Do you employ a brilliant apprentice in your food and drink manufacturing company?
Have you got an exceptional young talent among your teams?
There are more apprentices than ever in the food and drink supply chain. These are the potential industry leaders of the future. Our Apprentice of the Year will have shown exceptional progress in both their skills development and studies or have made an exceptional contribution to the business through a one-off project.
Those nominated must be undertaking their apprenticeship at the time of nomination. The nomination can be made by a line manager, HR representative or college tutor.
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Apprentice of the Year 2024
David Roberts is a dedicated engineering apprentice, and a brilliant advert for young people in our business and local community to seek development and growth in their career through an apprenticeship.
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Apprentice of the Year 2023
Niall Burns joined Premier Foods in 2019 as the company’s first ever packaging development apprentice, reporting into the Grocery Research & Development team.
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Apprentice of the Year 2022 - Richard Laursen, Unilever UK & Ireland
Richard is an agile, efficient and conscientious apprentice who has been active at seeking development opportunities, volunteering for tasks and learning more about the business.
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Apprentice of the Year 2022 - Caitlin Jones, Co-op
Caitlin Jones joined the Co-op technical team as a degree apprentice straight from sixth form in 2020. Despite not having met most of her wider team due to Covid, she refused to let this hinder her growth within the company.