#FtLion nominated finalist at The Official Halal Awards 2017

Feed the Lion has been shortlisted as a finalist for the first ever Official Halal Awards this year.

The Halal food news site is now up for the ‘Halal Food Blog of the Year’ award along with seven other Halal food bloggers.

FtL’s Editor and co-founder, Hamza Bajwa, said: “We’re very excited at being shortlisted for these awards. We wish to thank all our readers for nominating us and for your continued support in making Feed the Lion the UK’s premier Halal food news site.”

Co-founder Haseeb Bajwa added: “These Halal awards are a testimony of the growing strength and sustained determination of everyone involved in the Halal food industry, and we here at Feed the Lion want to personally thank everyone who’s contributing towards the success of Halal and everything that this concept stands for.”

We wish to thank all our readers for nominating us and for your continued support in making Feed the Lion the UK’s premier Halal food news site.

Organised by Oceanic Consulting, an ethnic promotions and consulting company behind a number of successful award ceremonies that include The British Muslim Awards and The Curry Awards, this inaugural Halal Awards will be celebrated at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham on 20 November.

With the halal industry in the UK experiencing significant growth over the past few years, the awards seek to acknowledge the hard work put in by the many suppliers and establishments in the industry.

Irfan Younis, CEO of Oceanic Consulting, said: “We are delighted by the support we have had from the public who have voted for their favourites to show them the appreciation they deserve. The inaugural Halal Awards aim to celebrate the most dedicated and successful establishments and professionals in the British halal industry. We wish all the finalists the best of luck.”

Here is a full list of the finalists of The Official Halal Awards 2017:

Halal Food Blog of the Year

Feed The Lion (London)
Halal Girl About Town (London)
My Big Fat Halal Blog (London)
Halal Chronicles
Haloodies (London)
Halal Mama (Luton)
Halal Food Guy (London)
Steak and Teeth (London)

Halal Abattoir of the Year

North

Gafoor Pure Halal (Ltd) (Preston)
Yorkshire Halal (Wakefield)
TC Meats (Manchester)
Melton Meats (Melton Mowbray)

South

Janan Meats (Birmingham)
Pak Mecca Meats (Birmingham)
Farmer’s Fresh (Warwickshire)
1 Stop Halal (Birmingham)
Eden Valley (Kent)
Cargill (Gloucestershire)
Romford Halal Meats (Essex)
Jaspers (Cornwall)

Halal Retailer of the Year

North

Maqbools (Edinburgh)
Appna (Manchester)
Asia Continental (Preston)
Food Basket (Ltd) (Manchester)
Haji Superstore (Rochdale)
Kashmir Superstore (Bury)
Manchester Superstore (Manchester)

Midlands

Options Supermarket (Birmingham)
Al Halal (Birmingham)
Food World (Birmingham)
Asiana (Nottingham)
Raasa Brothers (Birmingham)
M&T (Walsall)
Green Supermarket (Birmingham)

South

Exotic (Reading)
Istanbul (Canada Food Market) (Reading)
Tahmid (Oxford)
Bismi Cash & Carry (Milton Keynes)
Euro Halal (Luton)

London

Taj Stores
Patel Bros
Quality Foods
Grainmill Cash & Carry
Veenas Cash & Carry
Al Dimashqi
Green Valley

Halal Restaurant of the Year

Scotland

Beirut (Edinburgh)
The Mosque Kitchen (Edinburgh)
Nur (Glasgow)
Ada Restaurant (Edinburgh)
Al Sultan (Glasgow)
Kebabish (Edinburgh)
Yaadgar (Glasgow)

North West

Chesters Grill (Preston)
Junction 51 (Blackburn)
Maida (Blackburn)
Roomali (Blackburn)
Shahi Qila (Blackburn)
The African Steak Hut (Blackburn)
The Food Box (Manchester)

