The sports nutrition industry across Europe gathered online on Friday for the first time to celebrate the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Awards: the ESSNawards.
Delivered by the Whitehouse Consultancy in partnership with the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA), the ESSNawards gave brands, organisations and ambassadors active in the sports nutrition industry an opportunity to gain recognition for their contributions to the sector.
It also brought together key stakeholders to network and exchange ideas about how to overcome future challenges and the Covid-19 threat we continue to face.
The event welcomed a number of speeches from industry experts including:
- Chris Whitehouse, Chairman and Managing Director of The Whitehouse Consultancy,
- Dr Adam Carey, Chair of ESSNA,
- Jean-Iuc Guichard, Business Development Director at Gelita,
- Professor Graeme Close from Liverpool John Moores University, and
- Terence O’Rorke, Business Development Manager at Informed Sport.
The ceremony was hosted by Ian Graig, Founder of the Centre for Integrative Sports Nutrition and Editor of the Functional Sports Nutrition magazine, and Shane Starling, Nutrition Journalist and Founder of Stardust Komms.
21 awards were won, listed below. The winners and runners up were identified by a panel of judges from a range of diverse backgrounds.
Best Targeted Product: Prime Fifty
Highly Commended: Healthspan Elite.
Best Post-Workout Product: Healthy Currancy, CurraNZ
Highly Commended: Kinetica, Whey Protein
Best Pre-Workout Product: Beet It Sport, Nitrate 400 Shots
Highly Commended: Healthspan Elite, Kick Start Caffeine Gum
Best Protein Bar: The Protein Works, Loaded Legend
Highly Commended: Pulsin, Choc Fudge and Peanut Keto Bar
Best Sports Nutrition Ingredient: Finzelberg
Highly Commended: Gelita, Tendoforte
Best Vegan Product: Nutrition X, Pea + Protein
Highly Commended: Swisse Me, Mind and Body Vegan Protein Powder
Best Sports Drink: Beet It Sport, Nitrate 400 Shots
Highly Commended: Virtue, Clean Energy Drinks
Most Exciting Partnership: Healthspan Elite and The New Zealand All Blacks
Highly Commended: Gencor and Gloucester Rugby Club
Most Sustainable Product: Protein Rebel, Reload Protein Powder
Highly Commended: The Protein Works, Complete 360 Meal
2020 Game Changer: One Pro Nutrition, Liposomal Vitamin C
Highly Commended: Glanbia, Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Plant Pre-Workout
Best Sports Nutrition Product: Pharmako Biotechnologies, Hydrocurc
Highly Commended: Health Currancy, CurraNZ
Dr Adam Carey, Chair of ESSNA, said “The COVID-19 global pandemic has severely impacted the lives of millions of citizens across Europe and in the world, leading to serious disruptions in a multitude of sectors, and the sports nutrition industry too has suffered.
“The pandemic and its repercussions this year reinforced to ESSNA more than ever that our industry deserves to be celebrated, particularly for its contribution to the good health of our world at a time when good health has never been more important.”
Chris Whitehouse, Chairman and Managing Director of The Whitehouse Consultancy, said “It gives me great pride to be part of the ESSNawards and to see this important industry come together to celebrate its achievements over the past year.
“This industry has risen to the extreme challenge of keeping the world healthy and active through a global pandemic. I greatly congratulate our winners and everyone involved.”
