The renowned awards from Produced In Kent will head into its 17th year with a brand makeover

Last night (Nov 11th) saw the official launch of the 2022 Taste of Kent Awards (TOKA) at the Produced in Kent shop in Bluewater with the grand unveiling of the beautiful new branding and contemporary TOKA website created by Sand Creative and Ether Creative respectively.

Now in its 17th year, the TOKA awards is an event dedicated to showcasing the best that Kent has to offer, and the winners will be crowned in a splendid ceremony in May following the 2021 virtual TOKA event. Voting will run from 10th Jan to 28th Feb 2022.

The Taste of Kent Awards would not be possible without the generous support from head sponsors Southeastern Rail and Quinn Estates, as well as a host of category sponsors, which can be found on the revamped website.

Nikki Causer, Head of Marketing at Southeastern said: “We’re extremely proud to be a sponsor of the 2022 Taste of Kent Awards and to celebrate the range of incredible products the region has to offer. Our passengers travel to Kent to explore the beautiful Garden of England and we’re proud to help them discover the fantastic variety of independent, local businesses across the county.”

Vote in the Taste of Kent Awards 2022

Floortje Hoette CE of Produced in Kent said: “We want the people of Kent to get involved with the Taste of Kent Awards in a bigger way this year. In 2021, votes increased by 400% compared to the previous year, and it would be wonderful if we could beat that again with the 2022 TOKA awards.

“To celebrate the return of TOKA we wanted a new look and a brand refresh. It was wonderful to work with Sand Creative and unveil the new design and website at the launch last night.”

Sean Harvey founder of Sand Creative added: “It was an honour to have the opportunity to redesign the iconic Taste of Kent Awards logo and reinvigorate the brand’s identity.

“The original concept of the “horse-shaped apple bite”, was lost on many people, so we decided to ground the white horse of Kent proudly at the base of the apple. The design approach was to create a simpler and more contemporary feel with a screen-printed textural look that would work well as a logo on the winner’s products, on all promotional material, and online.”

#BUYFIVE this Christmas with #PINKatBluewater

Visit your favourite Bluewater stores and support local by buying from the new Produced in Kent shop which opened last month and is situated on the lower mall at Bluewater Shopping Centre in Greenhithe. Shelves will be well-stocked with a fabulous selection of Kentish products made by excellent local food, drink and lifestyle businesses from across this beautiful county.

Whether you want to treat the cider lover in your life to the new Kentish Pip Craft Cider Gift Tube this Christmas which includes a selection of Kentish Pip’s core range of award-winning ciders, fill your drinks trolley with delightfully distilled gin from Maidstone Distillery or luscious wine from Meopham Wine, stuff Christmas stockings with fabulously festive flavours from Fudge Kitchen, delicious treats from The Coffee Bean Shop, why not take part in the #BUYFIVE campaign and strive to buy five locally produced gifts this Christmas. These brands were also excitedly joined by Shepherd Neame, Sea Glass by Archie and Old Dairy Brewery .