A dedicated and enthusiastic (I wonder why?) group of people became judges for the day during last Saturday's Autumn Food Festival. They were given the difficult task of finding the best three products (in their individual judgement) within a group of categories. The list of their choices is below. The overall winner in each category will be announced at an Awards Dinner to be held at the beginning of next year - date to be announced.

TOP 3 JUDGES' CHOICES IN EACH CATEGORY IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

You can look them up on our Exhibitors Listing page

BREAD & CAKES

Cake Aspirations, Hashtag Nom and Swift's Bakery.

CHEESE

Batch Farm Cheese, Bexton Cheese and Lincolnshire Poacher (FW Read).

DESSERTS & CONFECTIONERY

Café Cannoli, Perfect Proffertjes and Purbeck Icecream.

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

Bewdley Brewery, Gwatkin Cider and Shakespeare Distillery

STREET FOOD

Lil' Maurice, Street Food Delhi and RT Catering.

MEAT, FISH AND PIES

AJ's Kitchen, The Outdoor Pig Company and The Pie Creator.

SPECIALIST/DELI

Fein Kost, Made in Molise and Merrylegs Apple Juices.

PRESERVES/SAUCES

Cotswold Gold, Heather's Harvest and Jacky's Pantry.