2021 BOOM Awards Finalists

2021 BOOM Awards Finalists Announced!

After a full month of judging over 500 entries, our expert panels of judges were blown away by the range and quality of organic food and drink products and the dedication and innovation highlighted across the sector; and via our business awards; which expanded to include farming, fashion & textiles and beauty & wellbeing this year.

We are now thrilled to be able to announce the BOOM Awards 2021 Finalists, which have been listed out by category with all finalists shown in alphabetical order.

The winners will be announced at the BOOM Awards Ceremony in London on the 8^th July which will be professionally broadcast as a virtual event - watch this space for more info!

Click each category to reveal the finalists. 

Organic Food & Drink Product Awards

Our organic food & drink product awards showcase the absolute best of what’s possible to offer the UK public from the world of organic, specifically relating to taste and quality.

1. Best of Organic Dairy

   Sub-categories:

   • Everyday Dairy (e.g. milk, cream, butter)
   • Cheese
   • Yogurts & Chilled Desserts

     

   Finalists:

   • Arla Foods - Yeo Valley Organic Salted Block Butter
   • Brown Cow Organics - River Cottage Organic Blackcurrant Yoghurt
   • Brown Cow Organics Natural Yoghurt
   • Cropwell Bishop Creamery - Organic Blue Stilton
   • Gorsehill Abbey Farm Organic Whole Milk
   • Rachel's Dairy Limited - Rachel's Organic Greek Style Honey
   • Riverford Organic Dairy - Riverford Organic Cultured Butter
   • The Bath Soft Cheese Co - Bath Soft Cheese
   • The Bath Soft Cheese Co - Merry Wyfe

   Sponsored by Omsco  

2. Best of Organic Fresh Produce

   Finalists:

   • Abel & Cole Organic Exotic Mushrooms
   • Maddocks Farm Organics - Organic Floral Salad
   • Milk and More Premium Organic Veg Box
3. Best of Organic Bakery

   Sub-categories:

   • Savoury
   • Sweet

    Finalists

   • Hobbs House Bakery - Organic Ancient Grains Sourdough
   • Hobbs House Bakery - Organic Light Rye Sourdough
   • Island Bakery Organics Ltd - Island Bakery Apple Crumbles
   • Island Bakery Organics Ltd - Island Bakery Three Seed Oatcakes
4. Best of Organic Snacks

   Sub-categories:

   • Savoury
   • Sweet

   Finalists:

   • Daylesford Organic Rosemary & Sea Salt Olive Oil Crackers
   • Kineta Tea Ltd - KINETA Cacao Orange Maca & Matcha Protein Raw Energy Bar
   • Organico Realfoods - Organico Organic Rosemary Ciappe
   • The Raw Chocolate Company – Salted Chocolate Hazelnuts
   • Zaytoun Fairtrade Organic Raw Almonds

   Sponsored by English Tea Shop Organic 

5. Best of Organic Chocolate

   Finalists

   • Booja-Booja Almond Salted Caramel Chocolate Truffles
   • Patisserie-Conseil - Premium Organic Single Estate Zorzal Dominican Republic 81% Cacao
   • PLAYin CHOC JustChoc Dark 30g
6. Best of Organic Chilled & Frozen

   Sub-categories:

   • Savoury
   • Sweet

   Finalists:

   • Borough Broth Company Free-Range Organic Chicken Bone Broth
   • CPRESS Turmeric Gold Booster
   • Daylesford Organic Lamb Massaman Curry with Speckled Lentils
   • Luscious Madagascan Vanilla Ice Cream
   • Luscious Organic Peppermint Choc Chip Ice Cream
   • St. James Smokehouse Ltd - Scotch Choice BIO ORGANIC Scottish Smoked Salmon – Original
7. Best of Organic Meat & Poultry

   Sub-categories:

   • Meat: Beef, veal, lamb, goat and pork, poultry
   • Eggs
   • Charcuterie and Processed Meats

   Finalists:

   • Brown Cow Organics Grass Fed Beef Burgers
   • Brown Cow Organics Rib Eye Steak
   • Coombe Farm Organic - Organic Whole Rack of Lamb
   • Daylesford Organic Honey & Mustard Ham
   • Eversfield Organic Pasture Fed Lamb Shoulder Boned & Rolled
   • Noble Foods Ltd - Purely Organic Free Range Eggs
   • Rare & Pasture - Fowlescombe Longhorn Beef Bresaola
   • Waitrose Duchy Organic British Free Range Eggs - Stonegate Farmers Ltd
8. Best of Organic Store Cupboard

   Sub-categories:

