Tom Mellor, who co-founded Wold Top Brewery with his late wife, Gill, has been named Yorkshire Food Hero at the 18th deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards.
Tom Mellow with his Yorkshire Food Hero award
Nominated by their peers and decided on by the panel of Taste Award judges, the Food Hero award has been renamed in honour of the late Judy Bell MBE, the original Yorkshire Food Hero. It seeks to shine a light on someone who has championed the Yorkshire food and drink industry far and wide.
Tom also created the Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery with friend David Thompson.
The judges said: “This year’s recipient is a stalwart of the industry in the county, founding and running not one, but two multi-award-winning businesses and producing products enjoyed throughout the country and indeed around the world.
“Inspiring, innovative, and forward thinking, Tom Mellor and his team have diversified and expanded, keeping up with trends and indeed setting new ones for many years from their base in East Yorkshire.
“Tom is a popular winner, building successful businesses alongside being a great ambassador of Yorkshire food and drink. A true Yorkshire Food Hero and a very worthy winner of this year’s award.”
Wold Top was founded in 2003 and is located on the Mellor family farm at Hunmanby Grange, near Filey. The team use home-grown barley and water from the farm’s borehole to produce a range of award-winning cask, keg, and bottled beers that are available throughout Yorkshire and nationwide.
