Nutriment’s MD Is Recognised For Success In Creating RAW Brand 

Nutriment, a leading brand in the premium raw dog food (RAW) market trading for less than three years, has secured its third award in two months. After clinching two start-up awards, MD Suzanne Brock has won the 2015 NatWest everywoman Award in her company’s category.

Suzanne clinched the ‘Artemis Award– sponsored by Crystal Clear Skincare – for an inspirational woman who has been trading for between 18 months and three years.

Nutriment is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of premium quality raw pet food and Suzanne has grown Nutriment to a team of 30 full time staff with plans to expand further following the acquisition of a second premises.

The seven category award winners have been singled out from hundreds of nominations, judged by a panel of esteemed businesswomen including Cath Kidston MBE, Amanda Wakeley OBE and Higgidy founder Camilla Stephens amongst others. The event, held at the The Dorchester Hotel, was presented by Sky News’ Jayne Secker and attended by leading figures in business and politics including Specsavers founder Dame Mary Perkins, Caroline Dinage MP, Baroness Goudie and Baroness Verma.

While there are more women running businesses than ever in the UK, research from the University of Cambridge earlier this year found that female entrepreneurs were less inclined to highlight their achievements, despite generating higher profits than their male counterparts.*  With the combined annual turnover of the entrepreneur guests at the Awards estimated to be in excess of £3 billion, it has never been more important to champion successful enterprise and create role models for future generations.

The 2015 NatWest everywoman Award was presented to Ayesha Vardag, founder of London based law firm VARDAGS

It was only back in 2013 that single mum Suzanne and her mother had no alternative but to remortgage their respective houses in order to get their ‘pet’ Nutriment project off the ground when her local bank lost its nerve at the 11th hour, which she feels was a blessing in disguise in view of Nutriment’s subsequent success.

Suzanne said: “I learned early on to be very careful about whom I trusted, which has led to me being blessed with a close-knit team, whose never-say-die mindset and infectious energy have been at the very heart of Nutriment’s ongoing success.”

Nutriment is certainly no flash-in-the-pan operation with three successful range launches bedded down in 2015 and more ground-breaking initiatives ready to roll in 2016.

Suzanne added: “Yes there have certainly been times when I craved a bigger war chest to participate in such a competitive UK pet food marketplace, but in truth, it’s made me more disciplined with regards to which projects I prioritize and which I put on the backburner for a little longer.”

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