14 exceptional businesses make finalists in the Taste Lancashire Producer Awards 2026
14 Lancashire businesses have been announced as finalists in the Taste Lancashire Producer Awards 2026.
The prestigious event is organised by Marketing Lancashire - organisers of the only county-wide tourism and hospitality awards, in partnership with family owned and loved grocers Booths.
The finalists in each of the four categories will now go forward to the next stage of the competition; the opportunity to share their story and samples of their produce, with our expert judges.
This will be hosted by Taste Lancashire Awards Headline Sponsor, Booths, at their Central Office near Preston, where the winners will be decided and kept under wraps until the awards ceremony next February.
The finalists in each category are:
Bakery, Pies and Pastries
Williams Handbaked, Preston.
The Pie Hole Darwen.
Haffners Bakery, Burnley.
Lone Wolf Bakery, Lancaster.
Beers, Wines and Spirits
Blackpool Rock Gin, Lytham-St-Annes.
Farm Yard Brew Co, Lancaster.
Fairham Gin, Preston .
The Lancashire Mead Company, Horwich.
Fish, Field and Dairy
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses, Preston.
Procter's Cheeses Ltd - Kick-Ass Cheese, Chipping.
Fernhill Farm Milk and Milkshakes, Poulton-Le-Fylde.
Pantry, Preserved and Ready to Eat
Market Street Kitchen, Blackpool.
Grandma Entwistle's Lancashire Sauce, Huncoat.
Oato, Fulwood.
Vikki Harris, Marketing and Partnerships Director at Marketing Lancashire said: “We’re always blown away by the quality and ingenuity of our Lancashire food and drink producers and this year’s applicants in the Taste Lancashire Producer Awards have not disappointed.
“The county is recognised nationally as a gourmet destination thanks to the density of exceptional food producers, who supply many of our award-winning restaurants and hospitality businesses; ensuring top notch dining experiences and saving many valuable food miles.”
John Gill, Booths Head of Trading and Marketing added: “We’re really impressed with the diversity, quality and integrity of the entrants this year and look forward to revealing the winners.
“We’re delighted to have worked with Marketing Lancashire in refining the categories this year to better celebrate the breadth and range of Lancashire’s top quality farmers, makers and producers.
“This really is an award that can put a producer on the culinary map and Booths are thrilled to share our support.”
Tickets for the Lancashire tourism Awards, including the Taste Lancashire Producer Awards are on sale now and can be purchased at www.Lancashiretourismawards.com.
The awards support and champion Lancashire’s finest producers and run alongside the Lancashire Tourism Awards, with this year’s winners to be announced in a joint ceremony on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at Blackpool Winter Gardens.