The Guild of Fine Food (GFF) is a British family-owned company founded by Bob Farrand in 1992.
All four directors are members of the Farrand family. Bob Farrand is the chairman, his son John Farrand is the managing director, daughter Tortie Farrand marketing director, and his wife Linda Farr a director.
GFF promotes the Great Taste Awards and also the World Cheese Awards which were initiated in 1988.
From its base in Gillingham near Shaftesbury in Dorset, it promotes producers and sellers of 'artisan food and drink' across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Great Taste Awards
The Great Taste Awards are open to members and non-members, but only products that pay an entry fee of between £35 and £225 per product are judged. Winning products receive one, two or three stars. In 2017, 12,366 food and drink products were judged.
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World Cheese Awards
The World Cheese Award "World Champion" has been awarded to:
- 1988 Blue Cheshire by Hutchinson-Smith & Sons, England.
- 1989 Blue Stilton by Dairy Crest Foods, Hartington, England.
- 1990 Mature Traditional Cheddar by Dairy Crest, Sturminster Newton, England
- 1991 Fourme d'Ambert by Hennart Frères, France
- 1992 Le Gruyère Premier Cru by von Mühlenen of Switzerland.
- 1993 Double Gloucester by Dairy Crest, Longridge, England
- 1994 Brie de Meaux AOC by Hennart Frères, France
- 1995 Shropshire Blue by Cropwell Bishop Creamery, England
- 1996 Lord of the Hundreds by Traditional Cheese Dairy, England
- 1997 Parmigiano Reggiano by Caseficio Vittorio Quistello, Italy
- 1998 Mature Traditional Cheddar by Dairy Crest, Sturminster Newton, England
- 1999 Kollumer 18 months (Old Dutch master) by Frico Cheese, Holland
- 2000 Mature West Country Farmhouse Cheddar by Brue Valley Farms, England
- 2001 Camembert Super Medaillon by Isigny Sainte-Mère, France and Mature Cheddar by Carbery, Ireland (two winners)
- 2002 Le Gruyère AOC Reserve by von Mühlenen of Switzerland
- 2003 Chevre d'Or Camembert by Eurial-Poitouaine/Eurilai, France
- 2004 Camembert de Normandie by Isigny Sainte-Mère, France
- 2005 Le Gruyère Premier Cru by von Mühlenen of Switzerland.
- 2006 Ossau-Iraty by Fromagerie Agour of France
- 2007 Brie de Meaux, Rénard Gillard, France
- 2008 Queso Arico curado pimentón by Sociedad Canaria de Formento of Tenerife.
- 2009 Le Cendrillon by La Maison Alexis de Portneuf of Québec, Canada.
- 2010 Cornish Blue by Cornish Cheese Co. of England.
- 2011 Ossau-Iraty by Fromagerie Agour of France.
- 2012 Manchego DO Gran Reserva by Dehesa de Los Llanos of Spain.
- 2013 Montagnolo Affiné by Käserei Champignon of Germany (2,777 cheeses, 436 producers, 30 countries).
- 2014 Bath Blue by Bath Soft Cheese of England (2,600 cheeses, 33 countries).
- 2015 Le Gruyère AOP by von Mühlenen of Switzerland.
- 2016 Kraftkar by Tingvollost of Norway.
- 2017 Cornish Kern, by Lynher Dairies Cheese Company, England.
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