The inaugural Naturally Good Awards recognised innovative businesses in Australia’s natural health space.
Hosted as part of the annual Naturally Good tradeshow, the awards were held at a cocktail event on 3 June at Sydney’s ICC.
Categories includes Best Food Product, Best Beverage Product, Best ‘Free From’ Product and Best Socially Conscious Brand, and a number of plant-based brands were amongst the finalists and winners on the night.
Beter Confectionery took home the Best Food Product award for its FUNDAY Natural Sweets range, which includes vegan gummy bear products.
Plant-based finalists in this category included Elato, for its artisanal ice cream and vegan frozen desserts, House of Goodness for its Gourmet Dumplings, and Blue Dinosaur – owned by Forbidden Foods – for its Vegan Protein Bars.
Elato and Garden of Vegan were both finalists in the Best ‘Free From’ Product category, which was ultimately claimed by House of Goodness for its Gourmet Dumplings, which are gluten-free, wheat-free, egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free and sesame-free.
The Best Socially Conscious Brand award was presented to artisanal ice cream brand Elato, while The Mood Food Co, which makes vegan friendly snack bars for children, claimed the Best New Brand Award.
The Trailblazer Award went to Pic Picot of Pic’s Peanut Butter, a New Zealand-based, all natural and vegan peanut butter company.
Running from 6-7 June, the annual Naturally Good B2B expo showcased more than 200 exhibitors from around Australia, representing sectors including food, beverages, beauty, health and homewares.
Naturally Good’s Product Manager, Sinead Kavanaugh, said the expo, now in its seventh year, was a great success.
“Given the challenges of the last few years, it’s been amazing to see all the industry support for businesses in the natural health space. We had incredible retailers attend this year’s expo and the feedback and interest from them has been phenomenal,” she said.
See a full list of Naturally Good Award finalists and winners below.
Best Food Product
Nominees:
Elato – Artisanal Ice Cream and Vegan Frozen Desserts
Berkelo – Sourdough Pasta
Beter Confectionary – FUNDAY Natural Sweets
The Bakery Lab – TEFFKERS
House of Goodness – Gourmet Dumplings
Blue Dinosaur – Vegan Protein Bars
Winner: Beter Confectionary – FUNDAY Natural Sweets
Best Beverage Product
Nominees:
Arepa – Arepa Performance 300ml
Angove Naturalis Organic – Naturalis Organic
Jukes – Jukes Cordialities
Salena Estate – Naked Earth Shiraz
Wild Noni – Wild Noni
Bellamy’s Organic – Beta Genica Toddler Milk
Winner: Angove Naturalis Organic – Naturalis Organic
Best Home & Living Product
Nominees:
Freshwater Farm – Freshwater Farm Limited-Edition Lemon Myrtle + Manuka Honey Castile Hand Wash
Zea – Kunzea Pain Relief Cream
Baresop – Baresop Hand and Body Wash
Koala Eco – Natural Multipurpose Kitchen Cleaner with Lemon Myrtle and Mandarin
Urban Rituelle – Natural Remedy Aromatherapy Soy & Coconut Wax Candle
Winner: Baresop – Baresop Hand and Body Wash
Best Beauty & Cosmetics Product
Nominees:
Dearest Lips – Dearest Lips
Acure – Seriously Soothing Jelly Milk Makeup Remover
Ethique – Curliosity Solid Conditioner & Co-wash for Curly Hair
The Jojoba Co – Ultimate Serum
Antipodes – Diem Vitamin C Pigment-Correcting Water Cream
Winner: Ethique – Curliosity Solid Conditioner & Co-wash for Curly Hair
Best ‘Free From’ Product
Nominees:
Elato – Artisanal Ice Cream and Vegan Frozen Desserts
House of Goodness – Gourmet Dumplings
San Elk – San Elk Organic Artisan Stock
The Bakery Lab – TEFFKERS
Garden of Vegan – Garden of Vegan Meal Delivery Service
Winner: House of Goodness – Gourmet Dumplings
Best Socially Conscious Brand
Nominees:
Nutricare Patch
Kind Harvest
Elato
Organic India
Zea
Winner: Elato
Best New Brand
Nominees:
The Mood Food Co
I Am Grounded
Nuffin
Beter Confectionary
HealthyLife
Winner: The Mood Food Co
Best Marketing Collaboration
Nominees:
Bellamy’s Organic
Nutra Organics
Winner: Nutra Organics
Trailblazer
Winner: Pic Picot for Pic’s Peanut Butter
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