FreeFrom Food Awards 2015: The Shortlist

I said the shortlist for the FreeFrom Food Awards 2015 would be out soon – here it is! And what a shortlist…

Details of the shortlist, the judges, the process – including the criteria – and the sponsors are all available on the FreeFrom Foods website. It’s definitely worth having a look – you can see some of the judges hard at work over the 2 weeks of judging. (Not me, luckily: you can bet I’d have my mouth full of cake at the moment the camera clicked!)

The winners will be announced on April 22, at an Awards event in London. It’s exciting!

The Shortlist (in alphabetical order)

The Innovation Award – Sponsored by Food Matters Live

1. Bfree Fajita Kit
2. Booja Booja Chilled Chocolate Truffle Selection
3. Cereal Lovers Simply Apple & Blackcurrant Granola
4. Farabella Pasta Orechiette
5. Feelgood Foodies Uprising Ready-To-Roll Shortcrust Pastry 
6. Just Gluten Free Good White Bread
7. Kirsty’s GF & DF Beef Lasagne with a Rich Bolognese Sauce
8. Mash Direct Vegetable Burgers with Spring Cabbage
9. PureBred Pancake Mix
10. Squeeze Juice Ready to Drink Wheatgrass Shots
11. Sweet Goodness SOLOaf Single Serve GF Bread Mix 
12. The Paleo Food Company Honey & Pecan Grain-free Granola

Breakfast foods – Sponsored by Tesco

Breakfast cereals:

1. Cereal Lovers Forest Crunch Breakfast Cereal
2. Delicious Alchemy GF & DF Purely Oaty Fruity Muesli
3. Dr Gaye Super Shake Super-Porridge
4. Nairn’s GF Scottish Porridge Oats
5. Primal Joy Foods Maple & Pecan Nut Crunch
6. Rude Health Organic Sprouted Porridge Oats
7. The Paleo Foods Co Honey & Pecan Grain-Free Granola
8. The Paleo Foods Co Berry & Almond Grain-Free Granola

‘Milks’ and yogurts:

1. Coconut Merchant Coconut Jam
2. Delamere Dairy Goats butter
3. Dream Hazelnut & Almond Praline Drink
4. COYO DF Coconut Milk Yoghurt Morello Cherry
5. Pudology Natural Yoghurt
6. Rhythm Health Coconut & Pomegranate (Kefir One Shot Drink)
7. Rhythm Health Pure Coconut (Kefir One Shot Drink)
8. Rude Health Coconut Drink
9. The Coconut Collaborative DF Large Natural Coconut Yoghurt

Baked breakfast goods:

1. Amy’s Kitchen GF Breakfast Sandwich
2. Bfree Multiseed Bagels
3. Cambridge Muffin Co Brunch Muff
4. Genius Gluten Free Crumpets
5. Genius Gluten Free Pain au Chocolat
6. Goodness Grains Gluten Free Bakery Sesame Seed Bagel
7. Sainsbury’s FF 6 Syrup Pancakes

Breads – Sponsored by Genius Gluten Free

1. Bfree Brown Seeded Loaf
2. Bfree Soft White Loaf
3. Bfree Brown Seeded Rolls
4. Bfree Multigrain Wraps
5. DS-gluten free Frozen White Rolls 
6. Goodness Grains Gluten Free Bakery Bread Bap with Sesame Seeds
7. JUST: Gluten Free Bakery Good White Bread
8. PureBred Wholegrain Sandwich Rolls
9. Rule of Crumb Part Baked Mini Baguette
10. Smart Eats & Treats Kmaje (Yeast Free Pitta Bread)
11. Smart Eats & Treats Rosemary & Olive Oil Focacette
12. Smart Eats & Treats Za’tar Manakish (Yeast Free Flat Bread)
13. Tesco Free From Fresh Seeded Bread
14. Udi’s Gluten Free Tiger Bloomer

Store cupboard – Sponsored by Sainsbury’s

Savoury mixes & sauces:

1. Gordon Rhodes A Jolly Fine GF Gourmet Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix
2. Mrs Crimbles Home Bake Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix 
3. Sweet Goodness SOLOaf Single Serve GF Bread Mix 
4. Vegusto No-Moo Rac
5. Ilumi Sweet Soy & Ginger Stir Fry Sauce 
6. Sacla Free From Basil Pesto 
7. Sanchi  Tamari Soy Sauce
8. Tesco Free From Sweet & Sour Sauce 
9. The Foraging Fox Beetroot Ketchup
10. Yau’s Black Bean Sauce
11. Yau’s Zum Sauce 