North East

Aneesa’s (Newcastle)
The Bake (Newcastle)
Mumtaz (Newcastle)
Beirut Lounge (Newcastle)
Alsham Restaurant (Newcastle)
Khushi (Middlesbrough)
Dabbawal (Newcastle)

Yorkshire

Cona (Bradford)
Romeos Diner (Bradford)
Zouk (Bradford)
Jinnah (Bradford)
Cafe Zoya (Bradford)
Chopsticks (Bradford)

East Midlands

Bosphorus Restaurant (Nottingham)
Steak Lounge (Nottingham)
Farros (Nottingham)
Fernandez Grill (Leicester)
Leicester Steakhouse (Leicester)
Kobe Sizzlers (Leicester)
Istanbul Restaurant (Leicester)

West Midlands

Manjoros (Birmingham)
Sultan (Coventry)
La Favourita (Birmingham)
Shahi Masala (Birmingham)
Bun & Steak (Birmingham)
Birmingham Grillz Steakhouse (Birmingham)
BB Nite (Birmingham)

East of England

Buffalo Grill (Luton)
Al Frango (Luton)
Shahi Nan Kebab (Luton)
G’s Gourmet Burger (Luton)
Nazar (Bedford)
Efes (Cambridge)
Lagona (Cambridge)

South

El-Halal Tandoori (Aylesbury)
Aroma Lounge (Southampton)
Sultan Balti Palace (Wokingham)
Bakery House (Reading)
Istanbul Grill (Reading)
Al Fairoz Kebabish (Milton Keynes)

London

Broiche Burger
Big Moes Diner
Steakout
Darbaar
HS & CO
Imperial Lounge
Stax
Man Vs Food
Bintang

Wales

Mirchi (Cardiff)
Shaam Nights (Cardiff)
Lilo Express (Cardiff)
Sen Bbq II (Newport)
Grill N Shake (Cardiff)
Chicken House (Cardiff)
Lyalena (Cardiff)

Halal Takeaway of the Year

Scotland

Chilli Pepper (Perth)
The Lemon Tree (Glasgow)
Lasani (Glasgow)
Kebab Mahal (Edinburgh)
Chilli Grill (Glasgow)
Red Pepper (Glasgow)
Shawarma King (Glasgow)

North West

Al Quds (Blackburn)
Santa’s Pizza (Burnley)
Arizona Joes (Bolton)
Chicken Shaq (Bolton)
Charcoal Cuisine (Blackburn)
Flaming BBQ (Rochdale)
Mamas Grill (Bolton)

North East

Frandos Peri (Stockon On Tees)
Gosforth Flame (Newcastle)
Rowshuni Indian Takeaway (Sunderland)
Cinnamon Indian Takeaway (Newcastle)
Dadual (Newcastle)
Moonlight Tandoori (Newcastle)
Chom Chom Spice (Newcastle)

Yorkshire

Red Chilli (Wakefield)
Pizza Del Maestros (Bradford)
McDonners (Bradford)
SFC (Bradford)
Kash Indian (Bradford)
Takdir (Sheffield)
Sultan (Sheffield)

East Midlands

Doorstep Desserts (Leicester)
Shazmins (Leicester)
Grizzlers (Leicester)
Spice (Nottingham)
Spicy Nights (Nottingham)
Top Pizza (Derby)
Alvaston Fast Food (Derby)

West Midlands

Tev Burger (Birmingham)
Fargos Food Factory (Birmingham)
Le Codfather (Birmingham)
Broadway 2 Sparkhill (Birmingham)
Caspian Pizza (Birmingham)
Rooster Hut (Birmingham)
Chargrill (Coventry)

East of England

Flying Pizza (Bedford)
AMK Peri Peri (Bedford)
Masala Curry (Bedford)
Village Tandoori (Luton)
Peri Peri (Luton)
Tariqs (Luton)
Masterchef Indian Takeaway (Luton)

London

Franzos
Loaded
Al Halal Fried Chicken
Munch Box Halal#
Ali Baba
Carne Carbana
Burgo

