2026 UK Quality Food & Drink Awards
- Christmas Shortlist
Discover this year's Christmas shortlist below. Congratulations to all this year's finalists!
Beef products suitable for the Christmas season, including roasting joints, fillets, rib cuts, and premium beef prepared for festive meals, celebrations, and special occasions.
Exceptional by ASDA Aberdeen Angus Dry-Aged Four Rib of Beef


Lidl Half Beef Shin with Red Wine & Bone Marrow


Aldi Specially Selected The Ultimate Wagyu Wing Rib


Aldi Specially Selected Wagyu Tomahawk Steak


Waitrose & Partners No.1 British Beef Wellington


Waitrose & Partners No.1 Dry Aged Beef Wing Rib


Waitrose & Partners No.1 Perfectly Pink Beef Wing Rib


Show-stopping desserts designed as the main sweet feature of a festive meal, including large sharing desserts, decorated cakes, and premium plated options.
Lidl Deluxe Chocolate Postbox


Lidl Deluxe Christmas Showstopper - Gonk


Lidl Deluxe Ice Cream Roulade - Chocolate Orange


Lidl Deluxe Melt in the Middle Cascade Sponge Pudding - Chocolate Orange


Aldi Specially Selected Christmas Pudding - Marc De Champagne


Aldi Specially Selected Christmas Pudding - Tiki Rum


Aldi Specially Selected Panna Cotta Star - Heritage Raspberry & Prosecco


Aldi Specially Selected The Ultimate Belgian Chocolate Gold Coin


Chocolate products with festive flavours, packaging, or formats, including bars, boxed chocolates, novelty items, and seasonal treats.
Lidl Deluxe Mint Dark Chocolate Batons


Aldi Moser Roth Pistachio Truffles


Aldi Moser Roth Pralines Box


Seasonal sugar confectionery including sweets, gummies, boiled sweets, and festive novelty items, suitable for gifting or sharing.
Lidl Deluxe Giant Florentines - Milk Chocolate Orange & Christmas Spiced


Dairy products intended for festive use, including cream, butter, desserts, custards, and seasonal dairy-based accompaniments.
Lidl Deluxe Black Garlic Flavoured Butter


Lidl Deluxe Extra Thick Brandy Cream with Mount Gay Rum and Salted Caramel


Lidl Madagascan Vanilla Custard


Aldi Specially Selected Flavoured Butter - Garlic & Herb


Individual or small-format desserts with festive flavours or presentation, including puddings, mousses, trifles, and chilled sweets.
Lidl Deluxe Tiramisu Cup


Aldi Specially Selected Mini Honeycomb Coins


Festive food-to-go items including seasonal sandwiches, wraps, snacks, and portable meals suitable for busy Christmas periods.
Lidl Loaded Yorkshire Pudding Wrap with Gravy Dip


Aldi Specially Selected Bloomer Sandwiches - Wiltshire Ham


Festive meat centrepieces combining multiple birds, meats, or game, including stuffed, layered, or speciality roasting joints.
Lidl Braemoor Three Bird Roast -Cranberry


Aldi Specially Selected British Slow Cooked Two Bird Roast


Traditional festive sweet breads including panettone, stollen, and similar enriched bakery products, plain or flavoured.
Lidl Deluxe Stollen Bites with Rum and Almond Paste


Lidl Favorina Marzipan Stollen Bites


Aldi Marzipan Stollen Bites


Complete plant-based main dishes designed for Christmas meals, including roasts, wellingtons, and festive centrepieces.
Lidl No Turkey Wellington


Aldi Specially Selected Nut Roasts


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.
Aldi Specially Selected East Anglian Fresh Whole Goose


Festive side dishes designed to accompany Christmas meals, including roast potatoes, stuffing, vegetable accompaniments, and prepared sides.
Lidl Deluxe Hot Melting Dip - Chicken Kiev


Lidl Deluxe Hot Melting Dip - Spicy Nacho Cheddar


Aldi Specially Selected The Ultimate Wagyu Beef Fat Roast Potatoes
Aldi Specially Selected The Ultimate Wagyu Yorkshire puddings
Aldi Specially Selected Vegetable Bakes - Sprout Gratin
Starter dishes suitable for Christmas meals, including soups, seafood, pâtés, small plates, and chilled or hot options.
Aldi Specially Selected The Ultimate XXL Scallops with Butter


Rich fruit cakes made to traditional Christmas recipes, often matured, iced, or decorated for festive celebrations.
Aldi Specially Selected Iced Rich Fruit Cake


Whole turkeys and turkey joints prepared for Christmas meals, fresh or frozen, plain or pre-seasoned.
Deluxe Norfolk Free Range Bronze Turkey Breast Joint


Deluxe Norfolk Free Range Stuffed Bronze Turkey Crown


Aldi Specially Selected British Slow-Cooked Turkey Crown


Aldi Specially Selected Roly Poly Glazed Turkey Crown


Aldi Specially Selected Roly Poly Whole Turkey


Bite-sized savoury foods designed for festive entertaining, including canapés, sharing platters, finger foods, and party snacks, hot or cold.
Lidl Deluxe Japanese Party Food - Hoisin Duck Sando


