Winners of BBC Radio Food and Farming Awards 2009

Difficult decisions have been made by the judges of this year's BBC Radio Food & Farming Awards but under the eagle eye of chairman, Raymond Blanc, the winners have been announced. Members of the judging panel included Shelia Dillon, Mark Hix, Alex James, Jeanette Orrey, Best Dinner Lady 2003 and Rose Prince.

Congratulations to the winners and finalists, your places have been hard fought.

BEST LOCAL FOOD RETAILER

WINNER: A Ryan butchers, Much Wenlock, Shropshire

Finalists
M&M Richardson, Fishmongers, Dungeness, Kent
Donaldsons Shop, Stanhope, Co Durham

BEST FOOD MARKET

WINNER: The Goods Shed, Daily Market, Canterbury, Kent

Finalists
Eye Country Market, Eye, near Diss, Suffolk
Riverside and Roathside weekly markets, Cardiff

BEST TAKEAWAY

WINNER: Thali Café, Bristol

Finalists
Chang Noi, Mickle Trafford, Chester
Traditional Fish Smokery, Under the Arches, Brighton
Patricks' Kitchen, The Goods Shed, Canterbury

FARMER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Andrew Dennis, Woodlands Organic Farm, Boston

Finalists
George Steriopulos, Manx Loaghtan Sheep, Isle of Man
Geoff and Rosemary Brown, Bluebell Dairy, Derby

BEST FOOD PRODUCER

WINNER: Trealy Farm Charcuterie, Mitchel Troy, Monmouth

Finalists
The Somerset Cider Brandy Company, Martock, Somerset
The Exmouth Mussel Company, Exmouth, Devon

SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD

The Somerset Cider Brandy Company, Martock, Somerset

BEST DINNER LADY OR MAN

WINNER: John Rankin, Penair Secondary School, Truro, Cornwall

Finalists
Sarah Allen, The Vine Primary School, Cambourne, Cambs
Peter Anderson, Donaldson's, School for the Deaf, Linlithgow

DEREK COOPER AWARD

WINNER: The Food Ethics Council

Finalists
The Food For Life Partnership
Ian Pigott for Open Farm Sunday

BEST RETAIL INITIATIVE

WINNER: Growfair - Pride of Cornwall, Bodmin, Cornwall

Finalists
The Co-operative, Manchester
The Rare Tea Company, London

27 November 09