Best Children's Food Brand | Junior Design Awards 2023

Winners of Best Children's Food Brand | Junior Design Awards 2023

Best Children's Food Brand: GOLD

WHO: Wildly Tasty

WHAT: Plant-Based Frozen Meals for Kids (Delivery Service)

WHY: Our judges were super impressed with these hand-prepared, sustainably made, frozen meals that encourage little children to feel excited about plant-based food. The JDA panel agreed that these meals were really tasty and would help broaden kids’ eating horizons in terms of their breadth of plant-based ingredients. The extra special attention paid to sourcing recycled, recyclable or compostable packaging really stood out. Great for busy parents looking for a vegan meal option for their kids that can be microwaved ready in minutes.

Such a great business created with busy parents in mind and real thought for the environment.

Love the vegan angle for a growing market of conscious parents who need freezer backup.

I love the concept of Wildly Tasty, encouraging little ones to explore flavours which are planet-friendly is so important. I do feel that the price is a little expensive for one dish.

WHERE: Wildly Tasty

Best Children's Food Brand: SILVER

WHO: Little Dish

WHAT: Fresh Kids meals for children aged 1-5 years

WHY: Lots of our judges were already familiar with little dish, who have been making freshy prepared meals for kids for sixteen years. Providing pre-prepared meals for little ones that contain 100% natural ingredients, they are a life-saver for many time-poor parents who don’t want to compromise on the quality of their kids’ meals. Our judges thought these meals tasted great and that there was an impressive range of options available. The 100% recyclable packaging was noted and 85% reduction of plastic in the new meal trays really impressed.

Taking a look at the little dish cookbook I was drawn straight to the ingredients list! I love the fact that their recipes are approachable and use ingredients we all have at home. The chilled meals look great for parents who need to magic up a nutritious meal in a hurry.

Little Dish is a great option for anyone who wants to make sure their kids have a healthy, as close to homemade meal as possible, when cooking isn’t an option.

WHERE: Little Dish

Best Children's Food Brand: BRONZE

WHO: Annabel Karmel

WHAT: Ready-to-go frozen meals for toddlers and kids for children age 1+

WHY: Annabel Karmel’s passion for encouraging little ones to eat healthily and enthusiastically is clear to see in her well-thought-out and tasty frozen meals. Prepared, cooked and frozen at the peak of freshness, these meals range from nursery favourites to more adventurous recipes, all low in salt and high on veg, meaning that 5 a day quota is covered. Our panel liked the clean but fun packaging designs and the strong sense that these meals would really appeal to young palettes.

A store of Annabel Karmel meals in the freezer means peace of mind when you have no time to cook and you’ve suddenly come to the end of your batch cooking.

These meals felt really well thought out in terms of nutrition and ease of preparation. Love the fun packaging illustrations.

WHERE: Annabel Karmel