Miscellaneous Savoury:

1. Quinola Mothergrain Express Quinoa with Split Peas
2. Ambu Tree Spicy Tandoori Marinade
3. Asda Free From CousCous 
4. BFree Multigrain Wraps
5. Hotch Potch GF Cheesy pastry
6. Pulsetta Foods GF Breadcrumbs
7. Raw Health Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
8. Slendier Organic Spaghetti Style 

Sweet:

1. Coconut Merchant Coconut Sugar
2. Delicious Alchemy GF & DF Vanilla Sponge Mix
3. Fria Swedish Style Puff Pastry
4. Mrs O’s Fuss Free Mixes Egg Free Scrumptious Gingerbread Mix 
5. Orgran No Egg, Natural Egg Replacer 
6. Udi’s Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Brownie Mix

Pasta and Pizza – Sponsored by Integrated Food Projects Ltd

Pasta, fresh and dried:

1. Asda FF Dried Lasagne Sheets
2. Bionita GF Plain Gnocchi
3. Clearspring Organic GF Brown Rice Wide Noodles 
4. Explore Asian Edamame & Mung Bean Fettuccine 
5. Farabella GF Fresh Orechiette Pasta
6. Garofalo GF Casarecce
7. Garofalo GF Linguine
8. Rizopia Organic Brown Rice Spaghetti

Pizza Bases & Complete Pizzas:

1. Georgia’s Choice Margherita Pizza
2. Georgia’s Choice Pepperoni Pizza
3. Sainsbury’s FFMargarita Pizza
4. Venice Bakery 3 pack Medium Pizza Bases

Raw Foods and superfoods  – Sponsored by Tiana Fair Trade Organics

1. Amazing Grass Raw Reserve Berry 
2. Decadently Pure Salted Caramel Pecan Raw Chocolate Bar
3. Dr Gaye Super Shake Super-Spoonful
4. inSpiral Visionary Products Organic, Raw Kale Chips – Incan BBQ
5. Le Pain Des Fleurs Organic Quinoa Crispbread
6. LoveRaw Organic Superblends 
7. Marvellous Superfood Super Protein
8. Mello Drinks Raw Fresh Cantaloupe Melon Juice
9. Nosh Detox The Raw Cashew Nut Pesto 
10. Nosh Detox The Raw Tomato Soup
11. Rawr Foods Raw Organic After Dinner Mint Chocolate Bar
12. SaVse Super Green Smoothie
13. Squeeze Juice Ready to Drink Wheatgrass Shots
14. Sunwarrior Raw Organic Ormus Supergreens
15. Sweet Revolution Instant Hot Chocolate
16. Sweet Virtues Super Food Chocolate Truffles Baobab & Vanilla

‘Food to go’ and food for vending machines – Sponsored by The Food and Drink Innovation Network

1. Cambridge Muffin Co Cheese & Sundried Tomato Muff
2. Coconut Merchant Coconut Chips
3. Karkli Karkli
4. Of The Earth Instant Superfoods Cereal Pot – Power of Red
5. Quinola Mothergrain Kids Mediterranean
6. Rude Health Mini Corn Thins
7. Rude Health Mini Rice Thins
8. Sainsbury’s Dark Chocolate Corn Thins
9. Ten Acre Crisps How Chicken Soup Saved the Day
10. The Primal Pantry Coconut & Macadamia Paleo Bar
11. Voakes Free From Traditional Pork Pie 

Down the Pub and the Bar – Sponsored by Udi’s Gluten Free 

Gluten-free beers:

1. CELIA lager
2. Daas Ambre
3. Daura Damm GF Lager
4. Green’s Beers India Pale Ale
5. Green’s Beers Dry Hopped Lager
6. Monty’s Brewery Masquerade
7. Stringer’s Beer Outlook Golden Ale
8. Stringer’s Beer Outlook Amber Ale
9. Westerham Brewery Bohemian Rhapsody – Kent Craft Pilsner
10. Westerham Brewery Hop Rocket India Pale Ale

Savoury snacks:

1. Angelic Gluten Free Rosemary & Sea Salt Biscuits
2. Clearspring Snack Organic Tamari Roasted Sicilian Almonds
3. Vegusto No-Moo New Classic
4. DS-gluten free Pretzels
5. Freed Foods GF Crispbread with Chia and Sesame Seed
6. Karkli Karkli
7. Nairn’s GF Wholegrain Cracker
8. Quibbles Chilli Chilli Bang Bang! aka the orange bag
9. Sainsbury’s Corn Thins 
10. Softsage Veggie Rosemary Dough Balls
11. Tesco FF Savoury Party Pack Selection
12. The Italian Corner L’Alpino Osella Lactose Free Full Fat Soft Cheese 

