Meet all of the wonderful 2026 finalists and learn more about them.
Winterdale Shaw
Winterdale cheesemakers
Speciality Breads Limited
Grafter
Kentish Pip Cider
Silverhand Strawberries and Cream Rose 2025
Silverhand Estate
Amaretto Liqueur
Pleasant Land Distillery
1698
Shepherd Neame
Good Night Blend
Bergamia Tea Ltd
The Luxury Seafood boil, Home cook kit
The Seafood Deli Kitchen
Tankerton Smokeshed Smoked Salmon
Tankerton Smokeshed
Single Rib of Beef
S W Doughty
Brown Butter and Rosemary, Sour Plum Ice Cream
Bears Ice Cream Imaginarium
Croissant Crisps
Pit Stop General Store
Croissant Crisps.
Smoked ham, leek and cheddar quiche
Liz Reid
Kentish Fruit Huffkin
Gilda Bakery
Roasted Hazelnut & Cocoa Spread
Trufflus
Rose Infused Honey
Penelobees ltd
Kentish Tomato Chutney
Karimix
Wholemeal Flour
Hinxhill Fields
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Whitstable.
Woodchurch Wine Estate | Vineyard | Tasting and Dining Rooms
Woodchurch Wine Estate, Susan's Hill, Woodchurch, Kent, TN26 3RE
Hathats Coffee Company
Whitstable
Lenham Country Market
Groombridge Farm Shop
Groombridge
1698 Shepherd Neame
Kent Beer of the Year
Gold
View
Bishops Finger Shepherd Neame
Bronze
Whitstable Bay Pale Ale Shepherd Neame
Silver
Macknade
Kent Casual Food & Drink Experience of the Year
Spadework
Ellies Original Goats Cheese Cheesemakers of Canterbury
Kent Cheese of the Year
Rowswell Red Kent Cheesemakers of Canterbury
Winterdale Shaw Winterdale cheesemakers
Grafter Kentish Pip Cider
Kent Cider of the Year
Greenhorn Duddas tun
Skylark Kentish Pip Cider
70% Ghanaian Dark Chocolate Bar Trufflus
Kent Confectionery or Snack Product of the Year
Bean to Bar 70% Siera Nevada, Colombia N2 Sweet lab
Croissant Crisps Pit Stop General Store
Brown Butter and Rosemary, Sour Plum Ice Cream Bears Ice Cream Imaginarium
Kent Dairy Product of the Year
Raw milk Kingcott Dairy
Strawberry, Olive Oil, White Chocolate Ice Cream Bears Ice Cream Imaginarium
Kent Dining Experience of the Year
The Dove
THE PIG-at Bridge Place
Dressed Crab Seafoods
Kent Fish or Seafood Product of the Year
Hythe bay Turbot The Seafood Deli Kitchen
Tankerton Smokeshed Smoked Salmon Tankerton Smokeshed
Kingcott Dairy
Kent Food & Drink Innovation Award
Lost Sheep Coffee
Cliftonville Farmers Market
Kent Food & Drink Market of the Year
Whitstable Foodies Market
Algar Lodge Farm Shop & Cafe
Kent Independent Retailer of the Year
Little Wave Deli
Finalist
Gluten Free Chicken Sausages Korker Sausages Ltd
Kent Meat Product of the Year
Old English Sausages White Rocks Farm
Single Rib of Beef S W Doughty
Apple & Beetroot Juice Chegworth Valley
Kent Non-Alcoholic Cold Drink of the Year
Spiced Apple Juice Chegworth Valley
Zak's Kombucha - Citrus Hops Zak's Kombucha
Corban's Tea - Double Mint Corban Coffee
Kent Non-Alcoholic Hot Drink of the Year
Fazenda Pantano Corban Coffee
Good Night Blend Bergamia Tea Ltd
Croissant Crisps. Pit Stop General Store
Kent Product Innovation of the Year
Doubleday Cherry Wine Doubleday Cherry Wine (Bax Farm Juice Ltd)
Earthnutz Peanut Protein Crisps Earthnutz
Cherry Bakewell Cookie Dough More Tasty Crumbs
Kent Ready Meal or Prepared Food Product of the Year
Fish Pie Frook Eats
The Luxury Seafood boil, Home cook kit The Seafood Deli Kitchen
Heritage Seeded Cracker Gilda Bakery
Kent Savoury Bakery Product of the Year
Red Leicester and Black Pepper Bagel Pebble Beach Bakery
Smoked ham, leek and cheddar quiche Liz Reid
ÀTÀ Heat Obas kitchen
Kent Savoury Pantry Product of the Year
Kentish Tomato Chutney Karimix
Wholemeal Flour Hinxhill Fields
Amaretto Liqueur Pleasant Land Distillery
Kent Spirit of the Year
London dry gin Invoke distillery Ltd
Vin de Noix Hinxhill Fields
Highly Commended
White Cliffs Gin Pleasant Land Distillery
Kent Sustainable Business of the Year
Whitstable Oyster Trading Company
Kentish Fruit Huffkin Gilda Bakery
Kent Sweet Bakery Product of the Year
Sweet Focaccia with cinnamon & vanilla icing Hunton Baker
Tiramisu Doughnut Bombo Doughnuts
Roasted Hazelnut & Cocoa Spread Trufflus
Kent Sweet Pantry Product of the Year
Rose Infused Honey Penelobees ltd
Sourdough granola Madre
2019 Cuvee Sparkling White - Limited Edition Terlingham Vineyard
Kent Wine of the Year
Rosé Brut 2022 Woodchurch Wine Estate | Vineyard | Tasting and Dining Rooms
Silver Reign Silverhand Estate
Silverhand Strawberries and Cream Rose 2025 Silverhand Estate
Wandering Wayfarer Oaked Bacchus 2023 Wayfarer Wines