Halal Butcher of the Year

Scotland

Ya Kareem (Edinburgh)
Maqbools (Edinburgh)
Al Raheem (Edinburgh)
KRK (Glasgow)
Strawberry Gardens (Glasgow)
Food Asia (Glasgow)
Babylon (Glasgow)

North West

Kasho (Manchester)
Venus Foods (Manchester)
PK Foods (Blackburn)
Makkah Halal (Blackburn)
Kahmir Watan (Preston)
United Halal Centre (Manchester)
Fiza (Manchester)

North East

Pamir (Newcastle)
Newcastle Halal Foodstore (Newcastle)
Najeb Supermarket (Newcastle)
MA Brothers (Newcastle)
Madina Foodstore (Newcastle)

Yorkshire

GT Butchers (Bradford)
Ahmed Halal Meats (Bradford)
Khawaja Poultry (Bradford)
The Halal Butcher (Sheffield)
Freshways (York)
Karim Bros (Leeds)
Noor Foods (Leeds)

East Midlands

Sharif Halal (Derby)
Pak Foods (Derby)
Al Khalid (Leicester)
Nottingham Halal Meats (Nottingham)
Soleys (Leicester)
FB Halal Meats (Leicester)

West Midlands

Dudley Halal (Dudley)
Charles Halal (Coventry)
Bismillah Halal Meat Co (Coventry)
Pak Continental (Wolverhampton)
Birchfield Halal (Birmingham)
Wardend Halal (Birmingham)
Pak Foods (Stoke-On-Trent)

East of England

Alnoar Grocers (Cambridge)
Insaf Halal (Bedford)
Super Euro (Bedford)
HMC Halal (Luton)
Al Halal (Luton)
Afghan Stores (Luton)
Sevendays (Luton)

London

Haji Halal Meats
Premier Halal
Khans Halal
Nimat
Hanwell Halal
Shah Halal
Shepherds Bush
Taria Halal
JR Butchers
Bismillah Butchers

South

Altaf Halal (Chatham)
Frescho (Hemel Hempstead)
Grill Catering (Watford)
Medina Foodstore (Slough)
H&S (Slough)
Int Foods (Southampton)
Ahmeds (Milton Keynes)

Wales

Shopright (Cardiff)
Exotica (Cardiff)
Pak Butchers (Cardiff)
Continental (Cardiff)
Masala Bazar (Newport)

Halal Food Chain of the Year

Dixy Chickem (Bolton)
Pepe’s (Watford)
Tortilla (London)
Chicken Cottage (London)
Big Johns (Birmingham)
Chunky Chicken (Leicester)
Rooster Peri Peri (Middlesex)
Caspian Pizza (Birmingham)
Chopstix Noodle Bar (London)
Peri Peri Original (London)

Halal Product of the Year

Pakeeza Yogurt (Rochdale)
For Aisha (Grantham)
Haloodies (London)
Lewis Pies (Swansea)
Natures Well (London)
Halaal Vitamins (Bradford)
The Trusty Pie Co (Swansea)
Jasats Pies (Blackburn)
Piemezzanae (Blackburn)
Latin Honey Shop (London)

Best in Confectionary

The Sweet Path (Essex)
Heavenly Delights (Essex)
Appleton Sweets (London)
Halal Sweet Company (London)
Sweet Valley (Birmingham)
Shear Sweets (Dorset)
Sweetzone (Dundee)
Family Favourites (Glasgow)
ZAP Sweets (London)
Aladdins Sweets (Birmingham)
Berzo Confectionary (Kent)

Best Use of Tech

HalalGems.com (London)
Halal Spot
Halal Dining Club (London)
Man vs Halal Food (Leicester)
Halal Hunt (Peterborough)
HDS Scotland (Glasgow)

Best Use of Halal

Warburtons (Bolton)
Kelloggs (Warrington)
KFC (Milton Keynes)
Nandos (London)
Subway (Cambridge)
Allied Bakeries (Maidenhead)
ASDA (Leeds)
Morrisons (Bradford)
Tesco (Welwyn)
Pod.co.uk (London)

