford Organic Foods

APPLE & CINNAMON TART TRAY BAKE
Pre- cut Bramley apple & cinnamon on a sweet pastry base hand finished with caramelised sliced Bramley apples & apricot glaze.
Brakes

INDIVIDUAL WHITE CHOCOLATE & RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE
A traditional oven baked cheesecake using white chocolate and raspberry sauce
BrakesÂ

BLACKCURRANT & APPLE BAVAROIS Almond biscuit base topped with blackcurrant mousse with a centre of apple compote finished with a blackcurrant glaze
BrakesÂ

FAIR-TRADE, ORGANIC & ETHICAL PRODUCTS

LICHFIELDS FAIRTRADE CARAMELISED BISCUITSÂ
Chef’s Larder Caramelised Biscuit are individually wrapped for freshness and portion control, delivering a tasty, crisp biscuit that is perfect as a side of cup accompaniment.
BookerÂ
LICHFIELDS FAIRTRADE COLOMBIAN FILTER COFFEE - RICH ROAST
Litchfield Fairtrade rich roast Colombian Filter Coffee is carefully selected from plantations around the world which are renowned for their coffee growing expertise. Rich in flavour, all beans are harvested in season, quality bench marked and slow roasted in order to guarantee consistent quality and freshness.
BookerÂ
SKIPJACK TUNA MAYONNAISE
Tuna mayonnaise made using pole and line caught tuna
Brakes

MSC HOT SMOKED SWEET CURE MACKEREL FILLETS
Hot smoked MSC mackerel fillet cured with demerara sugar and hot smoked. Packed 2 to a pouch-ideal for salads.
BrakesÂ

HOT SMOKED MACKEREL FILLET WITH PIRI PIRI
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