PURITI Makes History at the 2026 London International Honey Awards

We are incredibly proud to share that PURITI has once again claimed its place among the very best honey brands in the world - this time with our most decorated result yet at the London International Honey Awards.

This year, PURITI took home three prestigious awards:

🏆 Platinum - UMF 25+

🏆 Platinum - UMF 20+

🥇 Gold - UMF 31+

Three awards. Across three of our highest-potency Mānuka honeys. Recognised on the world stage, at one of the most respected honey competitions in existence. Building on a legacy that includes gold and platinum wins at the2025 and2024 London International Honey Awards and a gold at the2022 competition, this latest achievement is the clearest signal yet that PURITI's commitment to producing the purest, most exceptional New Zealand Mānuka honey isn't simply a philosophy - it's something the world's most discerning judges can taste.

What These Awards Mean

The London International Honey Awards is not an accolade handed out lightly. It is one of the premier honey competitions in the world, designed to celebrate exceptional quality and serve as a trusted guide for consumers and businesses seeking the finest products available.

The judging process is deliberately rigorous and fair. Every product is assigned a secret code - there are no labels, no brand names, no advantages. Judges perform a blind sensory analysis of each honey, evaluating it across appearance, odour, texture, flavour and mouthfeel, with overall enjoyment carrying the greatest weight in the final score. 

Products are assessed on their own individual merits rather than ranked against one another - which means every award earned is a genuine reflection of absolute quality. To win once is remarkable. To win year after year, across multiple product grades - including our most potent UMF 31+ - is something else entirely.

For us, these awards are not about bragging rights. They are a global validation of what we already know: that PURITI produces some of the finest Mānuka honey in New Zealand, and by extension, the world.

The People Behind the Awards

Awards like these don't happen by accident. They are the result of an extraordinary group of people, each playing a vital role in the journey from hive to jar - and each holding themselves to a standard that goes far beyond what is simply required of them.

Our beekeepers work in some of New Zealand's most remote and pristine landscapes, carefully tending their hives with patience, expertise, and a genuine love for their craft. These are trusted partners - a close-knit network who share our values and understand that the quality of PURITI honey begins longbefore it ever reaches our factory. Their dedication to ethical, sustainable beekeeping is the foundation on which everything else is built.

Our production and quality teams ensure that what leaves our facility in New Zealand is nothing short of exceptional. From the moment honey arrives for processing, through to the careful filling of every custom PURITI jar, every step is handled in-house - no third parties, no shortcuts, no compromises. Full control over the process meansfull accountability for the result.

Our testing and compliance specialists go beyond what the law requires. New Zealand already sets a high bar for exported Mānuka honey, but PURITI's standards are higher still. We voluntarily test for a range of contaminants - includingGlyphosate residue - because our customers deserve complete confidence in what they are buying. Transparency isn't a policy for us; it is a principle.

Our logistics and fulfilment team ensures that every jar reaches its destination in the condition it deserves - shipped directly from New Zealand, with the integrity of the honey preserved from the moment it leaves the hive region to the moment it arrives at your door.

And every single person at PURITI who brings their best each day - whether in the lab, on the factory floor or behind a desk - contributes to a culture of excellence that makes achievements like these possible.

Standards Are Our Starting Point

If there is one thing that defines PURITI above all else, it is this: we never treat the minimum as the goal. Industry certifications, government requirements, UMF association guidelines - these are our starting point. 

Our beekeepers, producers, and quality teams treat these benchmarks as the floor, not the ceiling. The question we ask ourselves is never "does this meet the standard?" - it is always "how far can we exceed it?" That relentless pursuit of better is what produces a UMF 31+ honey pure enough to earn Gold at the world's most respected honey competition. It’s what earns Platinum recognition for our UMF 25+ and UMF 20+ products in the same year. And it is what has made PURITI a consistent name at the top of international award results, season after season.

Experience Our Award-Winning Mānuka Honey

Now is your chance to discover exactly what the judges experienced.

Our award-winning UMF 20+, UMF 25+, and UMF 31+ Mānuka honeys are available to order today - each certified by the New Zealand Government and the Unique Mānuka Factor Honey Association, tested to our exacting in-house standards, and packaged with the care and attention that only a fully integrated, proudly New Zealand producer can offer.

Sourced from some of New Zealand's most remote and unspoiled Mānuka forests, and produced in limited quantities each season, these honeys are as rare as they are exceptional.

Browse our full range today - and taste the difference that genuine standards make.