If you've ever wondered what those little round Great Taste badges are that appear on all kinds of food and drink products, this is the podcast for you!

Most people don't realise the badges can't be bought, they don't belong to any supermarket chain, and they're not a cynical attempt to make you buy a product off the shelf. They are in fact awarded to exceptional products but only after they've been independently blind tasted by expert judges.

We take you behind the scenes of this rigorous judging process to discover the meaning behind those black and gold labels. We'll also talk to food producers about what Great Taste means to them, how it has impacted their businesses, and whether it's affected the food they make.

We reveal some of the challenges and best practices when it comes to making and selling food, and importantly why some food and drink costs more than the mass produced equivalents.

This podcast is about the importance of good quality food, not just for us as consumers but for our economy, our health and our land, not to mention our taste buds.

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Discover the art of judging thousands of food and drink products and visit La Maritxu, the one product wonders who perfected a Basque cheesecake that had judges swooning, and find out if award-winning products stand up to an amateur taste test?

La Maritxu

The 3-star White Balsamic Vinegar

Taste Test Butter Beans

Taste Test Peppercorns

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We listen in on a Great Taste judging session in Dorset and then it’s off to Sauce Shop in Nottingham to see how to scale up production and stay true to classic cooking techniques. We also talk to Amy Poon about drawing on her family’s legacy to create unique sauces of her own.

Sauce Shop

Poon’s Pantry

Taste Test Soy Sauce

Taste Test Hot Sauce

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We all love a fancy food shop, so we travelled the country to find out how retailers decide what to sell. Even though they can seem expensive, what value do they offer beyond the price tag? And how about some luxury chocolate to finish?

Greensmiths & Gladwell’s

Delilah Fine Foods

Teals

Selfridges & Co

Chocolatia

Taste Test Chocolate

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We find out about one of the most effective ways producers can sell to local customers - come with us as we head up to Bowhouse Market in Scotland, and eat too much cheese at the Great Yorkshire Show.

Bowhouse

Strathearn Cheese Company

St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company

Cloverlea Apiaries

WeeCOOK

Scotland The Bread

Futtle

Great Yorkshire Show

The Chilli Jam Man

Shepherds Purse Cheeses

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Meet the award winner whose products seem to have the golden touch, and can you bee-lieve there’s such a thing as a honey sommelier?

Hannan Meats

Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co

Find Beekeeping Near You

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It’s Oscar night for the food and drink world, the Great Taste Golden Forks! Which of the 14,000 products entered will take home the top prize and become the illustrious Supreme Champion 2024?

The nominees

The winners

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