# List of food and drink awards

This list of food and drink awards is an index of articles of notable awards given for food and drinks. Food awards include awards for restaurants and food products, and cooking competitions. There are wine and spirits awards, beer awards, awards for cookbooks, and awards for food technology.

## Food
### Restaurants

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Australia | Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat Award | Australian Good Food Guide | oldest food award in Australia |
| United Kingdom | British Kebab Awards | CEFTUS | Local kebab restaurants across the UK |
| United Kingdom | Curry Awards | The Curry Club | Curry restaurants in the United Kingdom which have achieved "total excellence" in all departments |
| India | Guwahati Food Awards | G Plus | Superior services and achievements in the Food and Beverage industry of Guwahati, India |
| United States | Hale Aina Awards | Honolulu magazine | Hawaii dining awards |
| United States | James Beard Foundation Award | James Beard Foundation | Chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists |
| Ireland, United States | James Joyce Pub Award | Bloomsday Publications | Pubs in Ireland and the United States deemed as 'Authentic' Irish pubs on Bloomsday in the year 2000 |
| France | La Liste | La Liste | Ranking and restaurants guide |
| France, United Kingdom | Les Routiers | Les Routiers | Travel guide books for eating out and hotels |
| France | Michelin Guide | Michelin | Hotel and restaurant guide books with ratings |
| Thailand | Shell Chuan Chim | Thanadsri Svasti | Thai food guide |
| United Kingdom | The British Curry Awards | Enam Ali | Various awards |
| United Kingdom | The World's 50 Best Restaurants | William Reed Business Media | List based on a poll of international chefs, restaurateurs, gourmands and restaurant critics |
| United Kingdom | Tiffin Cup | Tiffin Club | Best South Asian restaurant in the United Kingdom |

### Food products

| Region | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| United States | Cup of Excellence | Alliance for Coffee Excellence | To identify the highest quality coffees produced |
| United States | Good Food Awards | Good Food Retailers Collaborative | Foods that are "tasty, authentic, and responsibly produced |
| United Kingdom | Great Taste Award | Guild of Fine Food awards | Producers and sellers of 'artisan food and drink' in Britain |
| United Kingdom | Sammies | British Sandwich Association | For sandwich manufacturers and retailers |
| United Kingdom | The FAB Awards | The FAB Awards | International awards for food and beverage brands |
| Netherlands | A.A. Taste Award | Anti Additive Association | Awards for less or non-additive food and beverage brands |
| Canada | Salt Lick Award | Canadian Stroke Network, Obesity Canada, Advanced Foods and Materials Network | Canadian manufacturers of foods with high sodium levels |
| Belgium | Monde Selection | International Institute for Quality Selections | International quality awards programme for consumer products since 1961 |
| Belgium | Superior Taste Award | International Taste Institute | Sensory evaluation and certification of consumer food & drink products |

### Competitions

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Mexico | International Pasty Festival | State of Hidalgo | Celebrating the pasty |
| United States | The Food Network Awards | Food Network | TV awards to chefs, cities, restaurants, and other notable food related institutions |
| United States | New York International Olive Oil Competition | Olive Oil Times | Extra virgin olive oil competition |
| Australia | World Brewer's Cup | World Brewer's Cup | Coffee brewing |
| United Kingdom | World Pasty Championships | Cornish Pasty Association | Awards are given to amateurs, professionals, juniors and companies |
| United Kingdom | World Porridge Making Championship | Carrbridge Community Council | Porridge |

### Other

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| United Kingdom | Food Photographer of the Year | The Food Awards Company | Photography |
| United States | Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award | Secretary of the Navy, International Food Service Executives Association | Food-service in US Navy galleys |
| United Kingdom | Restaurant & Bar Design Awards | Restaurant & Bar Design Awards | Design and architecture of food and beverage spaces internationally |

