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good food for all
awards 2006 |
Forth Valley Food Links' 'Good Food
for All Awards' aims to
celebrate local
food businesses who offer good local food, good value and good service to
people who live, work or holiday in the Forth Valley.
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...and the
winner is...!
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Christmas came early for
several Stirling-based food businesses recently, as they celebrated
success in the second annual Forth Valley Food Links (FVFL) ‘Good Food for
All Awards’.
The event brought together the best local food businesses in Forth Valley
to celebrate local food, good value and good service to people who live,
work or holiday in the area. Winners and those Highly Commended all
received their certificates at an awards ceremony at the Mayfield Centre
in St Ninians on 5 December 2006.
There is now a growing awareness of the benefits of local food to the
environment, our economy and to our health and wellbeing, and this was
reflected in the increase in both the number of nominations, and standard
of entries this year.
The awards encourage food businesses to help keep this momentum going by
themselves promoting the use of local food on their menus and sales
produce lists. The award judges were very impressed by the efforts that
many of the entrants have made to embrace the local food ethos and have
seen an increase in activity in this respect.
The team of three highly respected expert award judges comprised: Wendy
Gudgeon, a freelance caterer and food consultant, and currently an
Assessor for the new Healthyliving Awards, who for a second year judged
the catering and eating establishments; Rosemary Third, Food Safety
Technician and Member of the Royal Environmental Health Institute for
Scotland, and Dr Keri Davies, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of
Marketing and a member of the Institute for Retail Studies at the
University of Stirling. Dr Davies and Rosemary Third worked jointly to
assess the local retailers and producers, and liaised closely with the
local authority Environmental Health Officers to ensure that food safety
standards were applied across all categories.
Our many congratulations are due to all award winners:
BEST BREAKFAST
Winner - Wee Blether Tea Room, Kinlochard
Highly Commended- Harviestoun Country Hotel, Tillicoultry
BEST EATING PLACE - INFORMAL
Winner - The Lade Inn, Kilmahog
Highly Commended - Blairmains Coffee Bothy, Blairlogie; The Old
Bridge Inn, Bridge of Allan.
BEST EATING PLACE - FORMAL
Winner - Castle Campbell Hotel, Dollar
Highly Commended - La Scala D’Oro, Stirling; The River House,
Stirling
BEST LOCAL FOOD RETAILER
Winner - Best Local Food Retailer: T Johnston, Butcher, Falkirk
Highly Commended - James Rae Butcher, Polmont; John Hill Butcher,
Dunblane
BEST LOCAL PRODUCER
Winner - T & R Skinner, Kippen
Highly Commended - Briarlands Farm, Blairdrummond;
BEST PLACE FOR TAKE-AWAY FOOD
Winner - The Real Food Café, Tyndrum
Highly Commended - Aberfoyle Deli, Aberfoyle.
BEST FARM SHOP
There were no award winners in this category.
BEST COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECT
There were no award winners in this category.
A full list of finalists is as
follows:
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Best Local
Producer |
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Ella Drinks Ltd |
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Briarlands Berries |
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T&R Skinner, Butchers |
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James Rae & Sons, Butchers |
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Best Food
Retailer |
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Catherine's Country Kitchen |
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Mathieson, R & Sons |
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John Brown, Butchers |
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John Hill Butchers Ltd |
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John Cullens, Butchers |
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T Johnson, Butchers |
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David Bennett & Sons, Butchers |
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J Patrick & Sons |
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Dunlop Greengrocer |
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Balquhidder Braes Holiday Park |
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Sherrington's Delicatessen |
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T&R Skinner, Butchers |
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James Rae & Sons, Butchers |
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Aberfoyle Deli & Trossachs Butchers |
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Best Farm Shop |
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Briarlands Berries |
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Balquhidder Braes Holiday Park |
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Best Community Food
Project |
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No Entries |
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Best Eating Place -
Formal |
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Castle Campbell Hotel |
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Harviestoun Country House Hotel and Rest |
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La Scala D'Oro |
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Lade Inn |
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Best Eating Place -
Informal |
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The Old Bridge Inn |
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The River House |
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Golden Larches Restaurant |
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Wee Blether Tearoom |
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The Coffee Bothy |
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Castle Campbell Hotel |
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Harviestoun Country House Hotel and Rest |
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La Scala D'Oro |
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Lade Inn |
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Mary's Kitchen at Briarlands Berries |
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Best Place for
Take-away Food |
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Aberfoyle Deli & Trossachs Butchers |
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The Real Food Cafe |
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Mathieson, R & Sons |
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Best Breakfast |
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Wee Blether Tearoom |
Criteria:
- Source locally-grown, or
produced, fresh and seasonal quality food
- Promote the source from where
the local food originates
- Have good Customer Care and
service, including, for example a delivery service
- Promote good hygiene
- Market local food generally
The Judges
Our thanks to
our three highly respected and experienced Scottish food expert judges:
Wendy Gudgeon, freelance caterer and food consultant, and currently a
Quality Control Inspector with the Scottish Healthy Choices Award.
