Winner:JOINT GOLD - Best Children’s Food / Drink Brand
Who:Annabel Karmel
What:Chilled and frozen meals for toddlers and kids
Why:
The JDA panel was impressed by the appealing range of easy to prepare Annabel Karmel’s Chilled Meals for Toddlers and Kids created by the UK’s No.1 baby and children’s cookery author. The judges could see that this this range would let parents take a foot off the gas when they just didn’t have time to prepare a meal from scratch but wanted to provide a balanced, low salt dish, made with 100% natural ingredients. The range of dishes on offer are kid friendly without being bland and the 2.5 min mealtime prep means there’s no chance for hangry to outweigh happy.
"When life gets busy and there’s simply no time to cook from scratch, these meals make it easy to enjoy something delicious, nourishing and reassuringly wholesome, without the wait for defrosting, 10/10!!"
"Such a brilliant range of chilled meals that kids will love. We really enjoyed testing them! Lots of lovely flavour and plenty of veggies hidden inside."
"Annabel Karmel is such a trusted name and she has put years of expertise into creating these quick-to-cook chilled meals that really take the pressure off busy parents. A big tick from me."
Winner:JOINT GOLD - Best Children’s Food / Drink Brand
Who:Pip Organic
What:100% Organic Fruity Drinks and Snacks
Why:
Our judges were excited to learn that this B Corp certified, independent, family-owned organic food & drink company was founded by a husband-and-wife team. For over a decade Patrick and Karen O’Flaherty’s mission has been to create delicious, 100% organic healthy food & drink options for all the family and the panel agreed that they had more than succeeded. The judges praised Pip Organics’ fun and imaginative packaging and the well thought out snacks that are easy to nibble on the go. A great way to get kids feeling positive about fruit and veg.
"Colourful design, with fruits shown on the packaging, which I like."
"My kids whoop with delight whenever I bring home Pip smoothies and even though they’re in secondary school, they still love a Pipstick!"
"A brilliant brand that communicates its organic fruit and veg packed message clearly with clever kid friendly graphics and a very yummy pay off!"