Meaty and Fishy Ready Meals – Sponsored by Genon Laboratories

1. Afia’s WF & GF Lamb Samosa
2. Genius Gluten Free Denby Dale Chicken & Gravy Pie
3. Georgia’s Choice Cod Fishcakes
4. Hotch Potch GF Ploughmans Pie 
5. Hotch Potch GF Red Onion Smoked Bacon & Cheesy Sauce Pie
6. Kirsty’s GF & DF Beef Lasagne with a Rich Bolognese Sauce
7. Kirsty’s Spanish Chicken with Brown Rice
8. Slim Pasta Spaghetti Bolognese
9. Rule of Crumb Chicken Goujons
10. Rule of Crumb Chicken Kiev
11. Sainsbury’s FreeFrom Chicken Hot Pot
12. Sainsbury’s FreeFrom Pork Sausages
13. Tesco FF Pulled Ham & Cheddar Crispbake
14. Tesco FF Smoked Haddock Fishcakes with a Melting Middle 
15. Tesco finest* British Traditional Pork Sausages
16. The Black Farmer Pork & Apple Burgers
17. Voakes Free From Pork & Chilli Chutney Pie
18. Voakes Free FromSteak & Ale Pie
19. Watmuff & Beckett Chorizo & Butternut Squash Risotto

Veggie Ready Meals – Sponsored by Goodness Direct

1. Quinola Mothergrain Express Quinoa Spicy Mexican
2. Amy’s Kitchen GF Manhattan Veggie Burger
3. Amy’s Kitchen GF Chinese Noodles & Veggies
4. Christine’s Puddings Taste of the Med Savoury Tart
5. Clive’s Pies GF Mushroom & Leek Pie
6. Georgia’s Choice Mexican Bean Bake
7. Senza GF Chestnut Mushroom & Blue Cheese Quiche
8. Smart Eats & Treats Vegan Red Onion & Courgette Quiche
9. Tesco FF Mature Cheddar Cheese & Onion Crispbake
10. Tideford Organic Red Lentil Soup with Apricots & Chillies

Foods manufactured in a nut-free environment – Sponsored by Wellaby’s

1. Big Oz Organic 5 Grain Super Cereal 
2. Cereal Lovers Simply Orange Granola with orange pieces
3. ilumi Chicken Za’tar
4. Orgran Mini Outback Animals Chocolate Cookies
5. Pudology Chocolate Orange Pud
6. Sweet Mandarin GF Hoisin Sauce
7. Sweet Mandarin Nut Free GF Satay 
8. Udi’s Gluten Free Parmesan & Garlic Bagel Chips 

Foods designed for children – Sponsored by Delamere Dairy 

1. Rule of Crumb Chocolate balls
2. Cocoa Libre Alternative to Milk Chocolate Orange Frogs
3. Georgia’s Choice Chicken Bites
4. Georgia’s Choice Chicken Grills
5. Moo Free Merry Moos Selection Box
6. Quinola Mothergrain Baby Swede and Parsnip
7. Quinola Mothergrain Kids’ Tex Mex
8. Rizopia Organic Brown Rice Pasta Fantasia
9. Sainsbury’s FreeFrom White chocolate Easter egg
10. Softsage Veggie Cheese Dough Balls
11. Tesco FreeFrom Chocolate and Coconut Milkshake
12. Zero Zebra Cool School 26 Chocolate Letters

