The Pure Food Co, winner of the Business Innovation category was awarded the title in 2019 for their innovative products that can help transform the lives of many.

Witnessing a family member unable to eat due to an illness motivated Sam Bridgewater, co-founder of Pure Foods Co, to begin the journey to create healthy and nutritious meals made with the finest local ingredients for those experiencing challenges with eating meals.

Kiwi Quinoa, winner of the Primary Sector Products Award was awarded the title in 2019 for their retail pouch of wholegrain quinoa.

Quinoa-loving sheep and beef farmers, Dan and Jacqui Cottrell always dreamed of producing quinoa but didn't think it would ever become a reality. After a trip to South America in 2012 confirmed the landscape was very similar to the Central Plateau of New Zealand (around Taihape), they decided to give it a go.

Pic’s Peanut Butter was awarded the Food Safety Culture award in 2018 for successfully demonstrating food safety culture in all practices within the organisation.

Pic’s Peanut Butter started out as a small-scale factory producing only 1,000 jars of peanut butter a day. Pic Picot, owner/operator had a vision to be known as the best peanut butter company in the world and within a few years the company was producing more than 23,000 jars of peanut butter a day and exporting globally!

Poaka New Zealand, winner of the Artisan Award was given the title in 2019 for their speciality hand-crafted pork coppa 60g platter pack product.

Poaka, a true paddock to plate operation, may be small in scale but is big in flavour, complemented with a strong ethical and sustainable practice.

The White Sheep Co, winner of the Novel category was awarded the title in 2019 for their innovative Sheep Milk & Honey Gin.

Sam Brown, Founder and CEO of The White Sheep Co, wanted to create a spirit that was instinctively associated with New Zealand.