Judges

Andrew Goodacre has been the CEO of Bira since 2018 and is passionate about working with the high street and supporting small businesses. Mr Goodacre has a strong background in retail and hospitality, ...

Vanessa burst onto your screens in 2023 on MasterChef UK where she got the semi-finals and wowed the judges with her cooking from around the world with a neurodivergent twist. Since then she has gone ...

As CEO of Macknade, and 6th generation at the helm of the family business, Stefano heads up one of the UK’s leading independent food halls.  Over the past 2 decades Stefano has worked through the busi ...

As Founding Chair of Selfridges & Co.’s Diversity Board, Melisa Clottey has helped to create inclusive environments. An architect of their Broaden our Buy concept, she continues to cheerlead the inclu ...

Previously Editor of some of the UK’s leading trade magazines for the events industry, covering trade shows, conferences, theatre, festivals and more, Nicola joined Montgomery Group in 2021 to lead th ...

Paul Hargreaves is a B Corp Ambassador and is one of the leading voices in the UK encouraging and inspiring businesses to make a positive impact on the world.  He strongly believes that businesses sho ...

Samantha opened Drapers Lane Delicatessen in 2020 because she is passionate about food and using the freshest quality ingredients, she likes to be innovative and enjoy experimenting with different fla ...

After almost 8 years as Head of Social Media & Marketing of the UK’s fastest growing food website, Great British Chefs, Mex has delivered a variety of award-winning digital marketing campaigns & now r ...