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Champion: Unearthed Calabrian peperoncino sausages

Elevating the everyday sausage by giving it a distinctive Mediterranean flavour profile, these Calabrian ‘peperoncino’ sausages from Compleat Food Group use a mix of Italian pork, Calabrian chilli and fragrant fennel - an authentic combination rooted in southern Italian culture.

The recipe lends the humble banger far greater versatility too, as well-suited to a Mediterranean BBQ as a midweek meal of sausage and mash. Our judges loved this product, and its addition of a mild chilli heat, which represented something truly innovative in a busy category, buoyed by its authenticity and quality. “Head and shoulders above the chorizo cooking sausages you typically see on shelves,” said one.

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Silver

• Spoiltpig Made Without Nitrites Smoked Streaky 184g

• John West Stir & Serve Tuna in Spicy Mexican Sauce

Bronze

• Farmfoods Flame Grilled Tikka Chicken Chunks

• Farmfoods Raw & Peeled Argentinian Red Shrimp

 

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The Grocer’s New Product Awards 2026

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Sheer innovativeness wasn’t the only theme running through the winners in The Grocer’s New Product Awards 2026 – with health a leading priority