Readers’ Choice Awards winners announced
Companies and brands including Nisbets, Aubrey Allen, Zonal, Woods and Reynolds are among the winners of the awards, which are now in their tenth year.
The Readers’ Choice Awards champion the hospitality sector’s best products, suppliers, brands and equipment, and are voted for by hundreds of professional chefs from across the restaurant and pub sectors.
Votes are cast across 24 categories, including Best Meat Supplier, Best Foodservice Company, Best Equipment Distributor, Best Knife Brand and Best Gadget.
The awards were launched in 2009 as the Chefs’ Choice Awards but were re-branded as the Readers’ Choice Awards in 2017.
The Readers’ Choice Awards Winners 2020
Best Fish Supplier
Winner: Flying Fish Seafoods
Highly commended: M&J, Direct Seafoods
Best Drink Supplier
Winner: Matthew Clark
Highly commended: Bibendum, Amathus
Best Equipment Supplier
Winner: Nisbets
Highly commended: Parsley in Time, Alliance
Best Foodservice Company
Winner: Woods
Highly commended: Wellocks, Bidfood
Best Fruit & Veg Supplier
Winner: Reynolds
Highly commended: Wellocks, Natoora
Best Meat Supplier
Winner: Aubrey Allen
Highly commended: Donald Russell, HG Walter
Best Delivery Partner
Winner: Deliveroo
Highly commended: Just Eat, Uber Eats
Best EPoS Brand
Winner: Oracle Food and Beverage
Highly commended: Zonal, Tevalis
Best Combi-oven Brand
Winner: Rational
Highly commended: Unox, Hobart
Best Tableware Brand
Winner: Churchill
Highly commended: Goodfellows, RAK
Best Knife Brand
Winner: Global
Highly commended: Wüsthof, Victorinox
Best Gadget
Winner: Robot Coupe
Highly commended: Thermomix, Pacojet
Best Cooking Range Brand
Winner: Falcon
Highly commended: Blue Seal, Charvet
Best Equipment Brand
Winner: Hobart
Highly commended: Rational, Thermomix
Best Pan Brand
Winner: Vogue (Nisbets)
Highly commended: Bourgeat, Le Creuset
Best Glassware Brand
Winner: Nude (Utopia)
Highly commended: Reidel, Churchill
Best Stock Brand
Winner: CHEF
Highly commended: Essential Cuisine, Knorr
Best Chocolate Brand
Winner: Valrhona
Highly commended: Barry Callebaut, Pump Street
Best Frozen Brand
Winner: Boiron
Highly commended: McCain, Lamb Weston
Best Bakery Brand
Winner: Bridor
Highly commended: Delice de France, Speciality Breads
Best Coffee Brand
Winner: Nespresso
Highly commended: Illy, Lavazza
Best Water Brand
Winner: Hildon
Highly commended: Belu, San Pellegrino
Best Soft Drink Brand
Winner: Fever Tree
Highly commended: Coca-Cola, Luscombe
Best Beer Brand
Winner: Estrella Damm
Highly commended: Peroni, Camden
Best Spirit Brand
Winner: Tanqueray
Highly commended: Hendrick’s, Grey Goose
Best Tea Brand
Winner: JING
Highly commended: Teapigs, Taylors of Harrogate
Best 0% abv Spirit Brand
Winner: Seedlip
Highly commended: Stryyk
