We are absolutely delighted at the news that Annabel Karmel won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the prestigious Mother & Baby Awards, the ‘Oscars of the UK Nursery Industry’, on Thursday 19th November 2009.

Mother and Baby is the bestselling parenting magazine in the UK and Ireland. The awards recognise contributions made by outstanding individuals to the baby products industry and is voted by Mums. With over 19 bestselling cookery books for babies and children – Annabel is a deserving winner! 

Annabel says:

“My mission over the last 20 years has been to improve the quality of food for babies and children and I am absolutely thrilled to win the Mother and Baby Lifetime Achievement Award.  I want to thank my team my publishers and all my partners for their wonderful support.”

Mother & Baby Awards review:

Our special accolade honours an individual whose years of work have made an outstanding difference to the lives of parents and babies.  This year’s winner is not content with having written 19 bestselling cookery books for babies and children – books which at the latest count have sold four million copies in 20 different countries. Nor did she rest having started her own range of pasta and sauces for young babies, nor after collaborating with nursery specialists Lindam to launch an innovative and practical feeding range. Her latest project is tackling children’s food in restaurants and theme parks: our winner’s menus are now found at Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Haven Holidays and Butlins. This woman is, quite simply, a force of nature. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner… Annabel Karmel”

Annabel Karmel has ranges for feeding babies and toddlers; the Make It Easy range of equipment and pasta to make fresh baby food, children’s food ranges, party ware and branded kids cooking sets including a Princess Baking Set. Her Eat Fussy meals are now the UK’s number one branded children’s ready meals for 1 to 4 year olds.

She is also aiming to revolutionise the way children eat in pubs, hotels and restaurants – Annabel Karmel menus can now be found in popular attractions such as Haven Holidays, Legoland, Asquith Nurseries, Alton Towers, Butlins plus many more.

In 2010, Annabel will be launching three new books including Top 100 Pasta Recipes, The Weaning Book and You Can Cook for older children as well as expanding ranges of food for babies and toddlers in supermarkets.