Dr Keri Davies,
Senior Lecturer of the Department of Marketing,
at the University of Stirling.
Rosemary Third, Food Safety Technician
will be assessing food safety standards across all categories.
We would also
like to record our gratitude to the 3 local authority Food & Safety
Regulation Managers and Officers with whom the judges liaised to ensure the
application of food safety and hygiene standards:
John
Sleith, Food & safety Regulation Manager, Falkirk Council
Andrew
Crawford, Team Leader, Food & Licensing, Clackmannanshire Council
Leslie
Fisher, Food Safety Manager, Stirling Council
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2005 awards |
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Food businesses in Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannan were all winners in the
Forth Valley Food Links Good Food for All Awards. The winners and
runners-up all received certificates at an awards ceremony at the Click Café
in Alloa on Tuesday 24 January 2006. The
awards, part-funded by
Forward Scotland,
Congratulations to all winners:
Best
local food retailer – butchers
David Bennett & Sons, 82 High Street, Dunblane FK15 0AY. Tel 01786 823212.
Best
local retailer – greengrocer
The Greengrocer, 81 Port Street, Stirling FK8 2ER. Tel 01786 479159.
Best
place to eat in – formal The
Unicorn Inn, 15 Excise Street, Kincardine, Clackmannanshire FK10 4LN. Tel
01259 739129.
Best
place to eat in – informal The
Coffee Bothy, Blairmains Farm Shop, The Manor Loan, Blairlogie, Stirling FK9
5QA. Tel 01259 762266.
Best
takeaway food The Real Food
Café, Main Street, Tyndrum FK20 8RY. Tel 01838 400235.
Best
farm shop Blairmains Farm Shop,
The Manor Loan, Blairlogie, Stirling FK9 5QA. Tel 01259 762266.
Best
community growing scheme Roots
and Shoots, Clackmannan County Day Hospital, Day Unit, Ashley Terrace, Alloa
FK10 2BE.
Highly
Commended: Dalfoil Farm Shop,
Balfron, tel 01360 440575; Ian Dunlop, greengrocer, Dunblane, tel 01786
825284; R Mathieson & Sons, bakers, Falkirk, tel 01324 621276;The Rock Café,
Stirling, tel 01786 448096; Tilly’s Tearoom, Tillicoultry, tel 01259 752642;
East India Company, Stirling, tel 01786 471330; Harviestoun Country House
Hotel, Tillicoultry, tel 01259 752522; Les Cynes, Stirling; Martyn’s
Restaurant, Laurieston; Gartartan Farm, Stirling, tel 01877 382067; John
Hill, butchers, Dunblane, tel 01786 823019;John Cullen, butchers, Bridge of
Allan, tel 01786 832131.
The judging was
carried out by three highly respected and experienced Scottish food experts:
Wendy Gudgeon, freelance caterer and food consultant, and currently a
Quality Control Inspector with the Scottish Healthy Choices Award.
Professor Leigh Sparks,
Professor of Retail Studies at the
Institute for Retail Studies
at the University of Stirling, and well-known for his
research into aspects of retailing. For the last three years he has been a
judge in various categories of the Scottish Grocer Retailer of the
Year awards.
Rosemary Third, Food Safety Technician
will be assessing food safety standards across all categories.
Download
Press Release
here.
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