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BOOKER PRODUCTS SHINE AT QUALITY FOOD AWARDS The outstanding quality of Booker’s own brand products has been recognised at this year’s Quality Food Awards.
INBRIEF ALLERGY LABELLING CONSULTATION The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a consultation to gather views from businesses and consumers on precautionary allergen labelling (PAL) and
The quality of Booker’s range of own brand
Booker Catering Sales Director Simon King
products has been recognised once again at
said: “The Quality Food Awards are highly
information.
this year’s prestigious Quality Food Awards
respected thanks to their very rigorous judging
The online survey will
which recognise and reward the finest food and
process so to win five awards and a highly
cover topics including: the
drink products on sale in the UK.
commended is a powerful endorsement of our fantastic own brand products.”
The Quality Food Awards are renowned in the
provision of precautionary allergen information to consumers; improving guidance and advice for
industry for their rigorous and stringent judging
businesses on how and
process. The awards are judged by a variety
when to use the labelling;
of food experts who bring their knowledge to
ensuring compliance
the process, making winning an award a great
with regulations; and
achievement.
standardising risk-analysis for allergen cross-
Booker products collected five winners awards
contamination.
as well as two highly commended awards, while
The responses will
the Chef’s Larder Belgian Style Waffles won the
help inform the FSA’s
Cakes & Desserts category and was shortlisted
next steps in making
for the ultimate Foodservice Product of the Year
a workable system for
Award.
businesses to put into practice that consumers
Also among the winners was Crunch Extra Mature Cheddar which came out top in the Dairy / Non-Dairy category for the second consecutive year while Blackgate Signature Pork & Three Chilli Sausages claimed the hotly contested and highly coveted Meat category
WINNERS: l Chef’s Larder Belgian Style Waffles (Cakes & Desserts) l Crunch Extra Mature Cheddar (Dairy / Non-Dairy) l Chef’s Larder Premium Super Skinny Gourmet Julienne Fries (Meal Accompaniments)
understand and trust. The FSA said: “We know that precautionary allergen labels such as ‘may contain’ can be problematic and in order to understand how we
award.
l Blackgate Signature Pork & Three Chilli Sausages (Meat)
Chef’s Larder Premium Super Skinny Gourmet
l Chef’s Larder Premium Sourdough Pizza Pucks (Savoury - Pizza, Pies & Pasty)
PAL, we need to hear
COMMENDED:
The consultation will be
Julienne Fries won the Meal Accompaniments award and Chef’s Larder Premium Sourdough Pizza Pucks emerged victorious in the Savoury Pizza, Pies & Pasty category.
FEBRUARY 2022
l Chef’s Larder Ready To Serve Devon Custard (Dairy / Non-Dairy)
can improve the use of from you.” open until 14 March 2022.
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