List of food and drink awards

This list of food and drink awards is an index of articles of notable awards given for food and drinks. Food awards include awards for restaurants and food products, and cooking competitions. There are wine and spirits awards, beer awards, awards for cookbooks, and awards for food technology.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Food

Restaurants

See also: List of Michelin 3-star restaurants, List of Michelin starred restaurants in Taipei, and List of award-winning pubs in London
Country Award Sponsor Notes
Australia Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat Award Australian Good Food Guide oldest food award in Australia
United Kingdom British Kebab Awards CEFTUS Local kebab restaurants across the UK
United Kingdom Curry Awards The Curry Club Curry restaurants in the United Kingdom which have achieved "total excellence" in all departments
India Guwahati Food Awards G Plus Superior services and achievements in the Food and Beverage industry of Guwahati, India
United States Hale Aina Awards Honolulu magazine Hawaii dining awards
United States James Beard Foundation Award James Beard Foundation Chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists
Ireland, United States James Joyce Pub Award Bloomsday Publications Pubs in Ireland and the United States deemed as 'Authentic' Irish pubs on Bloomsday in the year 2000
France La Liste La Liste Ranking and restaurants guide
France, United Kingdom Les Routiers Les Routiers Travel guide books for eating out and hotels
France Michelin Guide Michelin Hotel and restaurant guide books with ratings
Thailand Shell Chuan Chim Thanadsri Svasti Thai food guide
United Kingdom The British Curry Awards Enam Ali Various awards
United Kingdom The World's 50 Best Restaurants William Reed Business Media List based on a poll of international chefs, restaurateurs, gourmands and restaurant critics
United Kingdom Tiffin Cup Tiffin Club Best South Asian restaurant in the United Kingdom

Food products

Region Award Sponsor Notes
United States Cup of Excellence Alliance for Coffee Excellence To identify the highest quality coffees produced
United States Good Food Awards Good Food Retailers Collaborative Foods that are "tasty, authentic, and responsibly produced
United Kingdom Great Taste Award Guild of Fine Food awards Producers and sellers of 'artisan food and drink' in Britain
United Kingdom Sammies British Sandwich Association For sandwich manufacturers and retailers
United Kingdom The FAB Awards The FAB Awards International awards for food and beverage brands
Netherlands A.A. Taste Award Anti Additive Association Awards for less or non-additive food and beverage brands
Canada Salt Lick Award Canadian Stroke Network, Obesity Canada,
Advanced Foods and Materials Network		 Canadian manufacturers of foods with high sodium levels
Belgium Monde Selection International Institute for Quality Selections International quality awards programme for consumer products since 1961
Belgium Superior Taste Award International Taste Institute Sensory evaluation and certification of consumer food & drink products

Competitions

See also: Food competition
Country Award Sponsor Notes
Mexico International Pasty Festival State of Hidalgo Celebrating the pasty
United States The Food Network Awards Food Network TV awards to chefs, cities, restaurants, and other notable food related institutions
United States New York International Olive Oil Competition Olive Oil Times Extra virgin olive oil competition
Australia World Brewer's Cup World Brewer's Cup Coffee brewing
United Kingdom World Pasty Championships Cornish Pasty Association Awards are given to amateurs, professionals, juniors and companies
United Kingdom World Porridge Making Championship Carrbridge Community Council Porridge

Other

Country Award Sponsor Notes
United Kingdom Food Photographer of the Year The Food Awards Company Photography
United States Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award Secretary of the Navy, International Food Service Executives Association Food-service in US Navy galleys
United Kingdom Restaurant & Bar Design Awards Restaurant & Bar Design Awards Design and architecture of food and beverage spaces internationally

Wine and spirits

See also: Wine competition
Country Award Sponsor Notes
Australia Australian Distilled Spirits Awards Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria
Australia Bushing Monarch McLaren Vale Wine Show Highest scoring individual wine
United Kingdom Decanter World Wine Awards Decanter magazine World's biggest wine competition
Canada International Value Wine Awards Wine Access magazine Finest value wines in the world available to Canadians
United Kingdom International Wine and Spirit Competition International Wine & Spirit Competition Wine and spirit competition
Australia Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Best one- or two-year-old, dry, red wine
United States Los Angeles International Competitions Los Angeles International Competitions Wine, Spirits, Beer, and Olive Oil
United States Mazer Cup Mazer Cup International Mead competition
Belgium Monde Selection International Institute for Quality Selections Food, drinks, and cosmetics products
United States San Francisco World Spirits Competition Anthony Dias Blue
Italy Vinitaly awards Vinitaly Wine competition and exposition

