16th Oct 2009 - 00:00
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Companies from across the food and drink industry have been celebrating their success following the unveiling of the 2009 Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Community Partnership Awards winners.
The awards, which celebrate some of the inspirational ways in which companies work within their communities, were presented at a prestigious luncheon at the Institute of Directors in London. A total of 22 awards were presented by Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Minister of State for Food, Farming and Environment. The winners of the Gold awards were Mars Chocolate UK in the Local Community category; McDonald's Restaurants in the Culture, Media and Sport category; Nestlé UK in the Workplace category; Unilever UK in the Education category; and Taylors of Harrogate and Müller Dairy in the Environment category. Julian Hunt, FDF director of communications, said: "All our winning initiatives demonstrate the different ways in which our industry is helping to educate, inspire and develop communities across the UK. And it's great to see that companies are continuing to see the value of investing their time, money and effort into this work despite the economic slowdown." Gold Award Winners: Mars Chocolate UK – Local Community McDonald's Restaurants – Culture, Media and Sport Unilever UK – Education Nestlé UK – Workplace Taylors of Harrogate – Environment – Consumer-Facing Initiatives Müller Dairy - Environment - Business Initiatives Silver Award Winners: Müller Dairy– Local Community The Midcounties Co-operative Society – Local Community ASDA Stores – Culture, Media and Sport Kellogg's – Culture, Media and Sport Coca-Cola Enterprises – Education AF Blakemore and Son – Workplace Jordans & Ryvita Company – Environment – Consumer-Facing Initiatives Pinneys of Scotland - Environment - Business Initiatives Bronze Award Winners: General Mills UK – Local Community Kingsmill Northern Region Bakery – Culture, Media and Sport Kraft Foods UK and Ireland – Education Mars Chocolate UK – Workplace Nestlé UK – Environment – Consumer-Facing Initiatives Premier Foods - Environment - Business Initiatives Highly Commended Award Winners: Alara Wholefoods – Local Community Norseland (Ilchester Cheese Company) – Education