2026 Christmas Categories
Please find the 2026 Christmas categories listed below. Category definitions have been provided to help you select the right place for your product to be entered.
Please note that categories have been grouped by A-Z.
To enter, click on the category that is the best fit for your product and you will be taken to the online entry form. You will be able to enter multiple categories within one entry.
Entries close at midnight on Friday 01 May 2026
Christmas Beef
Beef products suitable for the Christmas season, including roasting joints, fillets, rib cuts, and premium beef prepared for festive meals, celebrations, and special occasions.
Christmas Centrepiece Desserts
Show-stopping desserts designed as the main sweet feature of a festive meal, including large sharing desserts, decorated cakes, and premium plated options.
Christmas Chocolate
Chocolate products with festive flavours, packaging, or formats, including bars, boxed chocolates, novelty items, and seasonal treats.
Christmas Confectionery
Seasonal sugar confectionery including sweets, gummies, boiled sweets, and festive novelty items, suitable for gifting or sharing.
Christmas Dairy
Dairy products intended for festive use, including cream, butter, desserts, custards, and seasonal dairy-based accompaniments.
Christmas Festive Desserts
Individual or small-format desserts with festive flavours or presentation, including puddings, mousses, trifles, and chilled sweets.
Christmas Smoked Salmon
Smoked salmon products prepared for Christmas consumption, including sliced, flavoured, or premium cuts suitable for starters or sharing.
Christmas Lamb
Lamb products suitable for festive meals, including roasting joints, racks, legs, and premium seasonal cuts.
Christmas Multi Bird/Multi Meat and Game
Festive meat centrepieces combining multiple birds, meats, or game, including stuffed, layered, or speciality roasting joints.
Christmas Panettone and Stollen
Traditional festive sweet breads including panettone, stollen, and similar enriched bakery products, plain or flavoured.
Christmas Pork and Gammon
Pork and gammon joints prepared for Christmas meals, including glazed, cured, smoked, or ready-to-cook options.
Christmas Savoury Biscuits and Crackers
Savoury biscuits and crackers intended for cheese boards and festive entertaining, plain or flavoured.
Christmas Starters
Starter dishes suitable for Christmas meals, including soups, seafood, pâtés, small plates, and chilled or hot options.
Christmas Traditional Christmas Cake
Rich fruit cakes made to traditional Christmas recipes, often matured, iced, or decorated for festive celebrations.
Christmas Turkey
Whole turkeys and turkey joints prepared for Christmas meals, fresh or frozen, plain or pre-seasoned.
Christmas Plant Based Meal Centres
Complete plant-based main dishes designed for Christmas meals, including roasts, wellingtons, and festive centrepieces.
Christmas Canapés and Party Food
Bite-sized savoury foods designed for festive entertaining, including canapés, sharing platters, finger foods, and party snacks, hot or cold.
Christmas Cheese
Cheese products selected for Christmas entertaining, including sharing boards, festive flavours, seasonal varieties, and premium or speciality cheeses.
Christmas Chutneys, Gravy and Sauces
Festive accompaniments including chutneys, gravies, and sauces designed to complement Christmas meals, roasts, and cold cuts.
Christmas Crisps, Nuts and Snacks
Festive snacking products including flavoured crisps, seasoned nuts, snack mixes, and sharing packs designed for Christmas occasions.
Christmas Deli
Premium deli items suitable for Christmas entertaining, including cooked meats, pâtés, terrines, antipasti, and speciality chilled products.
Christmas Fish Centrepieces
Whole or large-format fish products designed as festive main dishes, including salmon sides, whole fish, and premium seafood centrepieces.
Christmas Food to Go
Festive food-to-go items including seasonal sandwiches, wraps, snacks, and portable meals suitable for busy Christmas periods.
Christmas Mince Pies
Traditional and modern mince pies, including classic, luxury, flavoured, or alternative pastry formats made for the festive season.
Christmas Novelty and Gifting
Food and drink products designed for gifting, including novelty items, themed packaging, edible gifts, and festive gift sets.
Christmas Pigs in Blankets
Sausages wrapped in bacon, including classic and flavoured variations, designed as a traditional festive side dish.
Christmas Poultry (Excluding Turkey)
Poultry products suitable for Christmas meals excluding turkey, including chicken, duck, goose, pheasant, guinea fowl, and other seasonal birds, whole or jointed, fresh, frozen, or prepared for roasting and festive dining.
Christmas Sides
Festive side dishes designed to accompany Christmas meals, including roast potatoes, stuffing, vegetable accompaniments, and prepared sides.
Christmas Sweet Biscuits and Crackers
Sweet biscuits and crackers with festive flavours or presentation, suitable for snacking, dessert, or gifting.
Christmas Traditional Christmas Puddings
Classic steamed Christmas puddings made with dried fruit, spices, and suet, including traditional and premium variations.
Christmas Plant Based Canapés and Savoury Items
Plant-based bite-sized and savoury products suitable for festive entertaining, free from animal-derived ingredients.