Lily’s Kitchen stands ‘head and shoulders above the rest’
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 Hampstead-based Lily’s Kitchen has been presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise – the UK’s highest accolade for business success. The award was achieved for innovation, in recognition of the company’s dedication to transforming the pet food industry and improving the quality of pets’ lives.
A fine piece of crystal and a hand signed scroll of the Queen’s Award from Her Majesty was presented to Lily’s Kitchen CEO and founder Henrietta Morrison by The Representative Deputy Lieutenant For Camden, Sir Ian Johnson CBE QPM DL.
Lily’s Kitchen is just one of a select group of UK businesses that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have unveiled to be honoured by Her Majesty The Queen in her prestigious annual business awards.
The company is unique as the first-ever pet food brand and one of just a handful of consumer food companies to win a Queen’s Award in the scheme’s 50-year history. It is also just one of nine companies in the whole of greater London who have won this prestigious award for innovation in 2016.
Sir Ian commented: “It gives me enormous pleasure to present Lily’s Kitchen with their award on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen. What is so special about the Queen’s Award is that it is a distinction they have all worked for and achieved together as a team. And it is a fantastic distinction, because the awards are greatly sought after and sparingly given. To win, you have to be head and shoulders above the rest. The conditions for success in this category of award are very demanding. What counts is the extent to which Lily’s Kitchen’s achievement, when examined objectively against strict criteria, turns out to be head and shoulders above the rest.”
Lily’s Kitchen was founded in 2008 by local entrepreneur and business woman Henrietta Morrison, in response to her pet Border Terrier Lily’s itchy skin condition, which was as a result of eating low quality, highly processed food. Henrietta spent two years working with a range of experts to develop natural recipes for cats and dogs. The brand is now a successful, socially and environmentally responsible British business.
Henrietta said: “The Queen’s Award is the ultimate accolade and to win, particularly for innovation, is not only wonderful but a huge recognition of the dedication from the Lily’s Kitchen team to make a real difference to the health and happiness of pets.
“It’s this uncompromising approach to the quality pet food we produce and the innovation we have brought to the category, which has resulted in this achievement. These awards are significant for entrepreneurial British businesses – competing with the large corporates. I’d like to thank my extraordinary team and all our producers who work so hard to our exacting standards.”
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