Sammies facts for kids

The Sammies are special awards given out every year by the British Sandwich Association. They celebrate the best sandwich makers and shops in Britain. The awards have been happening for a long time, with the 2024 Sammies marking their 30th year!

Sammies Award Winners

There are many different awards given out at the Sammies. Here are some of the most important ones.

The British Sandwich Industry Award

This award is given to a person or company that has done amazing things to help the sandwich industry grow and improve. It's like a lifetime achievement award for sandwiches!

• 1995: Marks & Spencer
• 1996: Pret a Manger
• 1997: Edward Gibson (Gibsons)
• 1998: The Earl of Sandwich
• 1999: Peter and John Bartlett (Breadwinner)
• 2000: Julian Metcalfe 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)
• 2008: Fred de Luca (Founder of Subway)
• 2009: Nellie Nichols
• 2010: Alan Dulin
• 2011: Greggs
• 2012: Greencore, Food to Go
• 2013: Joe Street, Fine Lady Bakeries
• 2014: Camilla Deane
• 2015: Mark Arnold, Street Eats' head of innovation
• 2016: Andrew Hesketh
• 2018: Pam Sainsbury
• 2019: Roger Whiteside

The Manufacturer of the Year Award

This award goes to the company that makes sandwiches and has shown the most progress in how they make them over the past year. This could mean new ways of making sandwiches or better quality.

• 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
• 2008: Melton Foods
• 2009: Greencore, Park Royal
• 2010: Raynor Foods
• 2011: Solway Foods
• 2012: Melton Foods
• 2013: Bradgate Bakery
• 2014: Greencore, Park Royal
• 2015: Melton Foods
• 2016: Joint Winners: On a Roll Sandwich Company and Bradgate Bakery
• 2017: Solway Foods
• 2018: Bradgate Bakery
• 2019: Bradgate Bakery
• 2020: Raynor Foods

The Multiple Retailer of the Year Award

This award is given to a large store chain that has done the best job of selling sandwiches and making people want to buy them.

• 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
• 2008: Morrisons
• 2009: Boots
• 2010: Marks & Spencer
• 2011: Tesco
• 2012: Sainsbury's
• 2013: Sainsbury's
• 2014: Tesco
• 2015: Tesco
• 2016: Waitrose
• 2017: Morrisons
• 2018: Morrisons
• 2019: Marks & Spencer
• 2020: Tesco