Futura Foods Italian Mozzarella Category - Semi-Finalists

Here are the regional semi-finalists for the Futura Foods Italian Mozzarella Category. Congratulations to you all and we look forward to tasting your creations.

Nothern Semi-Final

  • The Crazy Caprese
    by Gary McDowell from Deli Lites Ireland Ltd
  • Mozza Me Crazy
    by Kirsty Fonseca from Greencore 
  • The Crownation
    by Taryn Agar from On A Roll Sandwich Company
  • Aibergome Puttanesca
    by Joshua Berry from Samworth Brothers
  • Italian BBQ BeastD
    by Edvinas Smigelskis from Samworth Brothers

Midlands Semi-Final

  • Mozz Mi
    by Harry Dempster from Samworth Brothers
  • Fusion Suprise
    by Gareth Hopkins from Greencore
  • Sausage Party
    by Lee Holmes from Natural Innovations
  • Caprese Cloud
    by Chrissie Attewell from Samworth Brothers
  • Mozzarella Metro
    by Barny Luxmoore from Jabberwocky

Southern Semi-Final

  • Hot Honey, i'm Home
    by Kieran McGivern from Around Noon
  • The Whipped Mozzarella Nacho Melt
    by Alice Staines from Raynor Foods Ltd
  • Cheesy-Cini Bites
    by Emma Corkish from The FSC Group
  • Mozzarella al Tartufo Focaccia
    by Sophie Piccirilli from The FSC Group
  • Bombay Meltdown
    by Ivor Peters from  Urban Rajah Create Ltd

Futura Foods are the UK's Mediterranean dairy specialists.

Mozzarella is a semi-soft pasta filata cheese, renowned for its fresh taste and unique stretching qualities when melted.

Futura Foods offers mozzarella in a wide range of convenient formats – including Individual Quick Frozen (IQF) medallions and pearls – giving foodservice and manufacturing customers maximum versatility.

The IQF format brings a host of processing and product benefits, while mozzarella itself remains the must-have Italian cheese that melts like a dream. From pizza and pasta to paninis, salads and beyond, mozzarella is widely featured across countless menus.

The Brief

We’re looking for the next big idea in Food to Go — and IQF Italian Mozzarella is your hero ingredient. This is your chance to develop a creative, delicious, and commercially viable product concept that brings the authenticity of Italian mozzarella to busy consumers on the go.

  • Showcase true innovation and skill with the use of this classic authentic Italian cheese 
  • Keep current food trends in mind: global flavours, health-conscious consumers, sustainability, etc.
  • Your product should appeal to busy consumers – from commuters to students to office workers

Additional Product Information (pdf)