At the final, which took place on June 27th at the Premier Foods head office in St. Albans, teams took part in a live cook-off before team Bidfood emerged as the winners with their recipe for Persian flapjacks with rose petals, pistachios and pomegranate, using McDougalls Flapjack Mix.
Sarah Robb, foodservice channel marketing manager at Premier Foods, said: We launched Wholesaler Baking Team of the Year in order to drive engagement with our customers and the wider industry.
“All of the dishes created at the live final were of exceptional standard and showcased the skill and creativity within the wholesale industry, but there can only be one winner.
“On behalf of everyone at Premier Foods I would like to wish the winning team from Bidfood a massive congratulations and would like to thank everyone who was involved in the competition, including our prestigious judging panel.”
The judges were: Andrew Green, director of operations at Craft Guild of Chefs; James Bielby, chief executive at FWD; and Mark Rigby, executive chef at Premier Foods.
Bidfood received £500 towards their chosen charity, the British Heart Foundation.