World Food Awards winners announced

The World Food Awards (WFA), an annual event that celebrates the best in the world food sector across the UK, has announced the winners of for the third annual awards.

UK-based supermarket chain Tesco won the Best National Retailer Award, beating competitor Asda, and also won the Product of the Year for its newly launched African-Caribbean soft drinks brand Jammin.

Mayfair-based oriental eatery Hakkasan won the Restaurant of the Year Award, while reggae-legend-inspired philanthropic drinks brand Marley’s Mellow Moods received the Best Packaging of the Year Award for its iconic, powerful and vibrant packaging.

Leading drinks brand Rubicon and its creative agency Minimart received the Marketing Campaign of the Year Award for their ground-breaking campaign to ‘make Britain more exotic’ during the Rubicon Summer of Cricket.

Quality Foods received The Independent Retailer of the Year Award, while Elbrook Cash & Carry won the Wholesaler of the Year Award.

The awards, created by the World Foods Association, are open exclusively to companies specialising, promoting or stocking products from the following countries: Asian, Oriental, African, Afro-Caribbean, European, East-European, Middle Eastern, South American and Mediterranean.