Labl.it shortlisted for Scale-Up Entrepreneur of the Year
We're delighted to share that Labl.it has been shortlisted for Scale-Up Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2026 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
For a business built around solving one of hospitality's most overlooked headaches, being recognised among the UK's fastest-growing companies is something we won't forget in a hurry.
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards have been championing British business since 2012, and they're so well regarded they've earned the nickname "the Grammys of entrepreneurship." This year they drew more than 5,000 applications, with around 740 businesses making the shortlist across 10 UK regions and nations. The Scale-Up category recognises founders who've taken a proven idea and grown it properly: more customers, more team, more impact, without losing what made it work in the first place.
In case you haven't seen us before…
Labl.it is the all-in-one food label printer built for commercial kitchens of every size. We replace handwritten labels with a fast, compliant, and incredibly simple system: 3-click printing, full EHO and Natasha's Law compliance baked in, and no hidden costs. From independent cafés to multi-site restaurant groups, over 3,500 UK kitchens now trust Labl.it to keep their prep organised, their teams moving faster, and their EHO inspections stress-free. Kitchens are up and running in minutes, and the time savings speak for themselves.
What this means to us
Scaling a business is one thing. Scaling one that thousands of kitchens depend on every single shift is another. Every new site we onboard is a team trusting us with their compliance, so growth has never been a numbers exercise for us, it's meant getting the detail right, over and over, at pace.
Being shortlisted alongside founders of this calibre tells us that balance is landing. And the credit sits with the chefs, GMs and kitchen teams who told us over and over what was actually getting in their way, so that our team could build tailored and relevant features into our solution.
What's next?
We're not slowing down. There are more kitchens to reach, more products in the pipeline, and plenty more hospitality problems we're determined to solve. Regional finalists go forward to the national gala final at Grosvenor House in London, and whatever happens on the night, our focus the next morning will be exactly where it always is: the kitchens using Labl.it.
If you run a commercial kitchen and you're still writing labels by hand, we'd love to show you what Labl.it can do. Book a free demo to see why thousands of kitchens are already using Labl.it.
