Nourish Food & Drink Awards 2026

The Nourish Food & Drink Awards stand apart as the only program where qualified nutritionists – not just taste panels – evaluate your products. We celebrate innovations that make healthy eating easier and more enjoyable: functional beverages, better-for-you snacks, clean-label essentials, and naturally free-from alternatives. Through nutritional evaluation and professional taste testing, our independent expert panel identifies products that truly deliver on both health credentials and flavor, helping consumers discover foods and drinks they can trust and enjoy. 
Our panel scores products based on nutritional profile (including sugar content, fiber, and protein), ingredient cleanliness and quality, taste and texture, innovation in creating healthier alternatives, sustainability and overall product quality.

The 2026 UK Nourish Awards are now closed. The USA Food & Drink Awards are open until September 18 – exclusively for US brands.

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST FOR 2027

Food & Drink Categories - you can enter into two categories with the same product

Choose the category that best fits your product. Each entry is judged independently.
  1. Hot Beverages (Coffee & coffee, tea & infusions, hot chocolate)
  2. Soft Drinks (Carbonated beverages, classic refreshments, kombucha & fermented drinks, everyday refreshments)
  3. Juices & Health Shots (Pure juices, juice drinks, health shots, wellness drinks)
  4. Low, No & Botanical Drinks (Alcohol-free spirits, non-alcoholic wines, low/no beer, botanical drinks & elixirs designed for mindful drinking)
  5. Innovative Snacking (Sweet snacks, savoury snacks, better-for-you options, novel formats/ingredients)
  6. Breakfast & Morning Goods (Cereals & granola, breakfast mixes, jams & spreads, morning alternatives)
  7. Packaged Bakery & Baking (Baking mixes, packaged bread & baked goods, baking ingredients)
  8. Cooking & Condiments (Cooking sauces, condiments, oils & vinegars, cooking ingredients)
  9. Sweet Treats with a Twist (Chocolate, confectionery, desserts – providing a healthier alternative to mainsteam products)
  10. Store Cupboard Essentials (Spreads & nut butters, honey & syrups, alternative ingredients, store cupboard innovations)
  11. Meat & Dairy (Fresh and frozen meat products, cheese, ice cream, butter, eggs)
  12. Convenience Foods (Ambient and frozen meals, soups & broths, ready to cook solutions and recipe boxes)
  13. Sports Nutrition & Protein (Protein bars & snacks, sports nutrition foods, performance foods, pre/post workout snacks, energy products)
  14. Functional Food & Drink (Food and drink with functional health benefits and active ingredients in significant amounts)
  15. Food Service & Hospitality (all food and drink intended to be sold in travel, leisure and hospitality sectors)

For Children Food & Drink Categories

Choose the category that best fits your product. Each entry is judged independently.
  1. Baby and Toddler Food (formula, finger foods, meals and pouches)
  2. Convenience Meals (frozen or chilled dishes and soups)
  3. Healthy Snacks & Sweets (chocolate, confectionery and snacks)
  4. Dairy and Dairy Alternatives (milk, yogurt and plant-based alternatives)
  5. Kids Pantry (breakfast goods and cupboard essentials)
  6. Drinks (juices and other drinks for kids)

Plant Based Food & Drink Categories

Choose the category that best fits your product. Each entry is judged independently.
  1. Plant-Based Convenience Foods (fresh or frozen ready meals or soups)
  2. Plant – Based on the Go (snacks, and snack meals)
  3. Plant-Based Sweet Treats (chocolate, confectionery and desserts)
  4. Plant-Based Pantry (cupboard essentials, breakfast goods, cooking ingredients)
  5. Plant-Based Alternatives (alternatives to animal-based products milk, cheese, eggs or meat)

Low Carb & Keto Food & Drink Categories

Choose the category that best fits your product. Each entry is judged independently.
  1. Low Carb & Keto Convenience Foods (fresh or frozen ready meals or soups)
  2. Low Carb & Keto on the Go (snacks and snack meals)
  3. Sugar Free Sweet Treats (chocolate, confectionery and desserts)
  4. Low Carb & Keto Pantry (cupboard essentials, breakfast goods, cooking ingredients)
  5. Low Carb & Keto Bakes (low carb baking mixes and baked goods)

The Entry Process

The Timeline

UK, EU + Global

  • Enter: from February 2, 2026 
  • Entries close: May 15, 2026
  • Send samples: May
  • Judging: from June
  • Results: September
  • Judged in the UK

Food and Drink Award Chapters

Entry Fees & Discounts

Our entry fees are transparent and include judging, winners' logos, digital winners certificates and judges feedback report. They also include listing winners on our website with a backlink, and a photo listing in our Annual Nourish Yearbook.

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