BOOTHS AND WAITROSE & PARTNERS TAKE THE SUPREME RETAIL TROPHIES, WAITROSE CLAIMS SIX OF FOURTEEN RETAILER OF THE YEAR TITLES, AND HELER FOODS DOUBLES UP IN FOODSERVICE.
In the blind-judged retail competition, northern independent Booths took The WIPAK Trophy for Supreme Cheese Retailer with the gold-winning cheddar that also made it Cheddar Cheese Retailer of the Year. Waitrose & Partners won The iff Trophy for Supreme Dairy Retailer, was named Champion Retail Exhibitor on points, and finished with six category titles. In the Lactalis-sponsored Foodservice Excellence Awards, Heler Foods took two of the five honours.
Supreme retail trophies
The WIPAK Trophy, Supreme Cheese Retailer | Booths
The iff Trophy, Supreme Dairy Retailer | Waitrose & Partners
Champion Retail Exhibitor (most points in competition) | Waitrose & Partners
Retailer of the Year 2026
Cheddar Cheese | Booths
Territorial Cheese | Waitrose & Partners
Blue Cheese | Waitrose & Partners
Goats’ Cheese | Waitrose & Partners
Sheep’s Cheese | Asda
Soft Cheese | Musgrave
Continental Cheese | Morrisons
Additive & Smoked Cheese | Tesco
Convenience Cheese | Waitrose & Partners
Milk | Waitrose & Partners
Butter | Morrisons
Cream | Waitrose & Partners
Yogurt | Musgrave
Ice Cream | Tesco
Foodservice Excellence Awards (sponsored by Lactalis)
Best Food Service Innovation | Heler Foods
Foodservice & B2B Culinary Usage | J&E Dickinson Longley Farm
Cooking Cheese | Tirlan Ireland
Best Single Bite Finger Food | Heler Foods
Cheese Stretch | Fonterra
Full class and trophy results: www.internationalcheesedairyexpo.com/icda-awards-results
ICDA Awards & EXPO 2027: 23–24 June 2027, Staffordshire County Showground, entries open early 2027.
Published by The Dairy Mail, Dairy Connect: https://www.dairy-connect.com/the-dairy-mail/icda-2026-the-retail-and-foodservice-winners-at-a-glance/
