Food and drink manufacturing Oscars tomorrow

Hundreds of guests will gather at the black tie celebration of the best of the best in UK food and drink manufacturing at the Food and Drink Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEAs).

The judging is complete and final preparations are being made for the gala occasion, to be hosted by TV Countryfile ​star Julia Bradbury.

TV Countryfile star Julia Bradbury​

So, all that remains is to wish all the shortlisted candidates the best of British luck for the big night tomorrow.

A list of all the finalists appears below.

For more information about the awards, contact Rebecca George on 01293 610422 or email Rebecca.george@wrbm.com​.

See you tomorrow night.

Meanwhile, view our video highlights​ from last years' Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards below.

Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards Shortlist​

1)           Ambient manufacturing company of the year

•             American Muffin 

•             Premier Foods

2)           Bakery manufacturing company of the year 

•             Allied Bakeries

•             Fletchers Group of Bakeries

•             Rich Products

•             Tamar Foods

3)           Best new use of food ingredients 

•             David Berryman

•             Pork Farms

4)           Chilled and fresh foods manufacturing company of the year

•             Avondale Foods

•             Greencore Food to Go

•             Mash Direct

•             Pork Farms

5)           Dairy manufacturing company of the year

•             Dairy Crest

•             Windyridge Cheese Co

•             Wyke Farms

6)           Environmental initiative of the year

•             Bernard Matthews

•             Coca-Cola Enterprises

•             Iglo Foods Group

•             United Biscuits

7)           Frozen manufacturing company of the year

•             Ardo UK

•             Iglo Foods Group

•             Lewis Pie & Pasty Co

•             Suncream Dairies

8)           Meat, poultry and seafood manufacturing company of the year

•             Dawn Meats

•             Moy Park

•             Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group

9)           Supply chain initiative of the year

•             Avondale Foods

•             Iglo Foods Group

•             Thwaites

10)          Training programme of the year

•             The Authentic Food Co

•             British Sugar

•             Premier Foods – Ashford

•             Tamar Foods

11)          Most innovative small food or drink manufacturer

•             David Berryman

•             Mash Direct

•             Windyridge Cheese

From this shortlist, companies will be chosen for the Judges’ star performer and the top accolade Food Manufacturing Company of the Year.

Also, to be revealed on the big night is the identity of the food manufacturing Personality of the year . Battling for the top honour are: Mark Allen, chief executive, Dairy Crest, Simon Baldry, md, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Richard Clothier md, Wyke Farms, Fiona Kendrick, chairman and chief executive, Nestlé UK and Ireland, James  Lambert, chairman, R&R Ice Cream, John Stevenson MP, chairman of the House of Commons All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food Manufacturing .