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Natural and Organic Awards 2012 Winners announced

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Natural and Organic Awards 2012 Winners announced

March 30
09:29 2012
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 The winners of this year’s coveted Natural and Organic Awards were announced at a prestigious awards ceremony in London last weekend, on Sunday 1 April, after the close of business of the first day of the Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show. 

 

Around 450 industry professionals attended the annual Natural and Organic Awards 2012, which were hosted jointly by Natural Products magazine and the Soil Association, and sponsored by Fitness Pharma by Natupharma.  Recognising the standout brands and products of the year, the 2012 Awards were presented by BBC television presenter and organic industry supporter Kate Humble.

 

“Tonight is a celebration of the incredible passion that you all share for the natural and organic way of life and the values that you cherish,” said Kate Humble in her opening speech.  “And it’s those values – healthy people and planet, respect and care for animals, and an ethical way of doing business – that are at the heart of what you do.”

 

Commenting on the high calibre of entrants to this year’s awards, Jim Manson, Natural Products editor, said: “The standard of entries this year was truly exceptional, right across the board.  This year’s new product awards show how creativity and innovation is thriving in our industry; while the retailer awards were tougher than ever to judge and evidence of the remarkably high standard of natural products retailing today.”

 

James Twine, Soil Association certification business development director, said: “The Soil Association is proud to support the Natural and Organic Awards, in association with Natural Products magazine.  These awards play an important role in helping to raise awareness and support for an impressive array of innovative organic brands and businesses.  It is an exciting time for organic textiles, cosmetics and independent retail with these sectors all experiencing growth in recent years, despite the challenging economic context.  These well respected and recognised awards represent a significant boost within the marketplace.”

 

The shortlisted nominees and winners of The Natural and Organic Awards 2012 are as follows:

 

BEST INDEPENDENT RETAILER

 

Winner:                                               100% Health, Paignton

Shortlisted nominees:                   Better Food Company, Bristol

                                                                   Birkdale Health Store, Southport

 

BEST NEW PACKAGING DESIGN

 

Winner:                                               Saucy Puds

Shortlisted nominees:                  Pip Organic

                                                                 Pacifica Perfumes Inc.

                                                                  Pure PR C/O Method

                                                                  EcoZone Limited

                                                                   Blend Collective

 

BEST ORGANIC RETAILER

 

Winner:                                               Daylesford Farmshop at Ocado

Shortlisted nominee:                     Better Food Company, Bristol

 

“We are delighted to be recognised for our innovative virtual farmshop on Ocado, which has seen our online sales tripling since September.  We look forward to continuing this successful partnership with Ocado, as customers all over the UK start to discover Daylesford’s award-winning food,” says Jamie Mitchell CEO of Daylesford.

 

BEST ORGANIC TEXTILE PRODUCT

 

Winner:                                               Jackpot – Jackpot Donation Tee Spring 2012

Shortlisted nominees:                   Corman Spa – Organyc (Femcare)

                                                                   Llynfi Textiles – Wool Jumper

 

BEST ORGANIC SKINCARE PRODUCT

 

Winner:                                               Pukka Herbs – Pukka Ayurveda Firming Facial Oil

Shortlisted nominees:                   Bamford – Body Polish               

                                                                  Maclaren UK – Beginning Replenishing Body Lotion

 

BEST ORGANIC MOTHER & BABY PRODUCT

 

Winner:                                               Maclaren UK – Beginning Absorbing Dusting Powder

Shortlisted nominees:                   Bamford – Organic Baby Balm

                                                                 MacDonald and Taylor – Pitta Patta Squeaky Clean Shampoo & Bodywash

                                                                 MacDonald and Taylor – Pitta Patta Bubbles & Cuddles Bubble Bath

 

BEST INNOVATION IN ORGANIC COSMETICS

 

Winner:                                               Sophyto – Purifying Silken Cleanser

Shortlisted nominees:                  Sophyto – Tocotrienol Super Skin Concentrate

                                                                  Sophyto – pH Optimizing Restorative Toner

 

THE NATURAL PRODUCTS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

 

Winner:                                               Organic pioneer Craig Sams, co-founder of Green & Black’s and Judges Bakery in Hastings

 

Commenting on this year’s Outstanding Achievement Award winner, Peter Kindersley, winner of the award in 2011, said:  “Craig Sams is someone whom I call a true ‘eco warrior’ of the very best kind – always ready to expose the many fraudulent claims of Big Food and Big Pharma.  He has ‘fought’ in the very best sense for everything we know is true and good.”