Halal Manufacturer of the Year

Halal Ready Made Meals (London)
Spice Time (Birmingham)
Shan (Leicester)
Punjab Kitchen (South Shields)
Halal Kitchen (Bolton)
Fazila Foods (Ltd) (Bolton)
Munshis Halal (Dewsbury)
Regal Foods (Bradford)
Kashmir Crown Bakeries (Bradford)
Tubzee Kulfi (Halifax)

Halal Brand of the Year

Brunei Halal Foods (Birmingham)
Tahira Foods (London)
KQF Foods (Blackburn)
Haji Baba (London)
Najma Foods (London)
Shazans Foods (London)
Humza Foods (Colchester)
Sara’s Halal Foods (Blackburn)
Mumtaz (Bradford)
Aytac (London)
Haloodies (London)

Best European Halal Supplier

Ardos (Poland)
Kuhne + Heiz (England)
Avimosa (Spain)
Aya France (France)
Sezak Srl (Italy)
Gusto Dairy (Greece)
Verstegen (Netherlands)
Anatolia Helal Food (Dublin)

Food Entrepreneur of the Year

Foodery (London)
Tariq Halal Meats (Wembley)
Steakout (London)
Kaspa’s Desserts (London)
Oh My Good Nosh! (Luton)
Punjab Kitchen (South Shields)
My Lahore (Bradford)
Rajas (Bradford)
Tubzee Kulfi (Halifax)
Big Johns (Birmingham)

Halal Wholesaler of the Year

Universal Traders (Gloucester)
Barkat Cah & Carry (Blackburn)
Damasgate (London)
Liberty Foods (Leicester)
Adam Fast Foods Supplies (Bradford)
Pacitas (Burton Upon Tweed)
A&J Audhali (Warwick)
Eurofoods (Newport)
Asia Halal Meat Supplier (Birmingham)
Alfa Wholesale (Glasgow)

Halal Caterer of the Year

R&K Catering (Bolton)
Loonat (Batley)
Maida Catering (London)
Aziz Catering (Bradford)
All In One Caterers (Leicester)
Gulshan Iqbal Caterers (Leicester)
Lazeez Catering (London)
Eastern Catering (Leicester)
Itihaas (Birmingham)
Exquisite Caterers (Newsbury)

Halal Drink of the Year

Dynamite Energy Drinks (Glasgow)
Pure Heaven – Sunmark (Middlesex)
Mecca Cola (Birmingham)
The Mocktail Company (Watford)
Fruitti Me (London)
Mr Basil Drinks (London)
Evoca Drinks (London)
Freez Drinks (Manchester)
Bavaria (Burton-Upon- Trent)

Food Event of the Year

Eid in Trafalgar Sq (London)
Big Johns Mela (Birmingham)
Street Eats (London)
London Halal Food Festival (London)
Saverah Expo (Essex)
Muslim Lifestyle Expo (Birmingham)
London Muslim Lifestyle Show (London)
Living Islam (Manchester)

Recognition Award

Willowbrook Farm (Oxfordshire)
Bismillah Bakery (Birmingham)
Medina Poultry (Halifax)
Euro Quality Lambs (Shropshire)
Rooster Peri Peri (Middlesex)
Tinseltown.co.uk (London)
Nafees Bakers (Bradford)
Pak Butchers (Bristol)
Mrs Unis Spicy Foods (Edinburgh)

Best Halal Street Food

Dogiers
Indicos Indian St Kitchen (Birmingham)
Bliss Street (London)
Rukhsanas (London)
Mother Clucker (London)
Exotic Taqine (London)
Bamboo Kitchen (Birckenhead)
Churros Garcia (Middlesex)
Band of Burgers (London)
Gucho Grill

The awards support the National Zakat Foundation to fundraise for a worthwhile cause.