Farm Shop & Deli 2020 award winners unveiled

The Farm Shop & Deli Show has been postponed to 7-9th September due to Covid-19, however the announcement of the winners of the Farm Shop & Deli Awards still went ahead via social media. Spanning over 11 different categories, the awards recognise the best speciality retailers across the UK.

Broadcaster, journalist and judge’s chair Nigel Barden commented about the high-quality finalists “not only do they patently care about their customers, but the sense of community they’ve exhibited, particularly recently, shows how fortunate we are to have such remarkable artisan food retailers, in our midst.”

The coveted Retailer of the year prize went to Andy & Kathy Swinscoe at The Courtyard Dairy, who also scooped Cheesemonger of the Year and the North West regional title.

The judges commented; “The Swinscoes and their young family live on site and have their own stock grazing in the surrounding fields. The idea of a cheese vending machine for emergency out of hours purchases is a stroke of genius and just another example of how the Swinscoes inspire themselves, their 10 staff and a legion of adoring customers. A truly worthy winner of our Retailer of the Year accolade.”

Andy Swinscoe said, “We were thrilled, it’s such a great achievement and completely unexpected. It’s a great boost to us and the team, especially in these uncertain times; something to smile about!”

Also worthy of praise is Welbeck Farm Shop, which won both Small Retailer of the year and were the Midlands regional winners, and The Crieff Food Co in Perthshire, who also won three awards including Newcomer of the Year.

The winners are:
Baker of the Year
Lovingly Artisan, Cumbria

Butcher of the Year
Brace of Butchers, Dorset

Cheesemonger of the Year and North West regional winners
The Courtyard Dairy, North Yorkshire

Delicatessen of the Year and South East regional winners
Panzer’s, St John’s Wood

Farm Shop Large Retailer of the Year and South West regional winners
Strawberry Fields Farm Shop and Restaurant, Devon

Farm Shop Small Retailer of the Year and Midlands regional winners
Welbeck Farm Shop, Nottinghamshire

Fishmonger of the Year
Cross of York, North Yorkshire

Food Hall of the Year and Scotland regional winners
The Crieff Food Co, Perthshire

Greengrocer of the Year
K.D.Davis & Sons (The Greengrocers) Ltd, South Yorkshire

Online Business of the Year
Dukeshill Ham Co Ltd, Shropshire

Village Store / Local Shop of the Year
Fittleworth Stores, West Sussex

Newcomer of the Year
The Crieff Food Co, Perthshire

Retailer of the Year
The Courtyard Dairy, North Yorkshire

Regional winners:
East Anglia
The Norfolk Delicatessen, Hunstanton

North East
Farmer Copleys, Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Northern Ireland
Cunningham Butchers & Food Hall, Kilkeel, County Down

Wales
The Little Cheesemonger, Rhid-llanRhuddlan, Denbyshire