The Natural and Organic Awards 2011 took place at a packed Awards ceremony in London this weekend (April 3).
Around 450 natural and organic professionals attended the Awards which are hosted jointly by Natural Products magazine and the Soil Association.
Leading campaigners and performers were among those presenting Awards on the night, including the fashion designer and organic cotton champion, Katherine Hamnett, and the dancer and movie star Adam Garcia.
The biggest Award of the evening — the Natural Products Outstanding Achievements Award — went to organic and natural health champion Peter Kindersley (founder of Sheepdrove Organic and owner of Neal’s Yard Remedies). The Award was accepted on Peter Kindersley’s behalf by his son, Barnabas, who said:
“My father is delighted and honoured to receive this Award, all the more because it has been voted for by you, the natural and organic industry. The reason he isn’t able to be here tonight is that he is busy bottling organic olive oil in Spain for our Sheepdrove shops in London and Bristol. He really is walking the talk and I can assure you that you really have given this prestigious award to someone who is totally committed to the values you all share.”
Commenting on the Awards, Natural Products editor Jim Manson, 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 despite the regulatory challenges, while the retailer awards were tougher than ever to judge and evidence of the remarkably hight standard of natural products retailing at its best. We are delighted too that Peter Kindersley received the Outstanding Achievement Award following an industry vote in which hundreds of NP readers too part.”
The winners are:
BEST NEW PACKAGING DESIGN
Winner: The London Seed Company
Shortlisted nominees: Natural Empathy; Bulldog Natural Skincare; Method; and Fair Squared
BEST INDEPENDENT RETAILER
Winner: Haslemere Health Foods, Surrey
Shortlisted nominees: Greenlife, Devon and 100% Health, Paignton
NAHS RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Greenlife, Devon
Shortlisted nominee: Handley Organics, Herefordshire
BEST ORGANIC RETAILER
Winner: Whitmuir Organics, Scotland
Shortlisted nominee: Better Food Company, Bristol
BEST ORGANIC FACIAL SKINCARE PRODUCT
Winner: Herbfarmacy, Just Eyes Eye Cream
Shortlisted nominees: Inlight, Floral Face Tonic; Herbfarmacy, Rose & Echinacea Toner; and Essential Care, Lipstick – No. 10
BEST ORGANIC BABY PRODUCT
Winner: Essential Care, Gentle Wash & Shampoo
Shortlisted nominees: Bentley Organic, Mother and Baby Hand Sanitiser; Purepotions Skincare Ltd, Camomile Baby Oil; and Green People, No Scent Baby Oil
BEST ORGANIC BODYCARE PRODUCT
Winner: Yes Pure Intimacy, Oil and Water-Based Intimate Lubricant
Shortlisted nominees: Green Hands, Organic Cuticle and Nail Oil; Inlight, Joint-Easy Balm;
Lucy Russell Organics, The Sugar Scrub; and Botanicals, Mint & Tea Tree Foot Balm
BEST ORGANIC TEXTILE PRODUCT (sponsored by GOTS Global Organic Textile Standards)
Winner: Organic for Kids, Selection of Baby garments
Shortlisted nominees: Llynfi Textiles, Organic wool knitwear (Commended); and
Fou Furnishings, Elisabetta duvet cover (Highly Commended)
THE NATURAL PRODUCTS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (sponsored by Pegasus PR)
Winner: Peter Kindersley
The Best New Food Product, Best New Non-Food Product, Best New VMS Product, Best New Natural Beauty Product, Best New Sports Nutrition Product, and Best New Organic Food Product Awards, were voted for by visitors to the show’s New Product Showcase throughout Sunday 3 April.
BEST NEW FOOD PRODUCT
Winner: Peppersmiths, Fine English Peppermint Fresh Mints
Finalists: Absolutely Foods Ltd, Moocluck Ice Cream; and Healthy Secret Ltd, Mune
BEST NEW NON-FOOD PRODUCT
Winner: Mohdoh, Mohdoh Headeez
Finalists: Ecover (UK), Plantastic Packaging; and The Health Store, The Environmental Toothbrush
BEST NEW VMS PRODUCT
Winner: Natures Aid, FemEze
Finalists: Pukka Herbs Ltd, Clean Greens & Vitalise; and Viridian Nutrition, 65+ Multi
BEST NEW NATURAL BEAUTY PRODUCT
Winner: Natural Empathy, Beautifully British
Finalists: Earth Solutions, PURE Papaya Ointment; and Vital Touch, Pure Nurture Organic Skin Butter
BEST NEW SPORTS NUTRITION PRODUCT
Winner: Pulsin Ltd, Maple & Peanut Protein Sport
Finalists: Scheckter’s Organic Beverages, Scheckter’s Organic Energy Drink; and Freedom Brands, Go Coco Coconut Water
BEST NEW ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCT
Winner: Pukka Herbs Ltd, Three Fennel Organic Herbal Tea
Finalists: Scheckter’s Organic Beverages, Scheckter’s Organic Energy Drink; and Green & Blacks Ltd, Green & Black’s Tasting Collection
