Cold-pressed Rapeseed Oil blended with Lemon awarded Gold at the Taste of Kent Awards 2024

Kentish Oils and Condiments wins Gold at the prestigious Taste of Kent Awards 2024 for their Cold-press Rapeseed Oil with Lemon.

The award ceremony brought together Kent’s vibrant food and drink industry under one roof to celebrate the very best food and drink producers that Kent has to offer.

Organised by Produced in Kent, the celebrations began with the Taste of Kent Festival which took place in The Gulbenkian, Canterbury where industry experts, producers and the public could meet the finalists and sample their products during the day, before enjoying a VIP drinks reception ahead of the ceremony.

Kentish Oils and Condiments’, Cold-pressed Rapeseed Oil blended with Lemon was shortlisted for ‘Kent Savoury Pantry Product of the Year’ and was up against tough competition from A Little Bit Sauces, The Wooden Spoon Preserving Company and Hinxhill Fields.

The Cold-pressed Rapeseed Oil blended with Lemon was awarded Gold, with judges commenting ‘it has a lovely lemon flavour but not too strong, spot on, give me more delicious, zesty lemon!’

Meanwhile group businesses Kent Crisps and A Little Bit Food were also winners, with Kent Crisp’s Lamb and Rosemary flavour awarded Gold in the ‘Kent Confectionary & Snack Product of The Year’ category, and A Little Bit Food awarded ‘Kent Free-From Business of the Year’.

Owner, Laura Bounds MBE said “We’re thrilled that our Cold-pressed Rapeseed Oil blended with Lemon has been awarded Gold at the Taste of Kent Awards. We only use the very best ingredients in our oils and condiments, including rapeseed grown from specially selected seeds from a farm in Kent before blending with distinctive flavours, it’s fantastic to receive such positive feedback from the judges. We’ve got some big plans in the pipeline for the rest of the year and a Gold Award is just the start of the exciting things to come.”

Kentish Oils and Condiments was founded in 2008 and is known for its fine quality, award-winning range of cold-pressed rapeseed oil blended rapeseed oils, condimenti e maionese.

Their products are available to buy online and in local farm shops, delis and independent retailers across the UK.