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Farm Retail Awards 2026
Chance to gain recognition in the annual prestigious award ceremony.
The Farm Retail Awards celebrate the cream of the crop in the industry, showcasing an incredible array of farm retailers from the length and breadth of the UK. They are the only awards judged by fellow farm retailers and celebrate the best farm shops, farm cafés and restaurants, farmers’ markets and trade suppliers in the country.
Farm Retail Awards Categories 2026
Enter by Friday 20th June 2025:
Pick Your Own of the Year
Farmers Market of the Year – Sponsored by World farmers Market Coalition
Enter by Friday 12th September 2025:
Associate Member of the Year – sponsored by Speciality & Fine Food Fair
Rising Star Award – sponsored by Pleydell Smithyman Limited
Farm Shop Butchery of the Year – Angel Refrigeration Ltd
Farm Cafe/Restaurant of the Year – sponsored by Farm Shop & Deli Show
Small Farm Shop of the Year – sponsored by Cress Co
Large Farm Shop of the Year – sponsored by Fieldfare
Nominations open until 16th January 2026:
Lifetime Achievement Award – sponsored by COOK Trading Ltd
The Farm Retail Awards are open to all Farm Retail Association Members. For more information please email hello@farmretail.co.uk
award categories 2026
finalists
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congratulations to all of our 2026 finalists
OUR 2026
sponsors.
Sponsoring:
Overall Awards
Fieldfare, award winning frozen food sold loose, so you can buy as much as you want but not more than you need.
Sponsoring:
Farm Shop Butchery of the Year
At Angel Refrigeration, we offer and supply a carefully selected range of commercial refrigeration equipment to support both general and unique Cooling, Display Production and Storage processes, through the management of temperature, humidity and airflow. To help streamline processes and maximise efficiency.
Sponsoring:
Lifetime Achievement Award
COOK has been a family-owned and proudly independent business since they were founded in 1997. They have been partnering with like-minded independent retailers for over 15 years and today COOK can now be found in over 1,000 stockists across the country. All their meals and puddings are hand-prepared in their kitchens by chefs using responsibly sourced ingredients and the same techniques as a good home cook, so everything looks and tastes homemade.
Sponsoring:
Small Farm Shop of the Year Award
Cress Co distributes ambient and chilled retail fine foods across the UK using our own dual temperature vehicles. We proudly supply a wide range of independent retail customers including farm shops, delis, garden centres, butchers
The company started in 2004 working with six Scottish food manufacturers who required better distribution throughout Scotland. The company has now grown to become the largest UK fine food wholesaler with depots in Dunfermline, Maltby, Milton Keynes, Bristol and Telford.
Sponsoring:
Awards Table Wine
We supply and install a range of refrigeration cabinet, acrylic door solutions throughout the UK. We work with leading supermarkets, chain and independent convenience stores, petrol stations, farm shops, garden centres and refrigeration engineers to provide a durable, cost saving, energy reducing solution for chiller cabinets.
Sponsoring:
Farm Cafe/Restaurant of the Year
Fresh perspectives on specialist retail. Join us free at Farm Shop & Deli Show 13 – 15 April 2026, NEC, Birmingham for the latest launches, actionable insight and networking opportunities in the specialist retail sector. The ultimate destination for artisan producers, independent retailers and passionate food & drink professionals. Step into a vibrant showcase of over 450 suppliers, featuring outstanding artisan, local and regional products, alongside cutting-edge equipment, labelling and packaging solutions tailored for the speciality retail market.
Sponsoring:
Large Farm Shop of the Year Award
Fieldfare, award winning frozen food sold loose, so you can buy as much as you want but not more than you need.
Sponsoring:
Rising Star Award
Pleydell Smithyman combines experience and passion to create meaningful places through strategy, creativity & delivery. Our approach is based on strategic development, creative and realistic solutions and delivering results whilst adding value.
The diversity of our practice enables us to bring together a bespoke team to deliver your project, with the flexibility to adapt as situations change. We pride ourselves on being innovative thinkers who listen, understand and respond to the needs of our client.
Sponsoring:
Associate Member of the Year
The UK’s leading trade event for the Fine Food and Drink Industry.
Sponsoring:
Farmers Market of the Year
The World Farmers Markets Coalition (WorldFMC) represents 100+ farmers market associations worldwide. We connect more than 28,000 markets, 330,000 farming families, and over 400 million consumers across 80+ countries. As a non-profit, we bring together farmers, consumers, and communities to strengthen local food systems and promote sustainability, vibrant communities, and care for the environment.
















































