The winners of the 2025 BOOM (Best of Organic Market) Awards have been announced by Soil Association Certification.
The awards ceremony took place at the Paintworks in Bristol on Thursday evening, and were hosted by the food writer and TV personality Andy Clarke.
The night was a celebration of the best from across the UK organic market, honouring the businesses and people making a positive difference to people and planet. From over 400 initial entries, the winner of each of the 39 BOOM Award categories has now been named.
Each winner was independently judged by a panel of experts. The food and drink winners were blind tasted by an expert panel of food and drink judges which included 2024 Masterchef Winner Brin Parathapan, chef and food writer Xanthe Clay and Bake Off contestant and presenter Briony May Williams.
Soil Association Certification commercial & marketing director, Georgia Phillips says: “We are delighted to reveal the 2025 BOOM Award winners. The judging process was rigorous, and the finalists and winners deserve glowing recognition for being selected as the best that the UK organic market has to offer.
“The future is bright for the organic sector, with organic farming directly meeting consumer demands for products that address carbon emissions and biodiversity whilst also supporting our health. We are excited to explore health further in this year’s Organic September campaign – watch this space!”
The winners cover the full spectrum of the organic sector, including food, drink, beauty and wellbeing, and fashion and textiles products, alongside six ‘Organic For All’ awards which recognise the inspiring people and organisations working to make organic more accessible to all.
Notable recipients include the winner of the “Best Organic Champion” Award Sean Ruffell, managing director at Organic North, which was presented by My Green Pod founder Jarvis Smith. The award recognises Sean’s hard work supplying more affordable organic produce to schools in Manchester as well as independent retailers, restaurants, bakeries and cafes nationwide.
The “Best Organic Gardener” award was presented to Jamie Walton, known to his 1.4million Instagram followers as “Nettles and Petals”, honouring his commitment to educating his following about growing flowers and food in a more ecologically friendly way.
The “Winner of Winners” (WOW) Award, which honoured the product that blew away the food and drink judges the most, was taken home by Northern Irish brand Natural Umber, whose Organic Apple Cider Vinegar also took home the prize for “Best of Organic Oils, Vinegars and Dressings”.
Cafedirect’s Organic Mayan Gold coffee meanwhile beat two speciality organic coffee brands to take home the “Best of Organic Coffee” prize.
The ceremony also saw Ocado Retail- the headline sponsor of this year’s awards – announce the winner of their Roots Award. Wild Thingz Organic Fruity Flyers Gummy Sweets took home the crown, which will give them access to mentorship from Ocado that will help to scale their business.
Simon Hinks, Product Director for Ocado Retail, says: “Partnering with Soil Association Certification is invaluable for Ocado as we work to grow the organic market and support the future of sustainable food production.
“As a retailer that over-trades in organic, we recognise the importance of securing a robust and growing pool of organic suppliers.
“We would like to extend our congratulations to all the finalists of this year’s BOOM Awards, including the winner of the Ocado Roots Award, Wild Thingz.”
Emotions were high in the room as David Finlay from The Ethical Dairy Company accepted the Special Contribution Award which recognises individuals who have dedicated their life to organic. David accepted the award both on his behalf, but also posthumously on behalf of his wife and business partner Wilma, who passed away earlier this year. David and Wilma pioneered a technique at their dairy that keeps calves with mother cows, and Wilma was previously recognised with an MBE for her services to agriculture and tourism in Scotland.