## Wine and spirits

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Australia | Australian Distilled Spirits Awards | Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria | |
| Australia | Bushing Monarch | McLaren Vale Wine Show | Highest scoring individual wine |
| United Kingdom | Decanter World Wine Awards | Decanter magazine | World's biggest wine competition |
| Canada | International Value Wine Awards | Wine Access magazine | Finest value wines in the world available to Canadians |
| United Kingdom | International Wine and Spirit Competition | International Wine & Spirit Competition | Wine and spirit competition |
| Australia | Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy | Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria | Best one- or two-year-old, dry, red wine |
| United States | Los Angeles International Competitions | Los Angeles International Competitions | Wine, Spirits, Beer, and Olive Oil |
| United States | Mazer Cup | Mazer Cup International | Mead competition |
| Belgium | Monde Selection | International Institute for Quality Selections | Food, drinks, and cosmetics products |
| United States | San Francisco World Spirits Competition | Anthony Dias Blue | |
| Italy | Vinitaly awards | Vinitaly | Wine competition and exposition |

## Beer awards

| Country | Award | Sponsor |
| Australia | Australian International Beer Awards | Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria |
| Brazil | Brazilian Beer Festival | ABRADEG |
| United States | Brewers Association Awards | Brewers Association |
| United Kingdom | Brewing Industry International Awards | Brewing Technology Services |
| United Kingdom | Champion Beer of Britain | Campaign for Real Ale |
| United Kingdom | Champion Beer of Scotland | Campaign for Real Ale |
| United Kingdom | Champion Beer of Wales | Campaign for Real Ale |
| United Kingdom | Champion Winter Beer of Britain | Campaign for Real Ale |
| Germany | European Beer Star | Private Brauereien Deutschland, Private Brauereien Bayern and SIB |
| Canada | Golden Tap Awards | The Bar Towel |
| United States | Great American Beer Festival | Brewers Association |
| United States | World Beer Cup | Brewers Association |

## Literary awards

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| United States | Cordon D'Or | Cordon d'Or | Cookbook authors and chefs worldwide |
| United States | Jane Grigson Award | International Association of Culinary Professionals | Distinguished scholarship and depth of research in cookbooks |
| United Kingdom | Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards | William Grant & Sons | Achievements in writing, publishing and broadcasting on the subjects of food and drink |
| United States | IACP Awards | International Association of Culinary Professionals award | Cookbook writing and publishing |
| Italy | Langhe Ceretto Prize | Langhe Ceretto | Books dealing with food and viticulture |

## Food technology awards

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| United States | Babcock-Hart Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Significant contributions in food technology that resulted in public health through some aspects of nutrition |
| United States | Bernard L. Oser Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Scientific knowledge of food ingredient safety or for leadership in establishing principles for food safety evaluation or regulation |
| United States | Bor S. Luh International Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Individual or institution that had outstanding efforts in food technology |
| United States | Calvert L. Willey Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Meritorious and imaginative service to IFT |
| United States | Carl R. Fellers Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Achievements in areas other than research, development, education, and technology transfer |
| United States | Elizabeth Fleming Stier Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Humanitarian ideals and unselfish dedication to the well-being of the food industry, academia, students, or the general public |
| United States | Food Technology Industrial Achievement Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Development of an outstanding food process or product that represents a significant advance in the application of food technology to food production |
| United States | IFT Industrial Scientist Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Scientists who made technical contributions to advancing the food industry |
| United States | IFT Research & Development Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Scientists who have made recent and significant research and development contributions to the understanding of food science, food technology, or nutrition |
| United States | Marcel Loncin Research Prize | Institute of Food Technologists | Basic chemistry, physics, and/or engineering research applied to food processing and improving food quality. |
| United States | Myron Solberg Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Leadership in establishing, successfully developing, and continuing a cooperative organization involving academia, government, and industry |
| United States | Nicolas Appert Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Preeminence in and contributions to the field of food technology |
| United States | Samuel Cate Prescott Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Food science or technology researchers who are under 36 years of age |
| United States | Stephen S. Chang Award for Lipid or Flavor Science | Institute of Food Technologists | Significant contributions to lipid or flavor science |
| United States | William V. Cruess Award | Institute of Food Technologists | Teaching in food science and technology |
| United States | World Food Prize | World Food Prize Foundation | Outstanding achievement in advancement of human development through improved food quality, quantity, or availability |