A food manufacturer which makes hand-held street food and sells its products in over 3,500 stores in the UK and abroad has won the East Midlands Chamber* Leicestershire Business of the Year Award 2019.


Jake & Nayns’ has grown by over 33% in the past year, with even more ambitious plans for growth ahead having secured the next-door premises.


It continues to use its strong base in its market to explore new avenues – including making its acclaimed Naanster products more accessible, venturing into more international markets and expanding the range of products it offers.


Receiving the award from Mazars, the headline sponsor of the Chamber’s Business Awards 2019, Neeyantee Karia, Co-founder at Jake & Nayns’, said: “Thank you to the Chamber – I cannot believe we have won not just one award on the evening but two, it’s phenomenal.


“We entered the awards because our team has been right behind us in what has been a fantastic year for Jake & Nayns’; we simply couldn’t do it without them.”


The company was one of 13 to win an award on the night, as the Chamber celebrated the strength and successes of businesses across Leicester and Leicestershire.


To qualify as a contender for the supreme accolade of Business of the Year, Jake & Nayns’ had already won the Small Business of the Year award earlier in the evening.


Chamber President Kevin Harris added: “One of the main privileges of being Chamber President is being able to address and celebrate the crème de la crème of our region’s businesses at the Business Awards.


“Taking part in the Chamber’s Business Awards, the only local awards to offer winners the chance to go on to compete on a regional and national stage at the British Chambers of Commerce Awards, encourages an organisation to look closely at what they do best.


“Making it through to the final is cause for celebration in itself and whether you get that far or walk off with the ultimate crown, you should shout about that success and proclaim to the world that yours is one of the best businesses out there.”


 


Winners (in blue) and finalists:


 


Business Improvement through Technology – sponsored by Loughborough University


Clifton Packaging


LondonEdge


The Pension Lab


 


Community Impact Award – sponsored by East Midlands Airport


Alex’s Wish


Hope Against Cancer


LOROS Hospice


Quiet Storm Solutions


Zinthiya Trust


 


Outstanding Growth Award – sponsored by Action Coach #TeamBrilliant


DHU Health Care


Edward Cooper Young Chartered Surveyors


Encore Personnel


Growth Partners


Spicentice


 


Business Venue of the Year – sponsored by Kudos Technology


Leicester Tigers


Meetpoint Midlands


Queen Victoria Arts Club


 


Commitment to People Development Award – sponsored by DMU Castle Business School


Duncan & Toplis


Edward Cooper Young Chartered Surveyors


Nylacast


Steps Conductive Education Centre


Creative62


 


Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by emh Group


Lauren Roche – Creative62


James Cook – C.S. Ellis Group


Ben Burniston – Druck


Tom Scotcher – Druck


Kirsty White – Penny Price Aromatherapy


 


Entrepreneur of the Year – sponsored by Leicester Business Festival


Paul Bresnihan – Growth Partners


Lee Tomes – Orange Fox Studios


Ellie Dunmore – Penny Price Aromatherapy


Shiraz Sidat – Speedel


Cassandra Davison – Queen Victoria Arts Centre


 


Education and Business Partnership Award – sponsored by Blueprint Interiors


Leicestershire Cares


MIRA Technology Institute


Spark Academy


 


Excellence in Customer Service – sponsored by HSBC


Creative62


Children’s Therapy Solutions


DHU Health Care


Ormerod Management Services


Reflex Vehicle Hire


 


Excellence in International Trade – sponsored by DHL


Druck


Happy Pet Products


Penny Price Aromatherapy


 


Small Business of the Year -sponsored by Morningside Pharmaceuticals


Advanced Industrial Engineering


Blueprint Interiors


Edward Cooper Young Chartered Surveyors


Jake and Nayns’


Growth Partners


 


Manufacturer of the Year – sponsored by Samworth Brothers


DPI UK


Micro-Fresh


Nylacast


Sygnet Group


 


E-Commerce Business of the Year – sponsored by DHL


Lanka Kade UK


MyPaintbrush


Shelton’s Coffee


Speedel


 


Business of the Year – sponsored by Mazars


Jake and Nayns


 


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