2012 Product of the Year awards

The top consumer goods products across a multitude of categories were announced last week at the 2012 Product of the Year awards.

A glittering affair held at Summer Place in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, welcomed over 600 of South Africa’s top consumer goods experts, media and celebrities to celebrate the best innovation in consumer products for the year at the 2012 Product of the Year awards.

The 2012 Product of the Year awards recognised innovation consumer products

Over 5 000 South African households nationwide are surveyed nationwide to find the best in each category. The research is independent and conducted exclusively through research company - Nielsen. ,

In total 44 innovative products were identified in the 2012 leg of the research

Guest speaker at the event, Mr Stafford Masie, former CEO of Google South Africa and Angel Investor in new technology, enthused about the success of Product of the Year and commended the recognition of innovation these awards bring. 

Winners will be able to use the Product of the Year logo on various communication vehicles, such as television ads, print, and on-pack, to highlight the endorsement they have received from the South African public. 

Winners for cosmetics and personal hygiene were: 

• Always Maxi 
• Axe Excite 
• Dawn for Men Refresh Fast Absorbing Body Lotion 
• Dettol Hygiene Wet Wipes
• Dove Damage Therapy 
• Dr. Robert Rey Sensual Solutions
• Garnier Pure Active Exfo-Brusher Wash
• Gillette Fusion ProGlide 
• Lux Beauty Soap
• Nice 'n Easy Colour Blend Foamr
• Pampers Premium Care
• Pampers Sensitive
• Ponds Age Miracle Range
• Radox Man X Shower Gels
• Shield for Woman Shower Fresh Aerosol
• Twinsaver Luxury 2 Ply
• Twinsaver Stylepack

Winners for food and beverages were: 

• All Joy Veri Peri
• Gants Chunky Chicken 
• Huletts Flavoured Icing Sugar Range
• I & J Out'O the Oven Lemon
• Knorrox Chilli Beef Stock Cube
• Lovoka 
• McCain Sweet Potato Chips
• Milo Duo 
• Rama Spread for Bread
• Robertsons Herbs & Spices Paste 
• Royco Pasta Sauce
• Royco Thick Soup Stew
• Sally Williams Turkish Delight
• Sugalite Baking Premixes
• Yogueta Mango Tango

Winners for cleaning and household products were: 

• Air Wick Gadget 
• Handy Andy Cream 
• OMO Auto Liquid Detergent 750ml
• OMO Multi Active Handwashing Powder
• StaSoft Aromatherapy
• Target Mortein NaturGard Automatic

Winners for technology were: 

• Nokia C3 (Best phone under R1 000)
• Nokia N9 (Best smartphone) 
• Norton Internet Security 2012 (Best computer protection)
• Philips Airfryer (Best appliance)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Best tablet)
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (Best youth phone)

 

Email: