Triple shortlisted at the South Coast Tech and Innovation Awards 2026
We're thrilled to share that Labl.it has been named a finalist in three categories at the South Coast Tech and Innovation Awards 2026:
Innovative Tech of the Year
South Coast Tech Company of the Year
Tech SME of the Year
Being recognised once is brilliant. Being recognised three times, alongside so many talented businesses from across the region, is something the team is incredibly proud of and grateful for.
Three categories, one reason
Every one of these nominations comes back to the same thing: building innovative technology that makes life easier for commercial kitchens. Faster labelling, better compliance, less food waste, all happening everyday across thousands of kitchens across the UK thanks to Labl.it.
That's the bar we've always set ourselves. Not innovation for the sake of it, but solving an actual everyday problem so well that kitchens wonder how they ever managed without it.
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 massive 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.
Proud to be a South Coast business
We were founded here in Southampton in 2021 and we've stayed local. Recently, we moved into a bigger HQ at Southampton Science Park, following a year that saw our team grow by 50% and our customer base by 55%. There's a strong tech community on the South Coast, and being shortlisted three times among such strong competition means a lot.
A huge thank you to our team for the work that got us here and to our customers for pushing us to keep improving. Every feature we've shipped started with a chef, a GM or a kitchen manager telling us a problem they had that they wanted us to fix.
What's next?
Fingers crossed for awards night… but whatever happens, we'll be back at it the next morning. More kitchens to reach, more products in the pipeline, and plenty more hospitality problems we're determined to solve.
The South Coast Tech and Innovation Awards will be held on Thursday 15th October 2026 at the Leonardo Royal Southampton.
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.
