This year is the 8th annual Observer Food Monthly Awards, celebrating the very best in British food and produce from grassroots producers right up to famous celebrity chefs. OFM is a credible, authoritative and much-loved brand and the OFM Awards are a direct reflection of the magazine's credentials. No other food and drinks awards in the marketplace can offer the breadth of approach combined with the national reach that the OFM Awards can. Our credibility and relevance in the market is unrivalled, and our brand strength ensures a successful awards scheme.

To align brands alongside well-respected, high-end foodie content and characters. Past judges have included Jamie Oliver, Heston Blumenthal, Gordon Ramsay and Nigel Slater.

Headline sponsorship to cover the whole awards and category sponsorship for individual awards including Best Restaurant, Best Place to Drink, Best independent local shop or online retailer, Best Food Blog, Best Personality, Best Newcomer, Best Producer etc.

First Direct, Thornton's, Weber BBQs, Waitrose...

The sponsor's logo is included in all marketing and pre-promotional activity (such as voting forms, emails to over 40,000 readers, editorial coverage in OFM April and October, credit in all media releases to national, trade and consumer media), Branding at the event, sampling in the OFM Awards goodie bag, 5 invitations to the Awards ceremony and the opportunity to provide a prize for readers resulting in additional editorial coverage including photo during voting period.