Tea Time! – Sponsored by Mrs Crimbles

1. Asda Free From Caramel Rice Square 
2. Asda Free From Triple Chocolate Cookies 
3. Asda Free From Fruit & Oat Cookies
4. Bakestone Bakery Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Muffin
5. Bakestone Bakery Welsh Cake
6. FEEL FREE for Gluten Free Donuts
7. The Foods of Athenry Honeyed Almond & Rosemary SodaBread Toasts
8. The Foods of Athenry Flapjacks ‘The Works’ Mini Bites
9. Fria Gluten Free Chocolate Muffin
10. Genius Gluten Free Lemon CupCake
11. Goodness Grains Gluten Free Bakery Chocolate Muffin
12. Goodness Grains Gluten Free Bakery Chocolate Brownie
13. Goodness Grains Gluten Free Bakery Cinnamon Swirls Danish Pastries
14. Lazy Day Foods Ginger Tiffin (Belgian Chocolate & Stem Ginger)
15. Lovemore Gingerbread Men 
16. Marnie Searchwell Chocolate & Olive Oil Cake
17. Marnie Searchwell Jamaica Ginger Cake
18. Marnie Searchwell Luxury Jamaica Christmas Cake
19. Mummy Bakes Italian Almond Biscotti 
20. Punku Quinoa Foods Chocolate Chips Quinoa Cookies 
21. PureBred Jammies 
22. PureBred Lemon Muffins
23. Sainsbury’s Free From Pecan Tarts
24. Sainsbury’s Free From Stem Ginger Cookies
25. Sainsbury’s Free From Hot Cross Buns
26. Senza GF Cherry Bakewell
27. Tesco finest* FF Triple Chocolate Cookies 
28. Tesco finest* FF Belgian Chocolate Brownie
29. The Free From Bakehouse Rosemary & Raisin Cookies
30. Twice as Nice Bakery ANZACS Biscuits
31. Twice as Nice Bakery Earl Grey Shortbread Biscuits
32. Udi’s Gluten Free Chocolate Flavour Sandwich Cookies 
33. Udi’s Gluten Free Cashew Nut & Salted Caramel Cookies 

Desserts and Puddings – Sponsored by Romer Labs UK 

Hot puddings:

1. Christine’s Puddings Jam Sponge Potted Pud
2. Genius Gluten Free Denby Dale Apple Pie 
3. Glamour Puds Raspberry Bakewell Tart 
4. Glamour Puds Treacle Sponge 
5. Sainsbury’s Freefrom Bramley Apple Pies
6. Sainsbury’s Freefrom Sticky Toffee Pudding
7. Tesco finest* Free From Christmas Pudding with Courvoisier VS Cognac
8. Tesco FF Melt in the Middle Belgian Chocolate Puddings 

Cold or frozen desserts:

1. Antonio Russo Caribbato Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee DF Iced Dessert
2. Antonio Russo Chocolato Belgian Dark Chocolate with a zest of Orange DF Iced Dessert
3. Asda Chosen By You Mango Sorbet
4. Booja-Booja Pompompous Maple Pecan Ice Cream Alternative
5. CocoNuts ‘Island Days’ Raw Cacao Organic DF Ice Cream Alternative
6. Coconut Collaborative DF Mango & Passionfruit Coconut Milk Yoghurt 
7. Coconut Collaborative Mango Snowconut Frozen Yoghurt
8. Almond Dream Mint Choc Chip Ice Cream
9. Jollyum Passion Fruit & Chocolate DF Ice Cream
10. Taywell NOSH (No Added S(h)ugar) Strawberry Ice Cream
11. Tesco FF Sweet Party Selection
12. Tesco FF Italian Coffee Style Dessert
13. Tesco FF Creamy Vanilla Iced Dessert
14. Yee Kwan Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream
15. Yummy Lollies Apple & Mango 

Confectionery and Chocolate – Sponsored by FreeFrom Heaven

1. Booja-Booja Rhubarb & Vanilla Fool Chocolate Truffles
2. Cocoa Libre Dark Mint Chocolate Knackali
3. Doisy & Dam Maca, Vanilla & Cacao Nibs
4. Kinnerton Confectionery DF Hollow Santa
5. Kinnerton Confectionery DF Bar
6. Moo Free Cheeky Orange Bar
7. Ombar Coco Mylk Buttons
8. Sweet Virtues Super Food Chocolate Truffles Baobab & Vanilla
9. Sweet Virtues Super Food Chocolate Truffles Chia Seeds & Lime
10. Sweet Virtues Super Food Chocolate Truffles Maqui Berry
11. Vego Chocolate Bar

Bars – cereal, fruit, superfood, grain-free etc – Sponsored by Holland & Barrett 

1. Creative Nature Blissful Berry Bar
2. FEEL FREE for Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
3. Get Fruity Juicy Apricot, Orange & Ginger Bar
4. Get Fruity Moist Mixed Berry Bar
5. Get Fruity Scrumptious Strawberry Bar
6. Natural Balance Foods Nakd Bakewell Tart
7. Primal Joy Foods Coconut Paleo Bar
8. Sainsbury’s Choc ‘n’ Crispie Bar
9. The Primal Pantry Hazelnut & Cocoa Paleo Bar
10. Traidcraft Geobar Fruity – Carrot & Stem Ginger

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