Lidl Deluxe Mexican Party Food - Chicken Fajita Taco


Aldi Specially Selected Buffalo Chicken and Thai Veg Baskets


Aldi Specially Selected King Prawn Toast


Aldi Specially Selected Mini Burgers - Buttermilk Chicken


Aldi Specially Selected Tempura Tiger Prawns


Cheese products selected for Christmas entertaining, including sharing boards, festive flavours, seasonal varieties, and premium or speciality cheeses.
Lidl Deluxe Bleu D'Affinois


Lidl Deluxe Red Leicester with Scotch Bonnet & Red Pepper


Aldi Specially Selected French Speciality Cheese - Bleu D'affinois


Aldi Specially Selected French Speciality Cheese - Triple Creme Brie


Aldi Specially Selected Truffle Speciality Cheese - Truffle Brie


Festive accompaniments including chutneys, gravies, and sauces designed to complement Christmas meals, roasts, and cold cuts.
Lidl Deluxe Clementine Cranberry Sauce


Aldi Specially Selected Cranberry Sauce


Aldi Specially Selected Turkey Gravy

Festive snacking products including flavoured crisps, seasoned nuts, snack mixes, and sharing packs designed for Christmas occasions.
Lidl Deluxe Hand Cooked Crisps Italian Hard Cheese & Truffle


Lidl Deluxe Hand Cooked Potato Crisps Lobster Cocktail


Aldi Moser Roth Indulgent Chocolate Coated Nuts - Caramalised Blonde Chocolate Pecans


Aldi Specially Selected Coated Popcorn - White Chocolate & Raspberry


Aldi Specially Selected Hand Cooked Crinkle Crisps - Angus Beef Wellington


Premium deli items suitable for Christmas entertaining, including cooked meats, pâtés, terrines, antipasti, and speciality chilled products.
Aldi Specially Selected Gourmet Grazing Platter


Aldi Specially Selected Italian Misto Platter


Aldi Specially Selected Jamon de Cebo Iberico

Aldi Specially Selected Olives & Antipasti Platter

Lidl Trio of Dips


Whole or large-format fish products designed as festive main dishes, including salmon sides, whole fish, and premium seafood centrepieces.
Lidl Deluxe Lobster Tails with Butter


Lidl Deluxe Stuffed Seabass with Red Shrimp and Champagne


Aldi Specially Selected The Ultimate Sharing Seafood Ramekin


Traditional and modern mince pies, including classic, luxury, flavoured, or alternative pastry formats made for the festive season.
Lidl Deluxe Mince Tarts Speculoos Almond


Aldi Specially Selected All Butter Mince Pies


Aldi Specially Selected Mince Pies - Ballycastle


Aldi Specially Selected The Ultimate All Butter Mince Pies


Food and drink products designed for gifting, including novelty items, themed packaging, edible gifts, and festive gift sets.
Lidl Deluxe Panettone


Aldi Perfect Christmas Grotto Christmas Tin


Aldi Perfect Christmas Musical Biscuit Tin


Sausages wrapped in bacon, including classic and flavoured variations, designed as a traditional festive side dish.
Lidl Deluxe Double Wrapped Pigs in Blankets


Lidl Deluxe Ultimate Pigs in Blanket


Aldi Specially Selected Double Wrapped Pigs In Blankets


Aldi Specially Selected The Ultimate Pigs in Blankets - Classic Pork


Aldi Specially Selected The Ultimate Pigs in Blankets - Old English


Pork and gammon joints prepared for Christmas meals, including glazed, cured, smoked, or ready-to-cook options.
Aldi Specially Selected The Ultimate Crackling Gammon


Savoury biscuits and crackers intended for cheese boards and festive entertaining, plain or flavoured.
Aldi Specially Selected Twists - Cheddar & Hot Honey


Smoked salmon products prepared for Christmas consumption, including sliced, flavoured, or premium cuts suitable for starters or sharing.
Lidl Deluxe Cold Smoked Rainbow Trout


Lidl Deluxe Cold Smoked Rainbow Trout Gravad


Aldi Specially Selected Flavoured Smoked Salmon - Christmas Cure


Aldi Specially Selected Honey Roast Hot Smoked Side of Salmon


Aldi Specially Selected The Ultimate Himalayan Salt Aged Smoked Salmon


Sweet biscuits and crackers with festive flavours or presentation, suitable for snacking, dessert, or gifting.
Aldi Specially Selected Coated Viennese Fingers - Raspberry


Aldi Specially Selected Mug Hanger Biscuits - Caramelised Biscuit


Classic steamed Christmas puddings made with dried fruit, spices, and suet, including traditional and premium variations.
Lidl Deluxe Showstopper Jellelled Wreath Christmas Pudding


Aldi Specially Selected 24 Month Matured Christmas Pudding

