Shropshire business wins big at the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards

Shrewsbury-based food producer Champion and Reeves won the Family Business of the Year Award in the West Midlands FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2018.

The company, which specialises in nougat, said its aim is to produce the finest 100 per cent natural confectionery that money can buy.

The winners of each of the 12 award categories were announced at the West Midlands area finals on March 16, held at The National Conference Centre, Birmingham.

Managing director of the Shrewsbury firm, Jacqueline Champion, was there to receive the award on the day.

She said: "I am delighted that we have won this accolade – both for ourselves, for our families who have rallied around us and for the small business community in Shropshire.

"Because as well as being passionate about our products and using only the finest ingredients, we also pride ourselves on sourcing locally wherever possible – from web design to packaging to business support services."

The event was a celebration of 212,000 small businesses that play a vital part in making the West Midlands a more vibrant country in which to live, work, study and to visit.

All entries were judged by industry experts and sponsors.

The category winners will go through to the UK national FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2018 final in London in May.

Ray Hickinbottom, FSB West Midlands regional chairman, said: “It is tremendous to see such a wide and diverse range of entries for the FSB Small Business Awards in the West Midlands Region and it’s good to celebrate the best that small businesses have to offer in the region.

"This is a fantastic and well-deserved achievement by this first class, quality-oriented Shropshire family business. I wish them every success for the future – including when they join the other regional winners to compete in the national FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2018 final."