UK: Winners of the Natural and Organic Awards 2013 announced

The winners of the Natural & Organic Awards 2013 have been announced at Novotel London West, after the close of business of the first day of the Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show. Now in its eighteenth year, the annual awards brought together over 430 industry professionals to recognise and celebrate the standout brands and products of the year. (Picture: TV presenter Michaela Strachan with representatives of Friland)

The awards attracted a wealth of high calibre entrants from all across the UK, whilst this year’s New Product Showcase awards, which were voted for by visitors to the show on 7 April, saw a record 297 entries - including organic food, food, special diet, drink, natural living & home, VMS, and natural beauty & spa categories.
 

The winners of The Natural and Organic Awards 2013 are as follows:

Best new packaging design: Perkier Foods
Best independent retailer: On the Eight Day Cooperative
Best organic retailer: Riverford
Best organic textile product: People Tree, Josie Square Print Dress, Red
Best organic beauty product: Herbfarmacy, Nail & Cuticle Oil
Best organic mother and baby product: Natura Siberica, Baby Bath Foam for Newborns
Best innovation in organic cosmetics: Pukka Herbs, Nourishing Brightener
The natural products outstanding achievement award: Kim & Alexander Barani, co-founders of Kinetic Natural Products Distributors

Best new food product: Inside Organics, Rawlicious Raw Kale Chips
Best new organic food product: Friland Økologi FMBA, Organic Sea Salted Dry Cured Rasher
Best new special diet product: Marigold Health Foods, Coyo Mango Coconut Milk Yogurt
Best new drink product: Little Big Shot Energy, Little Big Shot
Best new natural living and home product: The Wholeleaf Co, Palm Leaf Retail Pack
Best new VMS product: Solgar Vitamins, SOLGAR 7
Best new natural beauty and spa product: Pukka Herbs, Nourishing Brightener (Picture: representatives of Pukka Herbs)