 

The Best New Organic Food Product, Best New Food Product, Best New Special Diet Product, Best New Drink Product, Best New Natural Living & Home Product, Best New VMS Product, and Best New Natural Beauty & Spa Product Awards, were voted for by visitors to Natural & Organic Products Europe’s New Product Showcase throughout Sunday 1 April.

 

BEST NEW ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCT

 

Winner:                                               Pulsin’ – Beond Organic Bars

Shortlisted nominees:                   La Red Food B.V. – Healthy Chocolate with Palm Sugar

                                                                 Pukka Herbs – Relax, Refresh, Revitalise

 

BEST NEW FOOD PRODUCT

 

Winner:                                               Peppersmith – Peppersmith Sicilian Lemon Mints

Shortlisted nominees:                   The Booja Booja Company – Stem Ginger Chocolate Truffles

                                                                   The Natural Brands Company – Bounce coconut and Macadamia Protein

 

BEST NEW SPECIAL DIET PRODUCT

 

Winner:                                               Marigold Health Foods Limited – CO YO Coconut Milk Yoghurt

Shortlisted nominees:                   Amy’s Kitchen – Country Vegetables and Pasta Bowl

                                                                  Inside Organics – Vega One All In One Shake

 

BEST NEW DRINK PRODUCT

 

Winner:                                               Healthy Secret – Mune Healthy Water

Shortlisted nominees:                   Unione Trading – Alo Exposed

                                                                 Flora Tea Company – Flora Tea

 

“We are over the MUNE to have won Best New Drink Product!  Thank you very much to everyone at Natural & Organic Products Europe who voted for us.  The win validates the overwhelming response that MUNE HEALTHY WATER’s ‘healthy hydration’ offering is receiving from retailers and consumers, and is perfectly timed as we head into warmer weather,” says Healthy Secret’s founder Derek Sanders.

 

BEST NEW NATURAL LIVING & HOME PRODUCT

 

Winner:                                               Healing Bamboo – Kokoro Haramaki

Shortlisted nominees:                   Greenscents – Greenscents Minty Laundry Conditioner

                                                                  Rockferry – Hevea Panda Teether

 

BEST NEW VMS PRODUCT

 

Winner:                                               Quantum Nutrition Labs – Quantum Max B

Shortlisted nominees:                   Simply Organic Europe – Organic Burst Baobab

                                                                  Interhealth Laboratories – Aussie Authentic Kakadu Plum

 

“We are so thrilled to accept this award for Best New VMS Product.  It’s fantastic that visitors to Natural & Organic Products Europe were able to recognise just how unique our Max B product is, given that all the nutrients are produced naturally by culturing whole foods in a probiotic culture modelled on a healthy human gastrointestinal system.  This delivers a wide range of end-chain vitamin forms in the most natural and healthy way.  With Max B we open the EU Market for Quantum Nutrition Labs, there is much more to be expected from us in the future,” says David O’Reilly, European managing director, Premier Research Labs EU.

 

BEST NEW NATURAL BEAUTY & SPA PRODUCT

 

Winner:                                               Pukka Herbs – Pukka Ayurveda – Firming Face Oil

Shortlisted nominees:                   Lotions and Potions – Compassionate Sage

                                                                  Green People – Summer Sun Essentials

 

Natural & Organic Products Europe will return to Olympia, London, on 7-8 April 2013. 

 

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About Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd

 

•              Diversified UK is a fast growing event organising and publishing company based in Brighton.  Diversified UK publishes Natural Products and the Natural Beauty Yearbook. In addition to Natural & Organic Products Europe, the company also organises camexpo – the UK’s leading event for complementary and alternative healthcare; lunch! – the UK’s premier out of home food and drinks trade event; office*; office INTERIORS; The Service Desk & IT Support Show; and, new for 2012, Natural Products Scandinavia.

 

•              Diversified UK is part of Diversified Business Communications, a leading international media company with a successful portfolio of sector leading exhibition, conferences, publications and websites.

 


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