   • Everyday essentials
   • Cereals & home baking
   • Oils, vinegars & dressings
   • Preserves & spreads

   Finalists:

   • Bart Ingredients - Cinnamon Sticks
   • CoccoMio Organic Coconut Vinegar Tropical Spice
   • Fabalous Hazelnut & Cocoa Chickpea Spread
   • Happy Butter Organic Ghee
   • Huntly Herbs Hot Lemon Relish
   • Meridian Foods - Meridian Organic Smooth Peanut Butter
   • Organico Realfoods - Organico Organic Nerone Black Rice
   • Rude Health The Ultimate Muesli
   • Shipton Mill - Heritage Blend Stoneground Wholemeal Organic Flour
   • T.i.A Bee Products Ltd - Bees with Stories - Mokarana Honey
   • Willy's Organic Live Apple Cider Vinegar
   • Your UnbelievaBowl - Organic Super Porridge
9. Best of Organic Alcoholic Drinks

   Sub-categories:

   • Beers & Ciders
   • Wines
   • Spirits
   
   

   Finalists:

   • Bibendum Off Trade - Artesano de Argento Organic Fairtrade Malbec
   • Circumstance Distillery - Circumstantial Organic Vodka
   • Davenport Vineyards - Horsmonden Dry White Wine
   • Dunkertons Organic Cider - Black Fox Organic Cider
   • Hepworth & Co Brewers Ltd - Blonde Organic Lager
   • l'Art du Vin - Pouilly Fumé Prélude Jonathan Didier Pabiot 2019
   • Soapbox Spirits Ltd - Pothecary Trinity Blend British Blended Organic Gin
   • Stroud Brewery Budding Organic Pale Ale
   • The Dulwich Spirits Company - Fatty's Organic London Dry Gin
10. Best of Organic Non-Alcoholic Drinks

    Sub-categories:

    • Tea (including herbal)
    • Coffee & hot drinks
    • Soft drinks
    
    

    Finalists:

    • Cafédirect London Fields Roastery - Roaster's Choice Colombia Planadas
    • Hampstead Tea - Organic Fairtrade English Breakfast Tea Bags
    • Hampstead Tea - Organic Peppermint & Spearmint Tea Bags
    • Kokoa Collection - Peru Organic 70% Hot Chocolate
    • Luscombe Drinks Ltd - Raspberry Crush
    • Pip Organic Sparkling Apple
    • Plenish Drinks - Organic Berry Gut Health Shot
    • Product Chain Group Ltd - Boosh Chilli & Lemongrass Organic Chicken Bone Broth
    • Tea Palace - Chamomile Calm
11. NEW! Best of Organic Vegan Products

    Sub-categories:

    • Chilled
    • Non-chilled
    
    

    Finalists:

    • Dragonfly Foods - Dragonfly Organic Marinated Tofu
    • Equinox Kombucha - Equinox Organic Kombucha Original
    • getVITS - Super Greens Complex
    • Island Bakery - Three Seed Organic Oatcakes
    • Jord International - Jord Organic Oat & Barley Drink
    • Mr Organic - Red Lentil Rice
12. NEW! Best of Organic Free-From Products

    Sub-categories: 

    • Dairy Free
    • Gluten Free

    Finalists: 

    • Amisa Organic Falafel Mix
    • Fabalous - Organic Hazelnut & Cocoa Chickpea Spread
    • FREEE Organic Vegan Gluten Free Cereal Flakes
    • Good Grain Bakery Sourdough
    • Rude Health Hazelnut Drink
    • Rude Health Coconut Drink
13. Best of Organic Baby and Children's Food & Drink Products

    Sub-categories:

    • Baby Food & Drink
    • Children's Food & Drink (suitable for 3+)

    Finalists:

    • Ocram Ltd - Little Pasta Organics Tomato & Ricotta Gluten Free Pasta Baby Food
    • Omami Organic Baby Food
    • Organix Raspberry and Apple Soft Oaty Bars
    • Pip Organic Sparkling Apple
    • WALLAROO - Organic Gently Dried Mango Slices
    • WALLAROO - Organic Toasted Coconut Chips
14. Best New Organic Product

    Finalists:

    • Fabalous Hazelnut & Cocoa Chickpea Spread
    • Mr Organic - BBQ Baked Beans 
    • Willys Live Organic FireCider with Freshly Ground Turmeric, Ginger, Garlic and Horseradish
15. Ocado Winner of Winners (WOW) Award

    The ‘Winner of Winners’ will be offered a listing on Ocado* if they are not already a supplier plus, a package of exclusive benefits including marketing and social support.

