Thank you for your interest in applying for the awards that will be handed out at An Organic Night Out at Expo West. 

Below is information about the awards and how to apply for them along with information about how to buy individual tickets or how to sponsor the event.

The overarching objective of these awards is to recognize the year’s best executions in each category that, in the judges’ estimation, most creatively and impactfully elevated consumers’ and the Trade’s understanding, awareness and excitement about the value and importance of supporting organic purchases.  Successful awardees will demonstrate how they elevated the awareness, understanding and consumption of organic to new organic consumers. 

These awards are open to US and international brands, organizations, companies, and individuals. 

People can either nominate themselves or the brand they work for, or they can nominate other individuals or brands.

Deadline to submit applications is January 19, 2024.

*Looking for the Organic Trade Association's Organic Leadership Awards? Find more information here. Note that your log-in provides access to both award programs, and you can see your in-progress and submitted nominations for both in the 'My Applications' section of the left-hand menu. 

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2023 calendar year (1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023)

Best New Organic Food/Beverage Product: The Best New Organic Food/Beverage Product will be awarded to the brand with a new product that delivers real excitement and novelty to the market, and that creates the most positive impression of Organic ‘goodness’. This product will be appealing, beautiful, delicious and will effectively communicate the Better for You/Better for the Planet benefits of organic to new consumers. 

Best New Organic Non-food Product: The Best New Organic Non-food Product will be awarded to the dietary supplement, personal care, textile, pet food or other product that delivers real excitement and novelty to the market, and that creates the most positive impression of Organic ‘goodness’. This product will be appealing and beautiful and will effectively communicate the Better for You/Better for the Planet benefits of organic to new consumers. 

Best Organic Messaging: Better for the Planet, People or Animals - Best Organic Messaging: Better for the Planet, People or Animals will be awarded  to the best marketing or communications messaging that excites consumers about the benefits of organic in terms of human/animal health, climate and the environment. The messaging/creative asset(s) can be associated with a digital campaign, event, retail activation, product packaging, advertising asset or other marketing and communications material  - it will attract attention and have stopping power and will give consumers an “aha” moment. 

Best Organic PR or Social Media Campaign - The Best Organic PR or Social Media campaign will be awarded to the brand with the year’s most inventive and attention-grabbing campaign that shines a positive light on the benefits of organic. This campaign should be clever and able to break through the noise and clutter and leave consumers feeling inspired about organic. 

Best Retailer Organic Activation - The Best Retailer Organic Activation will go to the best retailer organic activation with the most creative and effective organic in-store or digital communication. The execution will offer attractive content that excites and motivates consumers to choose organic.  The ideal communication will convey news about organic or reasons to purchase organic that educate as well as motivate.

Most Impactful Organic Research Result or Finding - The Most Impactful Organic Research Result or Finding will be awarded to the brand, company or individual whose research most excites and motivates consumers, retailers, food service and restaurateurs to choose organic. This will be a finding or announcement could be in climate benefits, soil health, nutritional quality, public health, social welfare or other topics that offers motivating and clear demonstrations of the advantages to choosing organic.  

Emerging Organic Entrepreneur of the Year - The Emerging Organic Entrepreneur of the Year will be awarded to a brand/company that has been in business for 5 years or less, that has made significant strides in revenue growth, exposure, innovation or market penetration while leading with clear messaging about the benefits of organic. We are looking to honor creative, energized, accomplished entrepreneurs or entrepreneur teams who are advancing not only their own business but consumers’ understanding or excitement about organic. 

Organic Company of the Year - The Organic Company of the Year award will go to the company that is judged to have done the most to advance interest, awareness, sales and support of certified organic products.  We are looking to honor businesses that put organic in a highly positive light through conventional or digital media/PR and who do the most to help consumers understand why they should be choosing organic.

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Do you have any questions about completing this submission form? Contact Katrina Staves at katrina@onlyorganic.org