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The GBF Meat & Veg Shortlist 2025

From melt-in-the-mouth Wagyu beef to sun-sweet British strawberries, these Meat & Veg marvels have made the 2025 Great British Food Awards shortlist, ready to be judged by our star-studded panel of culinary greats.

Aug 11, 2025 | 7 minutes to read | Great British Food Awards
The GBF Meat & Veg Shortlist 2025

BEEF

  • Cow Beef Sirloin Steak from Fordhall Farm
  • Sirloin Steak from Kingsplay Wagyu
  • Fillet Steak from Kingsplay Wagyu
  • 36-day Matured Grass-Fed Extra Thick Cut Sirloin from Lidl
  • Regenerative Beef Short Ribs from The Ethical Butcher
  • Grassroots Ribeye from Turner & George
  • Wagyu Denver Steak from Warrendale Wagyu Ltd
  • Wagyu Sirloin Steak from Warrendale Wagyu Ltd
  • Wagyu Picanha from Warrendale Wagyu Ltd
  • Wagyu Fullblood Sirloin Steak from Wyndford Wagyu
  • Wagyu Fullblood Denver Steak from Wyndford Wagyu

BEST FRESH FRUIT & VEG

  • Dyson Farm British Strawberries from Dyson Farm
  • Scottish Rasberries from Fieldfare (Agra Freeze ltd)
  • Tesco Finest Rossafina Tomatoes from Harmoniz UK ltd
  • Pash n Shoot Smoothie from Love Struck (F&B) Ltd
  • Give Peas A Chance Soup from Love Struck (F&B) Ltd
  • Organic Rhapsody Wight Garlic Bulb from The Garlic Farm
  • Organic Maddock Wight Garlic Bulb from The Garlic Farm
  • Strawberries from Windhill Mill Fruits ltd
  • Rasberries from Windhill Mill Fruits ltd

BUTCHER'S COUNTER

  • Chef's Range: Cajun Chicken Skewers from Alder Carr Farm Shop
  • Specially Selected British Wagyu Beef Burgers from Aldi
  • Charles Macleod Stornoway Black Pudding from Charles Macleod Ltd
  • Edwards The Welsh Butcher Muscovado Sweet Cured Streaky Bacon from Edwards The Welsh Butcher
  • Edwards The Welsh Butcher Honey, Ginger & Garlic Pork Meatballs from Edwards The Welsh Butcher
  • Steak & Butter Burgers from Heck! Food ltd
  • Chicken Italia Seasoned Mince from Heck! Food ltd
  • Carnivore Wagyu Beef Burgers with only Salt & Pepper from Kingsplay Wagyu
  • Redhill Farm Ham Hock Black Pudding from Redhill Farm Free Range Pork
  • The Ethical Steak Burger from The Ethical Butcher
  • Scottish Black Pudding from The Farmer's Son Black Pudding
  • Wagyu Angus Burger from Turner & George

CHARCUTERIE 

  • Carmarthen Ham PGI from Albert Rees Ltd
  • Chorizo from Lane Farm Country Foods Ltd
  • Dry Salted Air Dried Treacle Streaky Bacon from Martin Thomas Butchers
  • Traditional Black Pudding from Martin Thomas Butchers
  • Redhill Farm Dry Cured Ham Hock from Redhill Farm Free Range Pork
  • Redhill Farm Pork Country Pate from Redhill Farm Free Range Pork
  • Pork & Fennel Salami from Wass Farm Shop

FISH & SEAFOOD

  • Alfred Enderby Traditional Hand Slice Smoked Salmon from Alfred Enderby Traditional Fish Smokers Ltd
  • Classic Fresh Smoked Trout Pate from Butler Country Estates Ltd
  • Louet-Feisser No 3 from Carlingford Oyster Company
  • Cullen Skink from G&J Wilson Ltd
  • Traditional Smoked Salmon from John Ross Jr
  • Kiln Roasted Smoked Salmon with Honey and Mustard Seeds from John Ross Jr
  • Osborne's Hot Smoked Salmon from Osborne & Sons
  • Osborne's IQF Cockles from Osborne & Sons
  • Uig Lodge Hand Sliced Side of Smoked Salmon from Uig Lodge
  • Salmon and Wild Prawn En Croute from Wing of St Mawes - The Cornish Fishmonger

LAMB

  • French Trimmed Full Rack of Lamb  fromBeacon Farms
  • Welsh Lamb Chops from Farm & Fork
  • Welsh Leg of Lamb from Farm & Fork
  • Herdwick Hogget Leg on the Bone from Heritage Meats
  • Herdwick Hogget Shoulder on the Bone from Heritage Meats
  • West Country Whole Lamb Leg from Lidl

PORK

  • Pork French Trimmed Rack from Buitelaar Group
  • Belly Pork Strips from Farm & Fork
  • Bonesless Pork Shoulder from Farm & Fork
  • Packington Whole Loin of Pork from Packington Free Range Ltd
  • Redhill Farm Shoulder of Free Range Pork from Redhill Farm Free Range Pork
  • Iberico Chop from Turner & George

POULTRY

  • English Label Free Range Chicken from Adlington Ltd
  • Free Range Turkey Bacon from Ambry Foods Ltd
  • Thoughtful Producer Whole Chicken from Copas Farm Shop
  • Herb Fed Chicken Cushion from Herb Fed Ltd
  • Free Range Herb Fed Chicken Breasts with Skin On from Herb Fed Ltd
  • Free Range Herb Fed Whole Chicken from Herb Fed Ltd
  • Corn Fed Free Range Whole Chicken from Lidl
  • Free Range Whole Chicken from Packington Free Range Ltd
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