
Hero Award
The FreeFrom Hero Award
This special award recognises a true hero in the freefrom community. Whether it’s a caring school cook who caters for complex or multiple freefrom diets, a community cafe that provides freefrom food for just one customer, an innovative cook meeting freefrom needs during lockdown, a CEO who has altered manufacture protocols to ensure food safety, an NPD team member who removes unnecessary allergens from a product – or someone who goes above and beyond without even thinking about it – please see below for our recent FreeFrom Heroes!
2020 Freefrom Hero (Sponsored by Nairn’s)
The Ednan-Laperouse family and Natasha’s Allergy Research Foundation for their tireless campaigning on behalf of those with serious food allergies.
2019 Freefrom Hero (Sponsored by Lucy Bee)
Hazel Gowland, an expert patient, consumer, researcher, lecturer, and trainer specialising in food allergy.
2018 Freefrom Hero (Sponsored by Lucy Bee)
Jacqueline McPeake, the Catering Manager at Manchester Metropolitan University: Jacqui helps companies and individuals navigate the maze of allergens, ingredients & cross-contamination.
2017 Freefrom Hero (Sponsored by Lucy Bee)
Clare Marriage of Doves Farm