    The overall winner of this exclusive award will be announced live on the night!

    * The ‘Winner of Winners’ listing is subject to having the required accreditations to satisfy Food Tech and mutual agreement of commercial terms.

    Sponsored by Ocado 

 

Best of Organic Business Awards

Our business awards are designed to recognise and celebrate a wide range of organic brands, businesses and initiatives working hard to produce, sell and serve organic. They were judged remotely by a small team of experts based on information provided on entry (rather than product tasting).

1. Best of Organic Independent Retailers

   Finalists:

   • Better Food
   • Infinity Foods Co-operative Ltd
   • Tolhurst Organic

    

   Sponsored by Alara Wholefoods 

2. Best of Organic Online Retailing

   Finalists:

   • Abel & Cole
   • Rocket Gardens
   • The Community Farm

    

   Sponsored by My Green Pod 

3. Best of Organic Box Schemes

   Finalists:

   • Coombe Farm Organic
   • Eva’s Organics
   • Riverford Organic Farmers

   Sponsored by RB Organic 

4. Best of Organic Eating Out

   Finalists:

   • Better Food
   • The Bull Inn
   • The Wheatsheaf

    

5. Best of Organic Innovations

   Finalists:

   • GreenPath Food
   • Tolhurst Organic Partnership CIC
   • UpCircle Beauty
6. Best of Organic Sustainable Packaging

   Finalists:

   • Abel & Cole
   • Clearspring
   • Riverford Organic Farmers

   Sponsored by Yeo Valley 

7. Best of Organic Marketing Campaign

   Finalists

   • Arla Foods 
   • Green & Black's
   • Stroud Brewery

 

New for 2021...

1. NEW! Best of Organic Food & Drink Start-Ups

   Finalists:

   • Ki Kefir
   • Morris of London
   • Norlo

   
   Sponsored by Ocado 

2. NEW! Best of Organic Fashion & Textiles Brands

   Sub-categories:

   • Best of Organic Fashion Brands
   • Best of Organic Baby & Children’s Clothes Brands

    

   Finalists:

   • Seasalt Limited
   • Frugi (Cut4Cloth)
   • LittleLeaf Organic Cotton
   • Pigeon Organics
   • Sleep Organic
3. NEW! Best of Organic Home Brands

   Finalists:

   • Garthenor Organic
   • Greenscents Limited
   • Skar Organics
4. NEW! Beauty & Wellbeing: Best of Organic Hair Care Brands

   Finalists: 

   • Fushi
   • Odylique
   • Tabitha James Kraan
5. NEW! Beauty & Wellbeing: Best of Organic Skincare Brands

   Finalists: 

   • Evolve Organic Beauty
   • Haoma
   • Neal's Yard Remedies
6. NEW! Beauty & Wellbeing: Best of Organic Pregnancy & Baby Brands

   Finalists: 

   • Green People Organic Babies
   • Mumanu
   • Nom Nom
7. NEW! Beauty & Wellbeing: Best of Organic Health & Personal Care Brands

   Finalists: 

   • Haoma
   • Natracare
   • The YES YES Company Ltd
8. NEW! Best of Organic Farms (over 10 hectares)

   Finalists:

   • Godminster Farm
   • Low Sizergh Farm
   • Sandy Lane Farm

   Sponsored by Robin Appel Ltd. 

9. NEW! Best of Organic Farms (under 10 hectares)

   Finalists:

   • Falkland Kitchen Farm
   • Ollo Fruit at Mora Farm
   • Vital Veg

    

   Sponsored by Riverford Organic Farmers 

Public Vote Awards

1. NEW! Best of Organic Ambassadors

   Finalists:

   • Ben Andrews
   • Julian Dunkerton
   • Guy and Geetie Singh-Watson
   • Melissa Hemsley

   Sponsored by Yeo Valley 

2. Nation's Favourite Organic Food & Drink Product

   Finalists:

   • Aspall – Raw Organic Apple Cyder Vinegar
   • Booja Booja – Hazelnut Crunch Chocolate Truffles
   • Island Bakery – Lemon Melts
   • Mr Prempy’s – Tiramisu Vegan Dessert Pot
   • Nourish – Organic Cacao Coconut Macaroons
   • Riverford Organic Farmers – Seasonal Organic Veg Box
   • Seed and Bean – Mandarin and Ginger Dark Chocolate
   • The Real Olive Company – Organic La Verde Olives, Wild Garlic & Basil
   • Yeo Valley – Organic Natural Yoghurt
   • Zaytoun – Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

   Sponsored by Ocado 

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