Winners in Product of the Year 2014
The winners of the 2013 customer survey, Product of the Year (POY), have been announced, following the Nielsen survey of 5000 South African households.
Preetesh Sewraj, the CEO and chief innovation analyst of Product of the Year - South Africa.
Image: 11th-Realm M2Source: POYSA
Image: 11th-Realm M2Source: POYSA
Launched in 2008 in South Africa and present in more than 45 countries globally, one the world's largest consumer voted programmes identifies and celebrates innovation in the product and services industry.
The 2014 winners come from across a wide spectrum of companies with the product categories ranging from personal care to household products and services such as insurance and banking. They will be able to use the logo on various communication vehicles, such as television ads, print, and on-pack, to highlight the endorsement they have received from the South African public.
Product of the Year 2014 winners list
| Category | Product |
| Air care | Glade Automatic Spray Holder |
| Anti-ageing | Ponds Gold Radiance Range |
| Auto wash laundry | Omo Auto Powder |
| Baby wipes | Pampers Premium Care Wipes |
| Batteries | Duracell Ultra Power |
| Body wash | Satiskin Blissful Berry Bodywash |
| Cereal | Bokomo Corn Flakes |
| Cold beverages | Fuze Ice Tea |
| Condiments | Pakco Sauces |
| Cotton wool | Dove 100% Pure Cotton Baby Circles 80s |
| Essential food | White Star Quick Super Maize Meal |
| Fabric conditioner | Comfort Lavender Bloom |
| Facial care | Ponds Perfect Colour Complex Naturals Range |
| Facial wipes | Dove 100% Pure Cotton Cosmetic Wipes 25s |
| Toner | Simple Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner |
| Female deodorant | Shield for Women Clinical Protection |
| Frozen seafood | I&J Chunky Hake Fillet Fingers |
| Hand care | Satiskin Cinnamon & Honey SPF6 Hand Crème |
| Hand wash laundry | Sunlight 2 in 1 Spring Sensations |
| Hand wash | Satiskin Berry Bliss Moisturising Handwash |
| Healthy snacks | Vital Mini Rice Cakes |
| Kids treats | Yo-Jelly Spoonable Yoghurt |
| Laundry capsules | Omo Auto Ultra Capsules |
| Laundry soap | Sunlight Laundry Green Bar |
| Lotion | Clere Active Herbal Camphor |
| Male deodorant | Axe Apollo |
| Male skincare | Vaseline Men Anti-Bump Moisturiser |
| Milk | Parmalat EasyGest Full Cream Milk |
| Mouthwash | Colgate Plax |
| Newborn diapers | Huggies My First Nappy |
| Noodles | Maggi Noodles Family Pack |
| Protective skin care | Vaseline Healthy Petroleum Jelly |
| Regular diapers | Huggies Gold for Boys & Girls |
| Sanitary pads | Always Ultra |
| Sauces | Royco Heart Mark Endorsed Sauces |
| Vegetarian snacks | Fry's Family Blackbean Quinoa & Chia Bites |
| Skin therapy | Justine Tissue Oil Gold |
| Spreads | Flora Buttery |
| Surface care | Handy Andy Spring Fresh |
| Tampons | Lil-Lets Regular Tampons 16s |
| Toothpaste | Colgate Active Salt |
| Vegetarian quick meals | Quorn Chicken Style Fillets |
| Yoghurt | Danone NutriDay Low Fat Fruit Yoghurt |
| Category | Service |
| Banks | First National Bank |
| Car hire | Avis |
| Car insurance | Outsurance |
| Domestic airline | South African Airways |
| Fast food | KFC |
| Grocery stores | Pick n Pay |
| Investment companies | Old Mutual |
| Life insurance | Old Mutual |
| Passenger cars | Toyota |
| Petrol stations | Engen |
| Telecoms | Vodacom |
For more information, go to www.productoftheyear.co.za.