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Kent Product Innovation of the Year
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Who should enter? Any Kent food or drink producer with a product that pushes boundaries and does something genuinely new. This category celebrates innovation in its broadest sense - whether that's a breakthrough ingredient, a sustainable production process, a plant-based or alternative format, a bold new product development, or a distinctive market positioning that others haven't tried before. If you've done something different and done it well, we want to see it.
How will this category be judged? Every entry is blind taste tested by a panel of expert judges drawn from across the food and drink sector, including chefs, buyers and food writers - and every entrant receives feedback from the panel.
How much does it cost to enter? Entry fees are £30 plus VAT for Produced in Kent members and £50 plus VAT for non-members.
Judging criteria: Character, taste, appearance, aroma and drinkability or eating quality - alongside evidence of genuine innovation, sustainability credentials, market relevance and the strength of the product concept.
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EnterAbout EKC Group
East Kent Colleges Group (EKC Group) is a further education provider in Kent, comprising of six community-based Colleges in Ashford, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone, and Sheppey, and nine Training Centres across East Kent. Our mission is to empower our communities to develop their economic and social prosperity in a rapidly changing world.
Lucy McLeod, Chief Executive Officer, said: “At East Kent Colleges Group, we’re proud to support local food and drink businesses, with our EKC Innovation Kitchen standing as a shining example. This cutting-edge facility enables food entrepreneurs to scale up recipes, test products and explore new culinary techniques, helping to drive growth across Kent’s vibrant food and drink sector. The Taste of Kent Awards are a fantastic celebration of the county’s finest producers, and we’re very proud to continue to support it this year.”
