The Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards will be held for the sixth time in 2010. The Awards complement the work of the Highlands and Islands Food & Drink Forum by encouraging food and drink businesses to be innovative, forward thinking and collaborative and by celebrating excellence and achievement.

The food and drink industry in the Highlands and Islands generates in excess of £1 billion per annum and supports around 30,000 full time jobs across the region. There is a wide range of diverse products and an equally diverse profile of businesses, from world-renowned businesses to small innovative producers.

The Awards showcase and celebrate excellence and achievement in the food and drink industry in the Highlands and Islands.

This year there are ten award categories and one Excellence award.  For a full list of categories and critieria please click here.