Beer awards

Country Award Sponsor Notes
Australia Australian International Beer Awards Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria [1]
Brazil Brazilian Beer Festival ABRADEG [2][3]
United States Brewers Association Awards Brewers Association [4]
United Kingdom Brewing Industry International Awards Brewing Technology Services [5][6]
United Kingdom Champion Beer of Britain Campaign for Real Ale
United Kingdom Champion Beer of Scotland Campaign for Real Ale
United Kingdom Champion Beer of Wales Campaign for Real Ale
United Kingdom Champion Winter Beer of Britain Campaign for Real Ale
Germany European Beer Star Private Brauereien Deutschland, Private Brauereien Bayern and SIB
Canada Golden Tap Awards The Bar Towel
United States Great American Beer Festival Brewers Association
United States World Beer Cup Brewers Association

Literary awards

Country Award Sponsor Notes
United States Cordon D'Or Cordon d'Or Cookbook authors and chefs worldwide
United States Jane Grigson Award International Association of Culinary Professionals Distinguished scholarship and depth of research in cookbooks
United Kingdom Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards William Grant & Sons Achievements in writing, publishing and broadcasting on the subjects of food and drink
United States IACP Awards International Association of Culinary Professionals award Cookbook writing and publishing
Italy Langhe Ceretto Prize Langhe Ceretto Books dealing with food and viticulture

Food technology awards

See also: Food technology
Country Award Sponsor Notes
United States Babcock-Hart Award Institute of Food Technologists Significant contributions in food technology that resulted in public health through some aspects of nutrition
United States Bernard L. Oser Award Institute of Food Technologists Scientific knowledge of food ingredient safety or for leadership in establishing principles for food safety evaluation or regulation
United States Bor S. Luh International Award Institute of Food Technologists Individual or institution that had outstanding efforts in food technology
United States Calvert L. Willey Award Institute of Food Technologists Meritorious and imaginative service to IFT
United States Carl R. Fellers Award Institute of Food Technologists Achievements in areas other than research, development, education, and technology transfer
United States Elizabeth Fleming Stier Award Institute of Food Technologists Humanitarian ideals and unselfish dedication to the well-being of the food industry, academia, students, or the general public
United States Food Technology Industrial Achievement Award Institute of Food Technologists Development of an outstanding food process or product that represents a significant advance in the application of food technology to food production
United States IFT Industrial Scientist Award Institute of Food Technologists Scientists who made technical contributions to advancing the food industry
United States IFT Research & Development Award Institute of Food Technologists Scientists who have made recent and significant research and development contributions to the understanding of food science, food technology, or nutrition
United States Marcel Loncin Research Prize Institute of Food Technologists Basic chemistry, physics, and/or engineering research applied to food processing and improving food quality.
United States Myron Solberg Award Institute of Food Technologists Leadership in establishing, successfully developing, and continuing a cooperative organization involving academia, government, and industry
United States Nicolas Appert Award Institute of Food Technologists Preeminence in and contributions to the field of food technology
United States Samuel Cate Prescott Award Institute of Food Technologists Food science or technology researchers who are under 36 years of age
United States Stephen S. Chang Award for Lipid or Flavor Science Institute of Food Technologists Significant contributions to lipid or flavor science
United States William V. Cruess Award Institute of Food Technologists Teaching in food science and technology
United States World Food Prize World Food Prize Foundation Outstanding achievement in advancement of human development through improved food quality, quantity, or availability

See also

References

  1. ^ "Classes & Criteria". AIBA. The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Limited. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Oktoberfest Blumenau". oktoberfest-brazil.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. ^ Ribeiro, Patricia. "Brazilian Beer Festival 2011 in Blumenau". gobrazil.about.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Who We Are". Brewers Association. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ^ International Brewing Awards: About the Awards
  6. ^ "Payment Form". brewingawards. Retrieved 7 November 2015.