Guild of Fine Food

The Guild of Fine Food Limited
Company typePrivate Company
Founded1992
FounderBob Farrand
Headquarters
Gillingham, Dorset
,
UK
Number of locations
2
Websitewww.gff.co.uk

The Guild of Fine Food (GFF) is a British family-owned industry journal publisher that covers gourmet food news. It was founded by Bob Farrand in 1992.[1][2]

All five directors are members of the Farrand family. Bob Farrand is the chairman, his son John Farrand is the managing director, daughter-in-law Tortie Farrand marketing director, his wife Linda Farrand a director and niece Sally Coley [3][4]

GFF promotes the Great Taste Awards and also the World Cheese Awards, which were initiated in 1988.[5]

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.[6]

Great Taste Awards

The Great Taste Awards are open to members and non-members, but only products that pay an entry fee of between £38 and £240 per product are judged.[7] Winning products receive one, two or three stars.[8] In 2018, 12,634 food and drink products were judged.[8]

World Cheese Awards

The following cheeses have been named champion at the World Cheese Awards:[9][10]

Year Winner Venue and other details
1988 Blue Cheshire by Hutchinson-Smith & Sons[11]
1989 Blue Stilton by Dairy Crest
1990 Mature Traditional Cheddar by Dairy Crest
1991 Fourme d'Ambert by Hennart Frères
1992 Le Gruyère Premier Cru by von Mühlenen
1993 Double Gloucester by Dairy Crest
1994 Brie de Meaux AOC by Hennart Frères
1995 Shropshire Blue by Cropwell Bishop Creamery
1996 Lord of the Hundreds by Traditional Cheese Dairy
1997 Parmigiano Reggiano by Caseificio Vittorio Quistello
1998 Mature Traditional Cheddar by Dairy Crest
1999 Kollumer 18 months by Frico Cheese
2000 Mature West Country Farmhouse Cheddar by Brue Valley Farms
2001 Camembert Super Medaillon by Isigny Sainte-Mère
Mature Cheddar by Carbery
2002 Le Gruyère AOC Reserve by von Mühlenen
2003 Chevre d'Or Camembert by Eurial-Poitouaine/Eurilai
2004 Camembert de Normandie by Isigny Sainte-Mère
2005 Le Gruyère Premier Cru by von Mühlenen
2006 Ossau-Iraty by Fromagerie Agour
2007 Brie de Meaux by Rénard Gillard
2008 Queso Arico Curado Pimentón by Sociedad Canaria de Formento[12]
2009 Le Cendrillon by La Maison Alexis de Portneuf[13]
2010 Cornish Blue by Cornish Cheese Company[14]
2011 Ossau-Iraty by Fromagerie Agour[15]
2012 Manchego DO Gran Reserva by Dehesa de Los Llanos[16]
2013 Montagnolo Affiné by Käserei Champignon Birmingham, England; 2,777 cheeses[17]
2014 Bath Blue by Bath Soft Cheese London, England; 2,600 cheeses[18]
2015 Le Gruyère AOP by von Mühlenen Birmingham, England; 2,727 cheeses[19]
2016 Kraftkar by Tingvollost San Sebastián, Spain; 3,060 cheeses[20]
2017 Cornish Kern by Lynher Dairies Cheese Company London, England; 3,001 cheeses[21]
2018 Fanaost by Ostegården Bergen, Norway; 3,472 cheeses[22]
2019 Rogue River Blue by Rogue Creamery Bergamo, Italy; 3,804 cheeses[23][24]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19.[25]
2021 Olavidia by Qesos y Besos (Lacteos Romero Pelaez) Oviedo, Spain; 4,079 cheeses[26]
2022 Le Gruyère AOC by Vorderfultigen Gourmino Newport, Wales; 4,434 cheeses[27]
2023 Nidelven Blå by Gangstad Gårdsysteri Trondheim, Norway; 4,502 cheeses[28]
2024 Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado by Quinta do Pomar Fundão, Portugal; 4,786 cheeses[29]
2025 Le Gruyère AOP by Bergkäserei Vorderfultigen Bern, Switzerland; 5,244 cheeses[30]

References

  1. ^ "Guild of Fine Food moves to new HQ in Gillingham Dorset". The Visitor Magazine. The Visitor Ltd. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. ^ "THE GUILD OF FINE FOOD LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". Companies House. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Meet the team". The Guild of Fine Food. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ "THE GUILD OF FINE FOOD LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House)". Companies House. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ "In the best possible taste – the Guild of Fine Food: Joël Lacey visits Gillingham's Guild of Fine Food". Dorset Life. Dorset Life Magazine. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Guild website: Join the Guild". Fine Food Guild. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Brochure : "Entry information"" (PDF). gff.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Great Taste - A History" (PDF). gff.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Los 28 mejores quesos del mundo de la historia reciente". ABC Viajar. 15 November 2016.
  10. ^ Briggs, Fiona (13 December 2010). "Fine food boss picks eight champion cheeses for Christmas". Retail Times.
  11. ^ "Group Captain David Hutchinson Smith". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  12. ^ White, Emma (17 October 2008). "World Cheese Awards unveiled". Thecaterer.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  13. ^ "World Cheese Awards 2009". Thegoodwebguide.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  14. ^ "2010 World Cheese Awards: Major Winners". Cheesemonger's Weblog. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  15. ^ "French sheep's milk cheese is champion at 2011 World Cheese Awards". Retail Times. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Manchego wins nail-biting World Cheese Awards 2012". Cheesechap.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  17. ^ "World Cheese Awards Winners Announced | News | Speciality Food Magazine". Specialityfoodmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Bath Blue takes the highest honour in world cheese". The Guild of Fine Food. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  19. ^ Spector, Felicity (30 November 2015). "Is this the best cheese in the world?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  20. ^ "Kraftkar, un queso azul noruego, mejor del mundo en los World Cheese Awards 2016" [Kraftkar, a Norwegian blue cheese, world's best in the 2016 World Cheese Awards]. ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  21. ^ "British cheese named best in the world at World Cheese Awards 2017". FG Insight. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  22. ^ Lane, Michael (2 November 2018). "Norwegian gouda is 2018 World Cheese Awards champion". Guild of Fine Food. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018.
  23. ^ "US cheese takes top spot at World Cheese Awards 2019". Dairy Reporter. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  24. ^ Holson, Laura M. (November 2019). "The World's Best Cheese? It's Blue and Comes From Oregon". New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  25. ^ "World Cheese Awards rescheduled for 2021". Guild of Fine Food. 22 July 2020.
  26. ^ "This Spanish Cheese Was Just Named 'World's Best'". Food & Wine. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  27. ^ "The World Champion Cheese 2022 is announced: Le Gruyère AOP surchoix". Guild of Fine Food. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  28. ^ Ørnhaug, Elina Rydland; Hatland, Lena Erikke; Flatjord, Nora Garnes (27 October 2023). "Dette er verdens beste ost" [This is the best cheese in the world]. NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  29. ^ "Best cheese in the world – now sold out". The Portugal News. 19 November 2024.
  30. ^ Dawn-Hiscox, Tanwen (13 November 2025). "Le Gruyère AOP wins World Champion Cheese in record-breaking year for Swiss entries". Guild of Fine Food. Retrieved 15 November 2025.


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