The team are sponsored by British Pepper & Spice and won Best International Team at the World Champion Barbecue competition in Tennessee, USA last year. The UK team, combining a blend of culinary skills includes, Captain Mathew Shropshall, NPD development chef and university college lecturer, Ben Bartlett, Food Development Manager at Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises and meat industry ambassador Viv Harvey. The team will be using the British Pepper & Spice 'Millstone' brand throughout the season whilst competing in various events throughout the USA and Canada. Ian Kelland, Marketing & Sales Director, British Pepper & Spice said: "We are delighted to be the single platinum sponsor of The Best of British BBQ Team for 2008. We have a very talented team and know that in using our herbs and spices they will have the best ingredients for their world beating recipes." Team captain Mathew Shropshall adds: "We are delighted to be representing our country in the forthcoming BBQ events, in particular, Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue, known as the 'al fresco' Olympics."