Innovative natural health businesses in the Australian food and beverage sector have been announced as nominees for the Naturally Good 2023 Awards.
The winners will be announced on 5 June, at Sydney’s ICC.
With the awards having launched for the first time at Naturally Good last year, Naturally Good product manager, Sinead Kavanagh, said the amount of interest this year had only built even further.
“We were so impressed by the calibre of entries. The utmost care has been taken with everything from ingredients to packaging, manufacturing and branding for all these products, which are really making an impact in the healthy living space,” said Kavanagh.
Expert judges include James Lang - Moo Premium Foods; Jessica Maree Gordoun – Ranged; Peta Shulman - GoodnessMe Box; Didi Lo - Soulfresh; Bob Ratnarajah - Purpose with Profit; Niki Ford - Australian Organic; and Lisa Crawford Jones - Tomorrowstory.
Elato Ice Cream, Soulfresh Los Brothers, Teaesk, Chocolate on Purpose, SunJuse and Meru Miso all scored multiple nominations in different categories.
First time exhibitors, Teaesk boutique tea and herbal blend brand, has been nominated for both Best Beverage Product for Black Tea & Lemon Iced Tea, and for Best New Brand.
Teaesk’s head of innovation and marketing, Fabian Di Marco said for Teaesk's first Naturally Good event, the company was looking to build more relationships with not just potential buyers and distributors, but also potential partners.
“We believe tea, and especially iced tea is an unrealised market; not that there isn’t a market, there are 9 million people in Australia who drink tea once per month, but rather, there’s a gap in it. To build market awareness we need to collaborate with partners and work together with stockists and peers,” said Di Marco.
Past 2022 award winners, Elato Ice Cream, are nominated this year for Best Food Product and Best Free from Product. Founder and CEO Roz Kaidor-Aroni said, “The awards are worth entering, they are very well run; it helps gain recognition in the community for a better for you brand.”
Food and beverage nominees for the Naturally Good 2023 Awards:
Best Food Product
Meru Miso - Chilli Miso Soup
LoveRaw - M:lk Choc Nutty Choc Balls
TLKC Fry Family Food - Fry's Chick'n Pieces Peri-Peri
Health Guru - Cauliflower Puffs
Proper Crisps - Cheeza Peno Tortilla Chips
La Petite Fauxmargerie - Rebel & Rascal
Elato Ice Cream
Best Beverage Product
H2coco - H2juice Pineapple
Refresho - Exotic Soursop
Four Sigmatic - Think Organic Coffee
Bega Daily Juice - Mango Juice Blend + Protein
SunJuse - Sparkling Mandarin & Passionfruit
Soulfresh - Los Bros Not Soda
Teaesk - Black Tea & Lemon Iced Tea
Best Functional Food or Beverage Product
Buderim Bioactive - Ginger + Shots
Berkelo - Sourdough Pasta
Yacon New Zealand - NZFOS+ Yacon Prebiotic
Nutra Organics - Captain Calm
Nutra Organics - Veggie Hero
Bragg - All Purpose Seasoning
Best Free From Product
Jomeis Fine Foods - Hoodles
Elato Ice Cream
Natural Approach - Bicarb Free Rosalina & Honey Myrtle Natural Deodorant
Budee - Chocolate Spread
Chocolate On Purpose - Walking On Country Chocolate Bar Vegan Milk Chocolate with Guwandang
Continental Taralli Biscuits – Mediterranean Savoury Crackers Fennel & Olive Oil
Fiji Fire - Native Bongo Chilli Hot Sauce
Best Australian Manufactured Product
Swift Grow - Organic Fertiliser
Double ‘D' - Smart Sweets
Yeppoonie Smoothie - Smoothie Powder
SunJuse - Sparkling Mandarin & Passionfruit
Best Socially Conscious Brand
The Kind Harvest Co.
Little Ripples
Whole Earth & Sea
Soulfresh Lo Bros Not Soda
Chocolate On Purpose
Eat For You
Best Organic Product
Organic Times - Drinking Chocolate
Meru Miso - Mushroom Miso Soup
Retail Leader
Wayne Marshall - Go Vita
Martine Cooper - Healthy Life
The Naturally Good Expo is on from 5-6 June, 2023, at Sydney’s International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour.
