The Turmeric Co. shortlisted at the 2026 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

The Turmeric Co. has been shortlisted at the 2026 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards.

These prestigious awards recognise operating excellence across the UK food and drink manufacturing sector and are judged by industry experts, with a focus on food integrity, health impact, technical standards and business leadership.

Shortlisted categories

Food Integrity Champion
This category recognises robust food safety, quality and integrity systems within food and drink manufacturing. Our shortlist reflects the processes behind how we handle fresh materials and maintain high standards across sourcing, production, quality assurance, compliance and traceability in our AA+ grade BRCGS HQ.

Health Hero Award
The Health Hero Award recognises manufacturers delivering genuine health benefits through food and drink. This shortlist reflects our focus on functional turmeric products, evidence-led formulation, and the clinical validation of our turmeric shots, developed to support inflammation management, gut health and immunity.

Business Leader of the Year

Our Founder & CEO, Thomas Hal Robson-Kanu, has also been shortlisted for Business Leader of the Year. This category recognises leadership in building and scaling a UK food manufacturing business, setting high operational standards, and developing teams capable of delivering consistent quality at scale.

Reflecting our manufacturing approach

Being shortlisted across multiple categories reflects the collective work across The Turmeric Co., including our production, technical, quality, operations and product development teams. It also reflects our continued focus on manufacturing fresh turmeric drinks in the UK, using processes designed to protect ingredient integrity and functional benefit.

Further updates will be shared as the awards process progresses!