We bring you a run-down of the winners of the 2023 BOOM Awards, announced last night by the Soil Association during a ceremony at Paintworks, Bristol.
FOOD & DRINK CATEGORIES
Best of Organic Chocolate:
Ecotone – Alter Eco Organic Fairtrade 70% Ecuador
Best of Organic Snacks:
Clearspring – Seaveg Crispies (Original)
Best of Organic Free-from Products:
Après at Home – Organic Sticky Toffee Pudding
Best of Organic Store Cupboard:
Bold Bean Co – Organic White Beans
Best of Organic Vegan Products:
Palace Culture – Feta Barrel-Aged Plant Based Organic Cheeze
Best of New Organic Food & Drink Products:
Blue Goose Coffee – Eco Coffee Pod Advent Calendar
Best of Organic Meat & Poultry:
Ocado – Organic Two Beef Fillet Steaks
Best of Organic Alcoholic Drinks:
South Hams Brewery – Vintage Cider
Best of Organic Bakery:
Celtic Bakers – Organic Vermont Sourdough
Best of Organic Dairy:
Brown Cow Organics – Natural Kefir Fermented Yoghurt
Best of Organic Non-Alcoholic Drinks:
Hampstead Tea & Coffee Co – Organic Biodynamic Earl Grey
Best of Organic Baby & Children’s Food & Drink Products:
Pip Organic – Sparkling Apple
Best of Organic Fresh Produce:
Clover Nursery – Hericium Coralloides
Best of Organic Chilled & Frozen – Savoury:
Borough Broth Company – Free-Range Organic Chicken Bone Broth
Best of Organic Chilled & Frozen – Sweet:
Luscious – Organic Madagascan Vanilla Custard
BUSINESS AWARDS
Best of Organic Eating Out:
The Bull Inn, Totnes
Best of Organic Independent Retailers:
Better Food, Bristol
Best of Organic Online Retailing:
Riverford Organic Farmers
Best of Organic Supermarkets:
Waitrose & Partners
Best of Organic Box Schemes:
Riverford Organic Farmers
Best of Organic Innovations:
Terre Verdi – NeroliPom Moisturiser
Best of Organic Sustainable Packaging:
SunFresh Produce Sustainable Packaging
Best of Organic Marketing Campaign:
Riverford Organic Farmers – Riverford & FareShare South-West campaign
Best of Organic Food & Drink Start-up:
Kinetic Kitchen
Best of Organic Farms – over ten hectares:
Manor Organic Farm
Best of Organic Smallholdings & Market Gardens – under ten hectares:
Sunshine & Green – Ark Farm
BEST OF ORGANIC BEAUTY & WELLBEING, FASHION & TEXTILES AND HOME PRODUCTS
Best of Organic Hair Care Products:
Intelligent Nutrients – Soothe-Sayer Bi-Phase Scalp Serum
Best of Organic Skincare & Make-up Products:
Rhug Wild Beauty – Protecting Face Oil with Bakuchiol
Best of Organic Pregnancy & Baby Products:
Neal’s Yard Remedies – Baby Bath & Shampoo
Best of Organic Health & Personal Care Products:
HayMax – Organic Drug Free Allergen Barrier Balms
Best of Organic Fashion & Textiles Products:
Piccalilly Puffin Three Piece Baby Set
Best of Organic Home Products:
Hypnos – Organic No.4 Mattress & Topper
PUBLIC VOTE & LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Rising Star Award:
Sinead & Adam, Aweside Farm
The Nation’s Favourite Organic Food & Drink Product:
Clearspring – Organic Tofu – Silken & Smooth
Winner of Winners:
Brown Cow Organics – Natural Kefir Fermented Yoghurt
The Soil Association Lifetime Achievement Award:
Iain Tolhurst, Tolhurst Organic
