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It’s BOOM time for organics and The Grassroots Bakery[insert name of business]

The Grassroots Bakery [Name of business] is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious BOOM Awards (Best of Organic Market Awards). The [locationSurrey]-based business impressed the judges with their Organic Gluten Free Bread Mix [description of what you do].

[Insert quote here from company. For example: Andrea WalshJane Bloggs, Director of The Grassroots Bakery ABC Organic Cafe said: “We are delighted to have been short listed for a BOOM Awards. Our mission is to Ccreateinggluten free bread that tastes just as good as it should, using the very best organic ingredients. We believe that our customers should not have to compromise on taste, texture and quality just because they are gluten free. sustainably sourced, delicious meals for the local community is our mission and using certified organic ingredients is central to what we do.”]

The Soil Association’s BOOM Awards are the UK’s only dedicated organic awards celebrating people, producers, restaurants and brands working to produce food as it should be. This year the BOOMs are set to be bigger and better than ever andThe Grassroots Bakery [name of business] has been shortlisted in the Best of Organic Pantry Product [insert category here] category.

More people than ever before are choosing organic – confirmed by recent research from England Marketing1 which revealed 39 per cent of shoppers buy organic food on a weekly basis.Certified organic means food that has been produced to the very highest standards. It means fewer pesticides, no artificial additives or preservatives, always free range, higher standards of animal welfare and absolutely no GM. Now in its fifth year of continued growth and worth £2.09 billion, the organic sector has never been healthier.

Soil Association Certification Business Development Director, Clare McDermott said: “The organic market grew a fantastic 7% last year and more and more people are looking for, buying and talking about organic. With hundreds of new and innovative products launched last year alone, the BOOMs give us an opportunity to make some noise about organic and help more people understand the benefits.”

[Company name]The Grassroots Bakeryisproud to be one of the companies that are innovating, championing organics and producing food as it should be.Andrea Walsh said “My family and I are hugely allergic to some common preservatives found in gluten free foods. We cannot be the only ones. At the core of everything that we do, we wish to make it easier for people to choose organic and the response we have had from customers has been incredible”[Secondary quote here. For example: Jane Bloggs said “We are trying to make it easier for people to choose organic and the response we’ve had from customers has been incredible.”]

The winners of the BOOM Awards will be announced at a ceremony in London on Wednesday, July 5th, 2017.

ENDS

For interviews, images and further information please contact:Andrea Walsh, 07926841492 and [Insert contact name, phone number and email address here]

Notes to Editors

[A short overview of your business including when it was established, what you do and also include your web address. For example: The Grassroots Bakery was set up by husband and wife team Andrea and Steve Walsh in 2015. After originally starting out baking fresh gluten free bread, they converted their bakery to focus on bake at home mixes in 2016. The Grassroots Bakery makes organic gluten free bread and muffin mixes that are hand-made in their bespoke bakery based in Mayford, Surrey. Find out more at Organics Café was set up by Jane Bloggs in 2010. Based in Brighton, it serves freshly-made meals using the best local and organic ingredients. Find out more at

More information about the BOOM Awards can be found at

The Soil Association was founded in 1946 by farmers, scientists, doctors and nutritionists to promote the connection between the health of the soil, food, animals, people and the environment. Today the Soil Association is the UK's leading membership charity campaigning for healthy, humane and sustainable food, farming and land use.Its Chief Executive is Helen Browning, and Chair of Trustees is Dennis Overton.

Soil Association Certification is a wholly owned subsidiary with an independent board chaired by Nick Buckland, which certifies over 70% of all organic products sold in the UK. Certifying organic food and farming since 1973, and more recently, organic textiles, health and beauty products; it also audits other schemes within catering and forestry, including the Food for Life Catering Mark, and the FSC and PEFC forestry standards internationally, delivering assurances of quality and provenance that industry and consumers can trust. To find out more visit

To download a copy of the 2017 Organic Market Report visit:

The Organic Market Report may only be used for editorial purposes. Not for external distribution.

References

[1] England Marketing carried out an online survey amongst 1000 consumers who buy organic food.