Burger Brothers (Brighton), The Grazing Shed (Cardiff), Annie’s Burger Shack (Nottingham), Meat59 (Torquay), Jam Jar (Newcastle), Burgers and Beers (Edinburgh) have been named as finalists, having had their burgers judged against strict criteria of originality, quality of ingredients, chef skill, range of choices and customer feedback.
Gavin Lucas, the burger blogger known as ‘Burgerac’, and owner of Burgerac’s Burgershack, led a panel of judges to decide the six finalists.
He said: “We’ve had our work cut out as judges with hundreds of burgers to check out from high quality establishments across the country. It’s great to see operators doing the basics well and using the infinitely customisable nature of burgers to inject some real personality into their menu.”
Rhodri Morgan, marketing manager at Unilever Food Solutions, added: “Burgers remain a popular choice for UK consumers. The competition has been very strong with quality entries from pubs, burger joints and street vendors across the country. Our six finalists stood out from the crowd with everything from original ideas, creativity, chef skill and quality ingredients. They’ve demonstrated that their burgers are up there with the best.”
Each finalist will receive £2,500 worth of PR support to help make them famous for their burger, and go on to the final stage of the competition where one will be named the winner of Britain’s Best Burger.
The winner, which is announced on 30 August 2016, will receive the Grand Prize; £10,000 worth of PR support to let the world know they serve Britain’s Best Burger.