This lifetime award is presented to an individual, company or organisation that the PAPA Management Committee considers to deserve recognition for the contribution made to the industry. This award will only be presented when the judges feel it is merited and please send nominations to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Innovation Award is an open category that aims to recognise innovation across the industry, from technical to new product developments (excluding ingredients) that offer real benefits to the sector.

In recognition of the huge amount some businesses have done to help people through lockdown, we are giving a special Community Award again this year to a business or individual who is judged to have gone the extra mile to help.

Shortlisted entrants will be invited to present to our judges and members online for voting.

Open to all Pizza Restaurants regardless of the number of sites, this award aims to recognise those who have done the most to keep their businesses going through lockdown. whether by developing ingenious ways to deliver their meals or by giving support to the NHS or their communities.

Open to all Italian Restaurants regardless of the number of sites, this award aims to recognise those who have done the most to keep their businesses going through lockdown. whether by developing ingenious ways to deliver their meals or by giving support to the NHS or their communities.

This award aims to recognise the UK’s best independent delivery operators (with up to five stores).

This award aims to give recognition to the small chains (businesses with five to 20 stores) in the pizza delivery sector.

This award aims to identify those pizza delivery chains with 20+ stores that are doing the most to drive the market.

The Frozen Pizza Multiple Retailer Award recognises the multiple retailers actively driving the frozen pizza sector and who have done the most to develop their business over the last year and in particular during the pandemic.

The Chilled Pizza Multiple Retailer Award recognises the multiple retailers actively driving the chilled pizza sector and who have done the most to develop the business over the last year and in particular during the pandemic.

Like the multiple retailer category, this recognises the convenience retailers actively driving pizza sales (frozen and chilled) in the convenience sector and in particular how they managed their business during the pandemic.

This award recognises those retailers actively driving sales of pasta, whether fresh, frozen or dry.

This award aims to identify the best new manufactured pizza products launched in the last year. Entries will be considered under two categories – Everyday and Premium.

This award aims to find the best new pasta product launched in the last year and includes frozen, fresh and dry products.

Open to any new ingredient (excluding pizza and pasta products) this award aims to give recognition to those products which are the most innovative and of the most value to the industry.