Judges for 2021
Colin Woodhead Chief Judge
| Name | Title/Organisation |
| Alan Hewson | Deputy Mayor, Melton Borough Council |
| Alex Whittle | Innovation Pastry Director Samworth Brothers Ltd |
| Alicia Kearns | MP Rutland & Melton |
| Alison Clague | Senior Curator, Leicestershire County Council |
| Alison Pratt | Admin and PR Manager, Lincolnshire Rural Support Network |
| Andrea Corbett | Bentons Estate Agency SPONSOR |
| Andrew Denton | Head Member Services, Best Western Hotels SPONSOR |
| Andy Wade | Melton Pie Judge |
| Ann Markillie | Great British Bake Off (Lincs) Stand Up To Cancer Winner |
| Atul Dawda | Owner Soi Restaurant, Melton Mowbray |
| Audrey Traynor | Partner – Traynor Consulting & Training |
| Austen Dack | Editor, Chippy Chat |
| Becky Jones | Journalist, Leicester Mercury |
| Ben Shouler | Partner, Shoulers Estate Agents SPONSOR |
| Bill Szajna-Hopgood | Business Development Manger, Vegetarian Society SPONSOR |
| BobThompson | Melton Carnegie Museum |
| Catherine Rose-Bloom | Product Developer, Harrods |
| Chris Marsh | Pie Blogger |
| Christina Freeman | Mistress of the Worshipful Company of Bakers |
| Christopher Freeman | Master of the Worshipful Company of Bakers |
| Colin Maxwell | Sales Executive, Foyle Group SPONSOR |
| Columbia Cryan | Round Corner Brewing SPONSOR |
| Craig Longshaw | Business Development Officer, Vegetarian Society SPONSOR |
| Dan Harrison | Chairman, Leicestershire County Council |
| Daniel Bennett | Senior Manager, Duntop |
| David Greenwood-Haigh | Coeur de Xocholat |
| David Thomson | Area Sales Manager, Bako North Western |
| Dawn Garton | Head of Finance, Melton Borough Council SPONSOR |
| Dawn Whitemore | Principle, Stephenson Brooksby Melton College SPONSOR |
| Debbie Freeman | Cordon Bleu Chef, Caterer |
| Debbie Wilson | Chairwoman: Ladies in Pigs |
| Des Smith | Proprietor, Dukeshill Ham |
| Di Login | Retired Landlady |
| Dinah Hickling | Feoffee, Mowbray Town Estate SPONSOR |
| Elisabeth Luard | Award-winning food writer, journalist and broadcaster |
| Elizabeth Evans | Bentons Estate Agency – Managing Director SPONSOR |
| Eric Tindall | Melton Matters Team Leader |
| Fiona Henderson | Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Bakers |
| Fiona Lucas | Founder and owner of the Lincolnshire Cookery School |
| Gary Bainbridge | Freelance Columnist |
| Gary Bradshaw | Hamm Tunn Foods |
| Gary Wood | Catering Consultant, Food Service Operations |
| Giles Sciolti | Proprietor, Goddard & Page Cheese |
| Gordon Newlands | Brand Development Manager, Quatity Meat Scotland SPONSOR |
| Helen Dooley | American Pan UK SPONSOR |
| Helen MacCarthy | BBC Radio Leicester |
| Helen Omara | TC-Group SPONSOR |
| Ian Beale | Retired Managing Director, Walkers Bakery & Pork Farms |
| Ian Neale | Churchwarden, St Mary’s Parish Church, Melton Mowbray |
| Ian Richardson | Managing Director Permagrit Tools Ltd |
| Isaac Fisher | General Manager, Pukka |
| Jack Hammersley | Buyer, Tesco |
| James Freeman | Bakers and Confectioners Association |
| James Fryer | Stephenson Brooksby Melton College – Head of Farm Estate and Grounds SPONSOR |
| James Sealy | Bentons Estate Agency SPONSOR |
| Jenny Howling | Owner, Sysonby Knoll Hotel SPONSOR |
| Jessica Carter | Editor – Crumbs |
| Joanne Price | TC-Group SPONSOR |
| John Hendy (was Colin Rich) | Founder, The Pastry Room SPONSOR |
| Jordan Hughes | American Pan UK SPONSOR – SUPREME CHAMPION |
| Julia Blant | Ladies in Pigs |
| Julia Roberts | Creative Director, Ginger and Spice Festival |
| Karen Kelso | Foyle Group SPONSOR |
| Karen Thomson | Melton Carnegie Museum |
| Katie Peal | Pie Blogger |
| Kieran Stockley | Assistant Director for Governance and Democracy, Melton Borough Council SPONSOR |
