The Sammies are annual awards given by the
British Sandwich Association
The British Sandwich & Food to Go Association (BSA) was founded in January 1990 and is based in Chepstow
Chepstow ( cy, Cas-gwent) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is l ...
to sandwich manufacturers and retailers.
Winners
Though there are many awards, the main ones are included below.
BSA Award
The BSA award is given for outstanding achievement to the development of the sandwich industry.
*1995:
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer Group plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks's or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in Paddington, London that specialises in selling clothing, beauty, home ...
*1996:
Pret a Manger
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*1997:
Edward Gibson
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Before becoming an astronaut, Gibson graduated from the University of Rochester and the California Institute of Technology. He became a re ...
(Gibsons)
*1998:
The Earl of Sandwich
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*1999: Peter and John Bartlett (Breadwinner)
*2000:
Julian Metcalfe
Julian Edward Metcalfe OBE (born 14 December 1959) is a British entrepreneur and founder of food retailers Itsu, and Metcalfe's Food Company.
According to the ''Sunday Times Rich List'' in 2019, Metcalfe is worth £215 million, an increase o ...
and
Sinclair Beecham (Pret a Manger)
*2001: Hans Blakmann
*2002: Jim Winship (BSA)
*2003: Patrick Simpson (Foodservice Centre)
*2004:
Robin Birley (Birley's)
*2005: Nigel Hunter (Buckingham Foods)
*2006: Phillip Brown (founder of Philpott's)
*2007: David Samworth (
Samworth Brothers
Samworth Brothers is a British food manufacturer which produces a range of chilled and ambient foods, both own-label and branded. It is the owner of Cornish pasty maker Ginsters and malt loaf manufacturer Soreen, and is also known as a make ...
)
Sandwich Manufacturer of the Year
Given to the manufacturer that has made the most technical progress over the year.
*1995: Joint winners: Toft Foods and Walkers Bradgate Bakery
*1996: Joint winners: Toft Foods and Walkers Bradgate Bakery
*1997: Breadwinner Foods
*1998: Joint winners: Walkers Bradgate Bakery and Gibsons
*1999: Bradgate Bakery
*2000: The Sandwich Company
*2001: Brambles Foods
*2002: Joint winners:Bradgate Bakery and Freshway Foods
*2003: Benjy's
*2004: Buckingham Foods
*2005: Melton Foods
*2006: Freshway Foods
*2007: Bradgate Bakery
*2010: Raynor Foods
Sandwich Retailer of the Year
Given to the retailer who has done the most to promote sandwich sales.
*1995: Tesco
*1996: Tesco
*1997: Tesco
*1998: Marks & Spencer
*1999: Boots
*2000: Marks & Spencer
*2001: Spar
*2002: Marks & Spencer
*2003: Marks & Spencer
*2004: Boots
*2005: Marks & Spencer
*2006: Marks & Spencer
*2007: J. Sainsbury
References
External links
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British sandwiches
British awards
Food and drink awards
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