OUTSTANDING FOOD PRODUCER AWARDS

LOGO AND MEDAL USE 

More than one million Outstanding NZ Food Producer Award Medals endorse the quality of products annually. Look out for them on packaging from producers such as; Molly Woppy, Raglan Food Co, Whitestone Cheese Co, Chatham Islands Food Co, Craft Pate and Jersey Girl Organics.

The Outstanding Food Producer Awards (OFPA) logo and medals are owned by Awards organisers Marvellous Marketing. Supreme Champion, Champion, Special Award, People’s Choice or Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal winners are entitled to wear the appropriate OFPA medal at the agreement of the organisers. Every producer guarantees to abide by the rule governing OFPA medal use by submitting their entry to be assessed in the Awards. Please read below for instructions on medal use.

Mandatories

  • Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards medal stickers may only be applied to products that have won an award in the year the product was entered. For example, i.e. a product winning a Supreme Champion, Champion or Special Award or Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal in the Outstanding Food Producer Awards 2021 should wear a 2021 medal sticker.

  • Award and medal stickers can be worn for a maximum of three years from the year they are awarded. For example, medals awarded in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 may no longer be worn (products can be submitted for the Awards again). Medals from 2021 can be worn from March 2021 until 31 March 2024.

Medal Sticker Orders

  • All Champion, Special Award, People’s Choice or Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal stickers affixed to products much be purchased through the Awards print partner Label & Litho.

  • Medals must be ordered using the multi-year form use the link here 2023 Medal Order Form.

Digital Media Artwork

  • Supreme Champion, Champion or Special Award or Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal winners are supplied as digital medal files to use for electronic marketing communication such as; Facebook, Instagram, social media photos, e-newsletters, websites, trade marketing material, print newsletters, email signatures and letterhead.

  • This digital artwork is NOT for reproduction on packaging, as the resolution is not high enough.

Printing

Medals can be printed directly to packaging with the following licensing arrangements. These are one-off licensing fees and valid for the three-year life of the awards sticker from the date of the announcement of medal results. For example, medals awarded in 2019 may be pre-printed onto products being sold up until 31 March 2022. To enable this, producers must contact organisers Kathie Bartley or Nicola McConnell to get the high resolution print files and to arrange payment of the licensing fees which are:

  • $25 per 1000 plus GST for print runs up to 19,999 units

  • $20 per 1000 plus GST for print runs between 20,000 to 39,999 units

  • $15 per 1000 plus GST for print runs between 40,000 to 99,999 units

  • Over 100,000 units, tailored to specific volumes, by direct agreement with the organisers

Print artwork files must be approved by Marvellous Marketing to ensure the following:

  • Medal colour must be in approved PMS colours

  • Medals must be used on correct product (for example, a medal awarded to a single product cannot be added to packaging which contains multiple products)

  • Medals must be a minimum of 20 mm

  • Medals can only be used for a maximum of three years from the year of the award

More Information

The Outstanding Food Producer Awards Publicity and Medal Guidelines can be downloaded from here.

Help

Any questions we are always happy to help, email as per above or call Kathie 021 275 9908 or Nicola 027 218 8120.

“Medal stickers have helped us secure a number of new suppliers and are a great way to communicate credibility to customers.”

Kelli-Jo Walker, founder The Wild Fermentary.