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KRYSTINA MURAWSKI, FOUNDING OWNER OF NOOMI�, HONORED AS BRONZE STEVIE� AWARD WINNER IN 2021 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS�

Specialty Food Association

Stevie winners will be celebrated during virtual awards ceremony on June 30

Hartsdale, NY (April 29, 2021) – Krystina Murawski, Owner and Founder of Noomi® [new-me], was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Entrepreneur of the Year – Food & Beverage category in The 19th Annual American Business Awards® today.

The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations—public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. 

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” the awards will be virtually presented to winners during a live event on Wednesday, June 30. Tickets for the virtual event are now on sale.

More than 3,800 nominations—a record number—from organizations of all sizes and industries were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories. Murawski won in the Entrepreneur of the Year – Food & Beverage category; she was recognized for her achievements through Noomi®, the organic peanut butter company and lifestyle brand she founded in April 2018.

“I’m thrilled to have received this honor for Noomi’s accomplishments. We celebrated our three-year anniversary in April, and this award is a meaningful way to commemorate the evolution of the brand we’ve built in that time,” said Murawski. “My entrepreneurial journey has been so fulfilling. ‘New me’ is the mindset that enabled me to find and pursue my passion for peanut butter—and I look forward to continuing to share the story of Noomi to inspire others to do the same.”

More than 250 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s Stevie Award winners. According to one of the judges, “Krystina Murawski has achieved a great deal as a solo food business entrepreneur through passion and working two full-time jobs. Noomi's press coverage, grants, awards, expanded retail partnerships are impressive, and if she keeps fighting for her passion, I see a bright future for her nut brand.”

“The American economy continues to show its resilience, and as we’re poised on the beginning of what should be a phenomenal period of growth, we celebrate the remarkable achievements of a wide range of organizations and people over the past 18 months,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher. “This year’s Stevie-winning nominations in The American Business Awards are a testament to the ingenuity, the commitment, the passion, the adaptability, and the creativity of the American people. We look forward to celebrating this year’s winners during our virtual ceremony on June 30.”

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of 2021 Stevie winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.    

About Noomi®

Noomi® [new-me] is an artisan producer of organic small batch peanut butter (PB) and lifestyle brand out of Hartsdale, NY. The company was established in April 2018 by Owner and Founder, Krystina Murawski, a passionate, self-proclaimed PB connoisseur. Noomi’s vision is to inspire people to pursue their passions and find their “new me.” Using organic and all natural ingredients, Noomi creates nutritionally-balanced, clean label products, free of artificial sweeteners; refined and added sugar; hydrogenated vegetable oils; and palm oil. This allows Noomi to produce a more sustainable peanut butter, and deliver healthy, high-quality products to its customers. Noomi’s signature blend of organic peanut butter won the Specialty Food Association’s 2019 “New Product” sofi™ Award in the Nut Butter, Seed Butter category. Future plans include expanding into additional specialty food stores throughout the New York tri-state area, and introducing creative new forms of peanut butter consumption to the market. To learn more, visit www.noomibrand.com.

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The Stevies also produce the annual Women|Future Conference.  Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

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