Created in 2005, the Natexpo Awards single out the most innovative, useful, practical and original products launched on the market during the year in 8 categories:
- Sweet grocery products
- Savory grocery products
- Fresh products
- Beverages
- Dietary supplements
- Cosmetics and hygiene products
- ECO Products / ECO Services
- Equipment for retail
- Ingredients and Raw Materials – new in 2023
- Seeds – new in 2023
An International Special Mention will also be granted by the jury to an innovation presented by a Natexpo foreign exhibitor.
The judges assess the products on the criteria of innovation, consumer benefits and their main performances. The essential organic certification and products’ retail prices are also taken into consideration. All the products are tasted or tried out by the judges.
Natexpo Awards 2023: major novelties!
Organic is constantly evolving, and so are the Natexpo Awards!
Here’s what’s new this year:
- Two new categories have been added to the list: Ingredients and Raw Materials, to highlight suppliers of food and cosmetic ingredients previously included in the destination categories, and Seeds to reward small innovative structures*
- For the first time this year, only one Natexpo Award will be granted per category: the Gold Award, as well as the International Special Mention. 11 Natexpo Awards will be granted in 2023!
*Applications for the “Seeds” category is only open to organisations with an annual turnover for 2021 of 500 000 € (excl. VAT) maximum. Please enclose proof of company registration with your application as well as a proof of CA 2021. The registration cannot be submitted in the absence of these documents. For more information on the eligibility criteria, see the general regulations.
Natexpo Awards 2023: the jury!
- Silène Levoir-Levillain – Circular Economy Project Manager, INEC
- Laure Jeandemange – Journalist, Les Nouvelles Esthétiques
- Emna Everard – Founder, Kazidomi
- Vic+green – Content Creator
- Antoine Lemaire – Editor-in-Chief, Bio Linéaire
- Gaëlle Frémont – Founder, Ingrébio
- Sylvain Zaffaroni – Founder, Pour nourrir demain
- Olivier Costil – Editor-in-Chief, Le Monde du Bio Gourmet
- Pauline Wespieser – Buyer / Category Manager Grocery/Salty Foods/Wines/Beers, Naturalia
- François Deschamps – Founder, Plan B(io)
Registrations are now closed. The Natexpo Awards will be announced mid-June. Stay tuned!
Participating in the NATEXPO Awards Jury allows to see the evolution of the organic trend through the offer made to consumers. Each year, we are there to give our point of view on innovations. All the judges come from different sectors and backgrounds, so everyone has their own criteria and it is very interesting to compare the different points of view. Of course, being part of a jury is always a bit hard because you have to make choices. But there are always some products that stand out and are more innovative than others. The organic criterion is mandatory to be selected, but then the products must also be innovative and have a real benefit for consumers. This year, we elected products that, in our opinion, were truly innovative in use, composition, and consumer interest and, if possible, with a rather short list of ingredients. We are indeed much more attentive to the composition and the number of additives than before, this is part of the evolution of our criteria, which is part of a general trend.
Isabelle Martinet, Journalist and member of the NATEXPO Jury NATEXPO since 2018
