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Our successful shortlisted entrants will enjoy the following benefits:

• a dedicated digital showcase on the Food Matters Live website, reaching tens of thousands of buyers, influencers and professionals who use Food Matters as a key resource for identifying new products.

• opportunity to virtually pitch your brand to an esteemed judging panel of buyers and industry experts in March 2021. Each category will have a gold, silver and bronze winner.

• access to the full Food Matters Innovation & Insights programme 

• access to the match making portal for 1-2-1 meetings with retail buyers and industry experts. In 2020, our match making programme created over 650-plus business connections.

• social media support (reaching over 18,000 followers across LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook

In addition to the above, the winners will receive: 

• a video interview to be shared on the Food Matters Live website and social media channels. 

• a live winner's podcast that reaches over 30,000 listeners worldwide via our popular Table Talk podcast.

• winner marketing collateral to be used on packaging.

• the winners of the UK category will each receive a report from FMCG Gurus (each report is valued between £3,500-£4,000)