On Thursday 7 November, at 8 Northumberland Avenue, we were delighted to unveil the first ever winner of our brand new Innovation of the Year award!

A number of products, considered to be exceptionally innovative by our judging panel, were put forward during this year’s judging process. At the end of judging, our panel put together the following shortlist:

• Caliendo’s Belgian Chocolate & Piedmont Hazelnut Gelato Yule Log
• Co-op Slow Cooked Irresistible Turkey
• Peppadew® Spicy Onion Crunch
• The Authentic Brazilian Cuisine Refogado
• Iceland Hot and Spicy Chicken Ribs
• Iceland Cathedral City 6 Pack Hash Brown Pockets

The winner was the PEPPADEW® Spicy Onion Crunch, which also won Gold!

Congratulations, PEPPADEW®! And thank you to thefoodpeople for sponsoring this award.

Meet all this year's winners here: https://uk.qualityfoodawards.com/QFA24/en/page/2024-winners