It’s almost time to crown your winners of the Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards 2025.

We’ve narrowed it down to three finalists in each category and, later this month, we will be announcing our well-deserved winners in a special ceremony.

The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, February 25 at the Chilston Park Hotel, near Maidstone, and will be hosted by our very own Abby Hook, an award-winning news editor and presenter on KMTV.

The awards, presented by the KM Group and sponsored by DDS International, aim to shine a spotlight on Kent’s top food producers, professional chefs, village pubs, high-end restaurants, cosy cafes and more.

Sponsors across this year’s award categories include Shepherd Neame, One Maidstone, Orida Hotel Maidstone, kff, East Kent Colleges Group, Lumina Energy, Jumeira Group, Clive Emson Auctioneers, the Bargain Warehouse, Kreston Reeves and Lipscomb Cars.

You can find the full list of finalists at the links below:

First batch of Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards 2025 finalists here.

Second batch of Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards 2025 finalists here.

We will be announcing the winners online and in your local KM paper after the ceremony has taken place.