Technical and scientific developments help to give our industry its competitive edge and we are fortunate to have many talented technologists / scientists working within our sector. This award will recognise someone who has made an exceptional contribution to the food and drink sector.
Nominees must:
- Be currently employed within the UK food and drink manufacturing sector
- Have contributed to product development over a sustained period or be a promising new entrant to the industry who has led at least one significant project
- Be a positive role model/ambassador within the company and externally
- Go 'above and beyond' as an exceptional employee in both their work and behaviours
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Previous winners
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Food and Drink Technologist / Scientist of the Year Award 2024
Steven Muir has worked in the potato industry, predominantly with seed potato company Agrico UK, for 13 years having joined the business as an Associate on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project investigating in vitro starch digestibility in potatoes relating to glycaemic index.
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Food and Drink Technologist / Scientist of the Year 2023
Beth Clemmit is a Senior R&D Technologist at Quorn Foods, and has rapidly climbed R&D ranks and delivered significant business impact in a short period of time as a result of her drive and ambition to tackle complex challenges.
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Food and Drink Technologist / Scientist of the Year 2022 - Dr. David Lloyd, Huel
Dr. David Lloyd is a newly appointed Senior R&D Manager at Huel. David has shown the huge value of understanding and applying science to solve product and process challenges, both offering the solutions and project managing them to delivery.