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Categories & rules of entry 2012

• Entry for the 2012 awards is now closed
• Judging will be in early February 2012.
• The shortlist will be published on or 1st March 2012.
• The presentation of the awards will be in April 2012.
• The Awards will be showcased at the Allergy & Freefrom Show at Olympia in May 2012.

• For rules of entry see below.

Although categories specify gluten or dairy free we would hope and expect that many of the products in all categories would be both gluten and dairy free.

The overall winner of the FAIR trophy for the Best FreeFrom Food 2012 will be drawn from the winners of the 16 categories below.
We will award a winner and two commended/highly commendeds in each category.

1. The Innovation award:
The innovation category is open to any product which successfully pushes the boundaries of freefrom in terms of concept, ingredients and/or manufacture.

Categories:

2. Dairy and/or lactose-free animal milk, butter, yogurt and ice cream
Sponsored for 2012 by Swedish Glace

3. Plant (soya, rice, oat, nut, potato, hemp, millet, coconut etc) 'milk', spread, yogurt, 'cheese' and ice cream
Sponsored for 2012 by Pure

4. FreeFrom breakfast cereals
Sponsored for 2012 by Fria Gluten Free

5. FreeFrom breads and bread mixes
Sponsored for 2012 by Genius Gluten Free

6. FreeFrom pasta and pizza bases/mixes
Sponsored for 2012 by Tesco

7. FreeFrom foods manufactured for food service
Sponsored for 2012 by Livwell

8. FreeFrom ingredients, pastry/pastry mixes, sauces, flour, stock, marinades, sweeteners etc
Sponsored for 2012 by Juvela

9. • NEW • Raw foods and superfoods
(The focus of this category is ‘food’ so the entry needs to be part of a dish or a meal, not a supplement.)
Sponsored for 2012 by Asda

10. FreeFrom pizzas, savoury pies, flans, sausages and ready meals
Sponsored for 2012 by Delamere Dairy

11. FreeFrom savoury biscuits and snacks
Sponsored for 2012 by Genon Laboratories

12. FreeFrom scones, sweet tarts, Bakewells, sweet biscuits and cookies
Sponsored for 2012 by Tesco

13. FreeFrom cakes, cake mixes, muffins, brownies, cup cakes, cake bars and Eccles cakes
Sponsored for 2012 by Mrs Crimble's

14. Freefrom puddings, sweet pies, cheesecakes and desserts
Sponsored for 2012 by Hale & Hearty

15. FreeFrom chocolate, snack bars and petit fours
Sponsored for 2012 by Tesco

16. FreeFrom Christmas foods
Sponsored for 2012 by Produced in Italy

17. Gluten-free beer
Sponsored for 2012 by Asda

Rules of entry

Products must be available for sale across the UK (in retail outlets or by mail order) by the publication of the shortlist on 01/03/2012.
Samples submitted must be production products on sale to the public and not pre-production samples.
Samples must be submitted in the packaging in which they are to be sold.
Companies may enter as many products in as many categories as they wish.
Own label products may be entered either by retailers or manufacturers.
Only specific products, not ranges, will be accepted as entries.
Products previously entered into the FreeFrom Food Awards are eligible for re-entry.
Each product must be accompanied by a product entry form and payment, purchase order or other arrangement for payment. Any product for which the entry fee has not been received will forfeit its entry into the awards. We only need one cover sheet per company.
Entrants will be asked to submit tasting samples. Details of where, when and how much to send will be provided by Wednesday 15th December 2011.
All samples must be received by the deadline specified or the product will forfeit its entry into the Awards and its entry fee.
The organisers will prepare products for tasting according to the printed instructions on the packs in which the products are sold.
The organisers reserve the right to change the categories and organisational details without prior notice.
The organisers reserve the right to accept or reject entries.
The decision of the judging panel is final and the FreeFrom Food Awards will not enter into any correspondence about the judges’ decisions.
It is a condition of entry that all entrants will be bound by these rules.

If you have any queries or would like to talk to us about the project - please contact Michelle or Cressida or call 020 7722 2866

Patron – Antony Worrall Thompson

Partners for the 2012 FreeFrom Food Awards

The Allergy and FreeFrom Show

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The Food and Drink Innovation Network

Organic and Fair + Consulting

Not Just Food