Time running out for Food and Drink Awards nominations

There is just over a week left to put forward your favourite places to eat and drink for recognition at the Marketing Derby Food and Drink Awards.

The nomination period closes on 25 July – and people are being urged to get their votes in before the nominations window slams shut.

Launched on 26 June, the awards are designed to shine a light on Derby’s brilliant food and drink businesses, recognising and celebrating the very best places to eat and drink across the city.

The awards have been designed to allow as many food and drink businesses as possible to enter, with categories including Best Café, Best Pub, Best Bar and Best Country Pub / Restaurant – and, of course, Restaurant of the Year.

There will once again be an Innovation Award, chosen by Marketing Derby, and an award presented on the night recognising Outstanding Achievement.

And there is a new category this year, Bustler’s Best Bite, overseen by Bustler, which will ask people to nominate their favourite dish, snack, drink or bite from around Derbyshire.

An updated Food and Drink Guide will also be produced, which will feature all of the 2025 winners.

Christopher Tebbs, inward invest executive at Marketing Derby and Food and Drink Awards lead, said: “We’ve already received a fantastic number of nominations from the public who have showed their support for the bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants that they love.

“With just over a week left until nominations close, we’re urging everyone to have their say.

“Being shortlisted means so much to the establishments who all work so hard year-round for their customers.”

This year, the public, the business community and the food and drink outlets themselves are invited to make nominations.

Once the nomination period closes, judges will round them down to a shortlist of finalists, who will be announced in August.

The winners will then be revealed at a vibrant ceremony at The Chocolate Factory on 6 October.

This year, the awards has attracted a top line-up of sponsors: The Chocolate Factory, Denby Pottery, Royal Crown Derby, Catering24, Rothera Bray, Derby College Group, Ocean King, NK Motors, Trentbarton, Q Branch Consultancy and Matthew Montague Architects.

For more information about the awards visit https://www.marketingderby.co.uk/food-and-drink-awards/.

To nominate, click here.

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