AN AWARD-winning food shop and cafe has won four gold awards at the Great Taste Awards.

Fodder, based at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, received the “Oscars” of British food for four of its own products.

It was the first time it had entered and the winners were Lush Lamb Bhuna and Saucy Sausage Casserole from Fodder’s ready meals range, and a star each for its Honey- Cured Bacon and Blue Cheese sausages.

Jane Thornber, general manager, said: “The underlying ethos at Fodder is to provide top-quality, locally sourced food so this is a real testament to the creative skills of our team and to the excellent Yorkshire ingredients we use.

“Our new ready meals range will be launched later this year and has been developed by Head Chef Mehdi Boukemach, so to win awards before they are even on sale is tremendous.”

She also praised head butcher, Paul Nicholson and his team, who have developed its extensive sausage range, including the blue cheese variety.

The honey-cured bacon has already received acclaim, having taken the BPEX gold award two years running.

Opened in 2009, Fodder is run by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. It champions local food and ploughs all profits back into farming and rural industry.

Several producers which Fodder stocks were also recognised at the awards, namely Shepherds Purse, Sloemotion, Raisthorpe Manor, Just Jenny’s, Ampleforth Abbey, Ribblesdale Cheese, Boozy Infusion as well as Yorkshire Provender.