Call for free-range egg awards nominations

The British Free-Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) is looking for retailers, farmers and food businesses for its annual awards, held at the group’s conference in November.

Accolades will also be given to the winners of the “breakthrough of the year” and “best marketing initiative” categories, in the Free-Range Egg Awards 2014, and someone within the industry will be honoured for a lifetime of achievement.

BFREPA vice-chairman and producer Myles Thomas, who will be on the judging panel, said: “The Free-Range Egg Awards, sponsored by Elanco, is an opportunity to celebrate the efforts of those who are supporting, growing and promoting the free-range egg market.

“There have been some prestigious winners over the past few years, so we want to hear about anyone who deserves to be recognised. It could be a nomination for an individual free-range egg producer who is developing their own brand or someone who is helping communicate all that is great about the industry. National restaurant chains that support producers could be considered or perhaps a company developing a new product with free-range eggs as an ingredient.”

He added that anyone involved in the free-range supply chain could win, and business size did not matter.

Nominations for any of the six categories should be submitted by Friday, 14 August online – winners will be announced at BFREPA’s annual conference on 27 November in Solihull.