Champions at the 2025 Melbourne Royal Australian Food Awards

After days of blind-tasting, testing and judging, the results are in: Australia’s finest producers have been crowned at the 2025 Melbourne Royal Australian Food Awards.

From Wagyu to goat salami, artisan cheeses to smallgoods, close to 900 entries from across the country were put to the ultimate test by 30 expert panellists, including chefs, food technologists and industry leaders.

2025 Champion Trophy Winners

• Champion Smallgoods — Tajima Wagyu Bresaola, Andrews Meat Industries
• Champion Sweet Preserves — Ruby Grapefruit Marmalade, Jimmy’s Jam and Produce
• Champion Savoury Preserves — My Mates’s Crispy Chilli Oil, My Mate’s Relish
• Champion Milk — Full Cream Homogenised Milk, Inglenook Dairy
• Champion Cream — Pure Cream, St David Dairy
• Champion Butter — Del Bocia Truffle Butter, Borghi’s Dairy
• Champion Ice Cream — Scoops and Smiles + St David Dairy Butter
• Champion Yoghurt — Farmers Union Greek Style Yoghurt, Bega Dairy and Drinks
• Champion Cheese — Banksia, Long Paddock Cheese & The Cheese School
• Champion Branded Meat — Tasmanian Royal (24–26) Royal Wholesale Meats
• Champion Value Add Meat — The Leaning Tower, The Lucky Pig
• Champion Australian Small Preserves Producer — Ruby Grapefruit Marmalade, Jimmy’s Jam and Produce
• Champion Australian Small Dairy Producer — Del Bocia Truffle Butter, Borghi’s Dairy
• Champion Australian Smallgoods Producer — Streaky Pork Bacon, Chieftains Smokehouse
• Champion Australian Small Meat Producer — Gourmet Beef Burger, Ashburton's Meats
• Champion Australian Large Meat Producer — Whisky Piccalilli, Drunken Sailor Canning Co
• Champion Large Dairy Producer — Full Cream Homogenised Milk, Inglenook Dairy
• Champion Australian Large Smallgoods Producer — Wagyu Beef Pastrami, Griffin Morris Village Butchers
• Champion Australian Large Meat — Stockyard Gold, Stockyard Beef
• Champion Victorian Preserves Producer — Ruby Grapefruit Marmalade, Jimmy’s Jam and Produce
• Champion Victorian Dairy Producer — Full Cream Homogenised Milk, Inglenook Dairy
• Champion Victorian Smallgoods Producer — Streaky Pork Bacon, Chieftains Smokehouse
• Champion Victorian Meat Producers — West Midlands Pepper and Worcestershire Beef Sausages, Tasman Butchers

Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals were also awarded, with the medal and trophy winners now able to feature the Melbourne Royal seal of excellence on their product packaging.

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