MY SPECIALITIES LTD WINS GOLD STAR RATINGS FROM THE UK’s MOST RENOWNED FOOD AWARDS

MY SPECIALITIES LTD, manufacturer of Lady Jay’s speciality marmalades and preserves, has won two Gold one star awards from the Great Taste Awards.

 

Organised by The Guild of Fine Food, the Great Taste Awards is the national, benchmark food awards employing the country’s most rigorous judging system, ensuring the fairest, most accurate and trusted results.

 

The 2010 GTAs has attracted a record number of entries. In total, 6021 food and drink products were blind-tasted, tested and discussed during two months of intense judging by 350 judges, comprising food writers, chefs, deli and farm shop owners, food producers and buyers.

 

My Specialities Ltd, who won gold one star, awards for their Lime and Gin Marmalade and Raspberry and Vodka Preserve, are delighted to be among the country’s most highly rated food producers.

 

Lady Jeanette Duggin says of their success “I am really thrilled to have received two further awards to complement those I gained last year for Piña Colada and Strawberry and English Sparkling Wine Preserves. I am particularly pleased to have been recognised for the Raspberry and Vodka Preserve. The raspberries are locally sourced and it is a great success story of cooperating closely with my local fruit producer and having a great working relationship"

 

Food producers across the UK and Southern Ireland are celebrating their star ratings. One, two and three Gold Stars have been handed out to 1,576 deserving products, from the 1,350 small producers who entered this year. The 95 three Gold Star award winners are in the running for the major, regional and national awards. The 2010 Supreme Champion Trophy winner will be announced at the final at Fortnum & Mason in London on September 6th, where the ultimate three star products will be scrutinised by some of the country’s most revered and feared chefs, food critics and as always, a smattering of celebrity!

The Guild of Fine Food’s Bob Farrand commented of this year’s entries “It’s so exciting to see the standards of food and drink in the British Isles go from strength to strength, year after year, proving that for those who enjoy great food - it’s there to be discovered”. Farrand continued, “We have worked hard to ensure our judging process is as robust as possible. Judging teams are balanced in terms of experience, background and even gender and every Gold Award winning entry has been independently proven to be of the highest standard”.

 

The Gold Star winners can be viewed at- www.greattasteawards.co.uk