Company type | Private Company |
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Founded | 1992 |
Founder | Bob Farrand |
Headquarters | Gillingham, Dorset , UK |
Number of locations | 2 |
Website | www |
The Guild of Fine Food (GFF) is a British family-owned industry journal publisher that covers gourmet food news. It was founded by Bob Farrand in 1992.[1][2]
All five directors are members of the Farrand family. Bob Farrand is the chairman, his son John Farrand is the managing director, daughter-in-law Tortie Farrand marketing director, his wife Linda Farrand a director and niece Sally Coley [3][4]
GFF promotes the Great Taste Awards and also the World Cheese Awards, which were initiated in 1988.[5]
From its base in Gillingham, near Shaftesbury in Dorset, it promotes producers and sellers of "artisan food and drink" across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.[6]
The Great Taste Awards are open to members and non-members, but only products that pay an entry fee of between £38 and £240 per product are judged.[7] Winning products receive one, two or three stars.[8] In 2018, 12,634 food and drink products were judged.[8]
The World Cheese Award "World Champion" has been awarded to:[9][10]
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2,777 cheeses, 436 producers, 30 countries).[17] |
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2,600 cheeses, 33 countries).[18] |
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NEC, Birmingham; 2,727 cheeses).[19] |
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San Sebastián, Spain; 3,060 cheeses).[20] |
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Tobacco Dock, London; 3,001 cheeses).[21] |
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Grieghallen, Bergen; 3,472 cheeses, 30 countries)[22] |
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Bergamo, Italy; 3,804 cheeses, 42 countries).[23][24] |
2020 | No competition due to COVID-19.[25] | |
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Oviedo, Spain; 4,079 cheeses, 45 countries).[26] |
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Newport, Wales; Record 4,434 cheeses.[27] |
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Trondheim, Norway; 4,502 cheeses.[28] |