Nominate your favourite Plymouth foodies
03 May 2012
The Plymouth Food Awards, now in their second year, are open for nominations. Vote for your favourite local foodies who you think are doing the most to support the aims of the Plymouth Food Charter.
The Plymouth Food Charter, launched early 2011, aims to improve health and wellbeing for all and to create a more connected, resilient and sustainable city. [1]
Categories you can nominate in are:
Best Community Group
Best Food Champion
Best Producer
Best Restaurant
Best School [2]
Traci Lewis, Food Plymouth coordinator, said: “These Awards have been created to celebrate some of the extraordinary efforts, skills and achievements of those who are bringing delicious healthy and sustainable food to people in Plymouth. We want to hear who you think is doing the most to support the aims of the Plymouth Food Charter, so tell us about the good work they are doing and why they deserve to win.”
Nick Cork, Southwest Food and Drink Managing Director, said: “South West Food and Drink is proud to be sponsoring the Food Champion category of the Plymouth Food Awards 2012. The Plymouth Food Awards are a great way to celebrate the recent achievements in the City to bring more healthy and sustainable food to the table”.
The winners will be presented with their Awards on the main stage at Flavour Fest in August.
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Contacts
To make your nomination please visit www.foodplymouth.org
For any queries please contact Traci Lewis info@foodplymouth.org / 07870 268 654
Notes to Editor:
[1] Plymouth Food Charter
Food Plymouth is a city wide partnership helping to develop wider awareness and new activity around healthy and sustainable food in Plymouth. To sign yourself, your organisation, business or school up to the Plymouth Food Charter please visit www.foodplymouth.org
[2] Plymouth Food Award categories and sponsors:
[3] About the Soil Association
The Soil Association was founded in 1946 by a group of farmers, scientists and nutritionists who observed a direct connection between the health of the soil, food, people and the environment. Today the Soil Association is the UK's leading membership charity campaigning for planet-friendly food and farming with around 27,000 members. Its certification subsidiary, Soil Association Certification Ltd, certifies over 80% of organic farming and food processing in the UK. http://www.soilassociation.org
