The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Deli

Champion: Ramona’s Heavenly Houmous Spicy Selection

Catering to increasingly global appetites, this trio of spicy houmous flavours from Ramona’s provides consumers with a choice between Tikka Masala, Piri Piri and Sriracha, providing what our judges felt was a genuinely novel take on the Middle Eastern dip.

This “brings so much excitement to the category and I’m so excited by the possibilities. This would really encourage new people to buy into the category and existing customers to try new things”, said one judge. They also praised the “freshness and quality” of each flavour, with Sriracha packing a “spicy warming punch”, while the Tikka flavour was described by another judge as “faultless”.

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Gold

• Ramona’s Heavenly Houmous Spicy Selection
• Ramona’s Heavenly Houmous Global Selection
• Ramona’s Divine Dips Greek Trio

Silver

• Properoni Hot Paprika Large Sliced Pepperoni
• Unearthed Salami & Red Pepper Frittata

Bronze

• The Holy Moly El Grande Guacamole
• Unearthed Spanish Style Pickles
• Quorn Garlic & Herb Slices

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