| Laura Hadland | Food and Drink Writer |
| Lee Freer | Chair: Melton BID SPONSOR |
| Les Hewitt | Artisan sausage and pie maker. Food judge |
| Lesley Parr | Splat marketing & PR. Great Taste Awards judge |
| Liam Nash | Partner, Chapman Associates SPONSOR |
| Linda Hewitt | Home Baker, Fulbeck Bread, tutor and broadcaster |
| Linda Machin | Markets Manager, Loughborough |
| Lisa Cadd | The Fuss Free Foodie |
| Lizzy Owers | Limestone Farming |
| Lord Lieutenant | Lord Lieutenant for Leicestershire |
| Louise Bushell | Former Proprietor, Miss B’s Tea Rooms, Melton Mowbray |
| Louise Rhind-Tutt | Editor in Chief, I Love MCR |
| Malika Andress | Head of Marketing, National Space Centre |
| Marianne Lumb | Chef, Restaurateur, BBC’s Professional Masterchef |
| Mark Garner | Restaurant Critic and Publisher |
| Martin Tarbuck | Author of Life of Pies |
| Mary Ibbotson | Ladies in Pigs |
| Matt Gisby | Officer, Taste of Game SPONSOR |
| Matthew Rippon | Protected Food Names expert, Queen Mary, University of London |
| Matthew Widdowson | IT Services Manager, Somerby IT. |
| Matthew Wright | Editor, Great Food Club |
| Maureen Rhoden | Organiser of the Lincolnshire Poacher Awards |
| Megan Roberts | AB Mauri Centre of Excellence and British Society of Baking |
| Michael Autton | Worshipful Company of Bakers |
| Mike Holling | Sales Director, Birds of Derby |
| Neil Major | Needlers SPONSOR |
| Neil Woods | Bakery consultant formally with Ireks GmbH |
| Nick Cooper | Director, HSSP Architects |
| Nick Galer | The Miller of Mansfield, Goring on Thames |
| Norman Lack | Rondo UK SPONSOR |
| Owain Locke | TC-Group SPONSOR |
| Patrick Salmon | Managing Director, Alfred Enderby |
| Paul Edwards | Bakery World |
| Peter Faulkner | Mayor of Melton Borough Council |
| Phil Pruden | Professional Wine taster and Pie Aficionado |
| Pippa Van Der Kooy | World Bread Awards |
| Rachel Linstead | Chief Energy Sparker, Firecracker |
| Reverend Kevin Ashby | Rector, Melton Mowbray Team Parish |
| Richard Worton | Sports Writer and Food Judge |
| Rita Wells | Ladies in Pigs |
| Roger Stocks | Retired Design Teacher |
| Rupert Willday | Head of Food, Charlie Bigham |
| Ryan Ebdale | Housing & Communities Melton Borough Council SPONSOR |
| Ryan Plummer | Needlers SPONSOR |
| Sally Elkington | Home Economist Retired |
| Sangita Tryner | Owner, Delilah Fine Foods |
| Sarah Auton | Technical Manager Lesaffre UK & Ireland |
| Sarah Hopcroft | Image on Food Limited |
| Shelagh Core | Manager Melton BID SPONSOR |
| Sian Slater | Bedfordshire WI Bake-Off Champion |
| Simon Fairey | Owner, Christopher Deli |
| Simon Jarvis | Owner of Fudge Glorious Fudge |
| Simon Kimberley | Food Judge, Nottingham Post |
| Simon Taylor | Rondo UK – SPONSOR |
| Stephen Wall | Head of Assets, Borough Market |
| Stuart Alderton | Executive Chef, Little Britain Pubs |
| Stuart Bennett | Charnwood Food Safety |
| Sue Woodall | Regional Support Q Guild Butchers |
| Susan Haddleton | Great Taste Judge |
| Tanya Lousie | Editor Nottingham Live |
| Teresa Bovey | Professional Home Economist – www.teresabovey.co.uk |
| Tim Burke | Restaurant Critic, Leicester Mercury |
| Tim Heeley | Former Journalist & PR Consultant |
| Tim Webster | Feoffee, Mowbray Town Estate SPONSOR |
| Tom Heygate | Heygates Flour Millers SPONSOR – SMALL PRODUCER AWARD |
| Tony Spencer | Retired Master Baker, Boston |
| Tracey Richardson | Director and Secretary Permagrit Tools Ltd |
| Trevor Bush | Ret. Chairman, Lincoln Diocesan Trust: Ret. MD Loganair (Scotland’s Airline) |
| Trevor Shaw | Partner TC-Group SPONSOR |
| Victoria Clarke | Environmental & Safety Manager, Melton Borough Council SPONSOR |
| Xanthe Clay | Food Writer, Daily Telegraph |
| Zoey Clarke | American Pan UK SPONSOR – SUPREME CHAMPION |