TWO Bradford businesses have been named as finalists in this year's British Takeaway Awards (BTA).

The Sweetie People, based in Town Gate, Wyke, and Khyber, at The Green, Idle, are among the Yorkshire finalists on their way to a star-studded ceremony at the prestigious Savoy hotel in London next month.

The BTAs are run in association with the Just Eat online food delivery service. To determine the region’s winner, each of the finalists will now be marked on a mystery shop, and will provide a written submission on why they deserve to win.

A panel of judges, including restaurant industry innovator, businesswoman and former star of BBC2 Dragon’s Den Sarah Willingham and Graham Corfield, UK Managing Director of Just Eat, will review the results and identify the 12 regional winners and the overall victor for Best Takeaway in Britain.

There are also three Judges’ Awards this year; Best Takeaway Chef in Britain, Best Delivery Driver in Britain and the Game Changer award, which celebrates a restaurant that is shaking up the status quo in the industry.

Mr Corfield said: “Making it to the list of the top six takeaways in the Yorkshire is a great achievement as it means customers believe they are providing great food and excellent customer service. With competition at such a high, it’s going to be a difficult choice picking a worthy winner."

The awards ceremony will take place on November 12.