Australian premium food-lifestyle brand delicious. has revealed the winners of the 2024 delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards.
Chris Bolton Fishing from Queensland has been named the overall Producer of the Year, presented by Harvey Norman. The full list of winners features in the September issue of delicious., which goes on sale today.
The food industry awards focus on Australia’s best producers – the people who grow, cultivate, harvest and catch the produce supplied to the country’s leading chefs, hospitality venues and food retailers.
delicious. editor-in-chief Krysia Bonkowski said: “The delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards is the only national program to recognise the dedication and skill of Australian primary producers.
“For the past 19 years, the awards have unearthed the finest farmers, makers, fishers and growers in the nation and, in the process, captured the evolution of the Australian food industry. The pool of finalists this year represented producers at the very forefront of the industry, at a time when sustainability and transparency have never been more important.
“Congratulations to all of our finalists and the outstanding 2024 winners. I also thank each of our judges for dedicating their time and vast expertise to the campaign.
“I look forward to joining chef Matt Moran and his talented team, led by Laura Baratto, at Chiswick restaurant tonight for a beautiful evening celebrating the best produce in the country, joined by our winners, esteemed judges and valued delicious. readers.”
A total of six winners were named by the national judging panel, which included chefs such as Danielle Alvarez, Karena Armstrong, Jo Barrett, Peter Gilmore, Lennox Hastie, Andrew McConnell, Matt Moran, Josh Niland, Matt Stone and Alla Wolf-Tasker.
Winners were recognised across four major categories – Dairy, Earth, Paddock and Sea – and the judges also gave a special award to one particular producer for outstanding innovation in sustainability.