blush takes Drink champion title
Following the incredible announcement that our full range took home Gold & Silver awards from the 2025 Outstanding Food Producer Awards, we’re thrilled to announce our Blush Botanic Spritz has been crowned as the overall Drinks Category Champion!
The Outstanding Food Producer Awards ‘celebrate inspiring Kiwis who harvest, grow and produce New Zealand’s Outstanding food and drink’. All products are judges by a select panel of chefs, industry experts, and foodies alike.
The Awards were run with help from Dish - a bi-monthly magazine for people who love food - offering fresh seasonal recipes, showcasing food producers, and providing useful ingredients and cooking techniques.
The ANTHEA team were invited to attend the Champions Party at the gorgeous Glasshouse in Morningside, Auckland late last week. It was a decadent evening filled with delicious foods and drinks- sourced from other New Zealand producers and award winners.
It was inspiring to hear about all of the hard work put into their products, getting them off the ground and onto shelves for Kiwis like us to enjoy. Not only this, but it was amazing to meet these incredible people- as well as renowned members from the judging panel!
The ANTHEA team accepts the Champion award!
Rochelle from Label & Litho (sponsor of the 2025 Drink Champion Award), Ray Nicholls (Director), Olivia Fly (Brand Manager & Designer), Darren Webster (Production Development Lead)
Our Blush Botanic Spritz was poured throughout the evening, offering all attendees the chance to sip on the vibrant bouquet of strawberries & cream with the botanic & herbal blend of Schisandra berry, Rosemary, Lemon Balm and Thyme.
Here’s what the judging panel had to say about ANTHEA Blush: ‘Judges loved the flavour, with its intense, lengthy aftertaste. Refreshing with broad appeal. Very well made.’. To see the full results on the 2025 Champions, check out the full list here.
We couldn’t be happier with the result- our small team is delighted to be recognised amongst the other inspiring Kiwi Producers doing incredible things for NZ food and beverage!