About the MSC UK Foodservice Supplier of the Year Award
The MSC UK Foodservice Supplier of the Year Award is presented to a UK-based, MSC certified supplier that champions sustainable seafood within the foodservice sector. The category will recognise an outstanding supply chain partner who has delivered an exceptional presentation of MSC certified fish and seafood, allowing restaurants and takeaways to serve their customers sustainable dishes, accompanied by the blue MSC ecolabel.
This award category is a chance for you to showcase your efforts in ensuring that there is fish and seafood for future generations and the ocean too, whilst also engaging your customer base with the importance of choosing the blue MSC ecolabel.
An MSC judging panel will be looking for a supplier who goes the extra mile to promote MSC certified products and identify new, sustainable offerings. This could include bringing new certified species into the market or investing time and energy into supporting the sustainable seafood movement through other initiatives. They will also be looking for a supplier that actively engages with its customer base to educate them about the MSC programme.
Entries open: 9am on Monday, 13th July 2026.
Entries close: 5pm on Friday, 21st August 2026.
There is no cost of entry. Using the button at the bottom, you can save your progress and return to finish it later.
Why enter?
- Demonstrate your hard work in bringing sustainable seafood to your customers;
- Gain recognition for your commitment to sustainability, innovation, performance and best practice;
- Share and shout about your award win to your partners and customers, in your communications across the coming year;
- Join an ever-growing community of MSC UK Award winners!
Who can enter?
All MSC UK Chain of Custody certificate holders who have sold MSC certified fish and seafood to MSC certified foodservice businesses during the 2025/26 financial year.
Who will be judging this award?
All nominations will be reviewed by an MSC judging panel.
Judging Criteria:
Each entry in this category will be assessed against the following three criteria outlined below. All aspects of the criteria are weighted equally with a rating scorecard of 1 to 5.
- Increased awareness of MSC labelled fish and seafood in the UK foodservice sector
Effective use of certification to promote MSC species/products and enhance customer awareness and understanding of certified sustainable seafood
- Promotion of MSC certified products/species and/or introduction of new sustainable offerings
Demonstrable support for MSC certified fisheries through the product and species range promoted to customers
- Sustainable seafood commitment
Clear commitment to increasing the availability of MSC certified fish and seafood now, and in the future
Entry Terms and Conditions
Please answer the questions on the following page. We will only award this category if we receive more than one nomination.
Entry information
This information is for internal MSC judging purposes only and will not to be shared externally.