2024 delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Award winners revealed - Produce Awards

Aug 22, 2024

Join us as we celebrate the farmers, catchers, growers and artisans that make the Australian food scene so exciting.

Celebrating the best produce that Australia has to offer, the delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards is back for another year to applaud the hard work, dedication and commitment to sustainability of our land’s most impressive farmers, fishers, growers and makers.

Now in its 19th year, the Produce Awards focus on Australia’s best producers – the people who grow, cultivate, harvest and catch the produce supplied to the country’s leading chefs and hospitality venues.

delicious. Editor-In-Chief Krysia Bonkowski said, “The delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards is the only national program to recognise the dedication and skill of Australian primary producers.

“For the past 19 years, the awards have unearthed the finest farmers, makers, fishers and growers in the nation and, in the process, captured the evolution of the Australian food industry. The pool of finalists this year represented producers at the very forefront of the industry, at a time when sustainability and transparency have never been more important.

“Congratulations to all of our finalists and the outstanding 2024 winners. I also thank each of our judges for dedicating their time and vast expertise to the campaign.

“I would also like to thank our naming rights partner Harvey Norman for their continued commitment and support.

“I look forward to joining chef Matt Moran and his talented team, led by Laura Baratto, at Chiswick restaurant tonight for a beautiful evening celebrating the best produce in the country, joined by our winners, esteemed judges and valued delicious. readers.”

Harvey Norman Executive Chairman Gerry Harvey said, “Congratulations to the 2024 winners. Harvey Norman continues to support the inspirational delicious. Produce Awards because of you, and the talent of every one of the finalists for this year. You have created a new benchmark for excellence in food production for innovation, taste and sustainable practice.”

A total of six winners were named by the National Judging panel, which includes some of Australia’s most renowned chefs: Danielle Alvarez, Karena Armstrong, Jo Barrett, Peter Gilmore, Lennox Hastie, Andrew McConnell, Matt Moran, Josh Niland, Matt Stone and Alla Wolf-Tasker.

Winners were recognised across four major categories – Dairy, Earth, Paddock and Sea – and the judges also gave a special award to one particular producer for outstanding innovation in sustainability.

The overall Producer of the Year Award, presented by Harvey Norman, was awarded to Chris Bolton Fishing from Queensland.

Chef Matt Moran said, “I feel so honoured for this year’s awards celebration to be hosted at Chiswick. I’m very proud to be part of this campaign. Each year, I am blown away by the quality of produce that we taste, and in awe of the resilience of our Australian farmers. Supporting our Australian producers, who work tirelessly to deliver outstanding produce, is so important for our industry.”

The delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards celebration will be held this evening, Thursday, August 22, at Chiswick, Sydney.