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.
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
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.
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. Winning products receive one, two or three stars. In 2018, 12,634 food and drink products were judged.
World Cheese Awards The following cheeses have been named champion at the World Cheese Awards:
YearWinnerVenue and other details1988 Blue Cheshire by Hutchinson-Smith & Sons1989 Blue Stilton by Dairy Crest1990 Mature Traditional Cheddar by Dairy Crest1991 Fourme d'Ambert by Hennart Frères1992 Le Gruyère Premier Cru by von Mühlenen1993 Double Gloucester by Dairy Crest1994 Brie de Meaux AOC by Hennart Frères1995 Shropshire Blue by Cropwell Bishop Creamery1996 Lord of the Hundreds by Traditional Cheese Dairy1997 Parmigiano Reggiano by Caseificio Vittorio Quistello1998 Mature Traditional Cheddar by Dairy Crest1999 Kollumer 18 months by Frico Cheese2000 Mature West Country Farmhouse Cheddar by Brue Valley Farms2001 Camembert Super Medaillon by Isigny Sainte-Mère Mature Cheddar by Carbery2002 Le Gruyère AOC Reserve by von Mühlenen2003 Chevre d'Or Camembert by Eurial-Poitouaine/Eurilai2004 Camembert de Normandie by Isigny Sainte-Mère2005 Le Gruyère Premier Cru by von Mühlenen2006 Ossau-Iraty by Fromagerie Agour2007 Brie de Meaux by Rénard Gillard2008 Queso Arico Curado Pimentón by Sociedad Canaria de Formento2009 Le Cendrillon by La Maison Alexis de Portneuf2010 Cornish Blue by Cornish Cheese Company2011 Ossau-Iraty by Fromagerie Agour2012 Manchego DO Gran Reserva by Dehesa de Los Llanos2013 Montagnolo Affiné by Käserei Champignon Birmingham, England; 2,777 cheeses2014 Bath Blue by Bath Soft Cheese London, England; 2,600 cheeses2015 Le Gruyère AOP by von Mühlenen Birmingham, England; 2,727 cheeses2016 Kraftkar by TingvollostSan Sebastián, Spain; 3,060 cheeses2017 Cornish Kern by Lynher Dairies Cheese Company London, England; 3,001 cheeses2018 Fanaost by Ostegården Bergen, Norway; 3,472 cheeses2019 Rogue River Blue by Rogue Creamery Bergamo, Italy; 3,804 cheeses2020colspan="2" 2021 Olavidia by Qesos y Besos (Lacteos Romero Pelaez) Oviedo, Spain; 4,079 cheeses2022 Le Gruyère AOC by Vorderfultigen Gourmino Newport, Wales; 4,434 cheeses2023 Nidelven Blå by Gangstad Gårdsysteri Trondheim, Norway; 4,502 cheeses2024 Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado by Quinta do Pomar Fundão, Portugal; 4,786 cheeses2025 Le Gruyère AOP by Bergkäserei VorderfultigenBern, Switzerland; 5,244 cheeses
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