Back in the spring, an open invitation was extended to London-based, small-scale food entrepreneurs to enter the awards. The 80 entries were then put forward to the public vote, which attracted a record 3400 to have their say, the highest since the awards began in 2014.
The finalists are:
Beautiful Brew
Honey Pale Ale (Pearly Queen Beer Company)
Toast Ale (Toast Ale)
Queen of Diamonds IPA (Wild Card Brewery)
Heavenly Honey
Bermondsey Street Bees
Bee Naturals
Bee Collective
London Leaves
Spitalfields City Farm
Cultivate London
GrowUp Urban Farms
Londoners’ Loaf – plain
Chase Sourdough (Holtwhites Bakery Limited)
The Brick House Miche (Brick House)
Sixteen Hour Sourdough (Hen Corner)
Londoners Loaf – special
Cinnamon Swirl (Hen Corner)
Chocolate Sourdough Loaf (Brick House)
Walnut Bread (Ma Baker)
Proper Preserves
Fruit Cheese (Fruit Magpie)
Rooty Fruity Jam (OrganicLea)
Apple & Chilli Jelly (Hen Corner)
Best Retailer
The Food Assembly
Brockley Market
Field to Fork Organics Cooperative
Capital Growth’s Growing Enterprise
Growing Communities
Forty Hall Community Vineyard
Berrymede Junior School
Most Inspiring Producer
Forty Hall Community Vineyard
Bee Naturals
Bee Collective
Roots to Work
Cafe from Crisis LDN
Growing Communities
OrganicLea Farm Start
Sustainable Street Food
Brixton People's Kitchen
Gourmet Goat
CLAW
The winners will be chosen by judging panels comprising Olia Hercules, Tom Hunt, Rowley Leigh and Oliver Rowe, plus Urban Food Awards partners.
Winners will be announced during Urban Food Fortnight at the Urban Food Feast on 21 September at Borough Market.
Read all about the Urban Food Awards.
The Urban Food Awards 2016 are run by the Greater London Authority, London Food Link and Borough Market. London Food Link is a project of Sustain.
London Food Link: London Food Link brings together community food enterprises and projects that are working to make good food accessible to everyone in London to help create a healthy, sustainable and ethical food system for all.
