Great Taste Awards 2025!

We are delighted to have been awarded a 1-star rating in the prestigious Great Taste Awards 2025! This recognition is a proud moment for our team and a testament to the enduring quality and flavour of our heritage gingerbread. 

We’re proud to share some of the highlights from the judges’ comments:

 “These gingerbreads have a rustic appearance and a very appealing snap and shortness in the mouth. These are well baked biscuits with a long-lasting, finely-judged ginger flavour and deft levels of sweetness to deliver a full and balanced spicy mouthful…

 “Chunky and crunchy, these are attractive and have a gentle ginger heat. They could probably take a bit more spice, but this is a versatile biscuit that would, as suggested, pair with sweet or savoury bakes, and go particularly well with blue cheese. The ginger develops warmth on the palate and leaves a clean hint of the spice on the finish. They would also be good if you are a dipper.

“These biscuit fingers have an attractive appearance, and the texture has a fabulous biscuit crunch. There is a high level of sweetness along with cinnamon and the ginger character does last….

“These biscuits have a distinctive appearance with the moulding. They are firm and have a particularly open structure when cut. Some ginger notes are present on the nose. On the palate, some spice flavours come through with plenty of bitterness. The texture is light, crumbly and quite dry. These are curious biscuits…”

Winner of the Great British Food Awards 2022

“Since 1817 the artisan bakers of Market Drayton, Shropshire, have been keeping a closely guarded secret: the coveted recipe of Billington’s Gingerbread. With links to the ancient spice routes, Billington’s Gingerbread is still crafted today using one of the oldest gingerbread recipes in the country. With a blend of secret spices, a dash of rum and the smooth velvetiness of golden syrup, Billington’s Gingerbread is composed into crisp gingerbread fingers that are perfect for dunking! Billington’s crisp and aromatic gingerbread biscuits can be enjoyed on their own or as an accompaniment to a host of sweet and savoury dishes, they also make an ideal cheeseboard pairing.”

The Great British Food Awards were launched in 2014 to celebrate the country’s finest artisanal produce, as well as the hard-working people behind the scenes. As part of the 2022 awards, they’re promoting standout producers from across the UK. This year they introduced several new categories and welcome a host of new celebrity judges. So, after a huge number of entries and months of rigorous shortlisting, testing, tasting and voting – the results are in! And we are thrilled to announce that we are a Great British Food Awards winner 2022! 

You can even find us featuring in their Great British Food Awards Guide 2022 where you can discover the Grand Champion, reader-voted winners and 50+ standout and award winning British producers!