The awards honour the achievements of companies in the area of sustainability and responsible business practice and are open to organisations at every stage in the food supply chain.
There are 13 awards in total, 11 open to nominations, and two – the Community Vote and Special Achievement Award, which are in the hands of the public and a special team of Footprint judges.
Footprint’s Nick Fenwicke-Clennell said: “We are so proud of the support we have received through an ever increasing number of entries from an expanding number of business within the food sector.
"We have always said that Footprint Awards is a barometer of responsible business activity in our sector and what’s clear more than ever is that those not meaningfully engaged in sustainability are being left behind.“
The shortlists for the award categories open to nominations in alphabetical order are:
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources Award
- Coca-Cola Enterprises
- Eau de Vie
- The Garden Cider Company
- Rhug Estate
Innovations in Packaging Award
- Aramark
- International Paper Foodservice Europe
- Vegware
Waste Management & Reduction Award
- House of Lords
- Toast Ale
- Vegware
- Winnow
Environmentally Friendly Logistics Award
- Bidvest Foodservice
- Kuehne + Nagel
- McDonald’s UK
- Sodexo UK & Ireland
Sustainable Sourcing Award
- CH&Co
- Daylesford Organic
- The National Trust
- River Cottage
Sustainable Supplier Award*
- Brakes
- The Ethical Shellfish Company
- GrowUp Urban Farms
- London Linen Company
- Nestlé Professional
- Winterhalter UK
*More than 4 entries in the shortlist due to record entries and tied scores
Sustainable Catering Equipment Manufacturer Award
- Eau de Vie
- Manitowoc Foodservice
- Meiko UK
- Winnow
Economic Sustainability Award
- Waterscan
- JJ Food Service
- Power Solutions
Stakeholder Engagement Award
- Bartlett Mitchell
- Compass UK & Ireland
- McDonald’s UK
- Unilever Food Solutions
Social Impact & Diversity Award
- Cardiff Council
- The Clink
- Sodexo UK & Ireland
Sustainability in Education
- University of Brighton
- University of Leeds
- University of Wolverhampton
The Footprint Awards dinner will take at Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill Thursday 26th May.