Turban Chopsticks Wins 10 Awards at the 2025 Royal Australian Food Awards
Western Australian food producer Turban Chopsticks achieved outstanding national recognition, winning 10 medals at the prestigious Royal® Australian Food Awards 2025, including a Gold Medal and the coveted Best in Class trophy for its Satay Peanuts.
The achievement is a testament to the dedication, innovation and culinary expertise behind this Perth-based business, which has built its reputation on bringing authentic Asian and South Asian flavours to Australian kitchens.
Part of the My PlantCo family of companies, Turban Chopsticks creates a diverse range of sauces, curry pastes and chutneys inspired by traditional recipes and made with Western Australian produce.
Ten Awards Across an Impressive Product Range
Turban Chopsticks' success at the 2025 awards extended well beyond its trophy-winning Satay Peanuts, with recognition across nine additional products.
The award-winning range included:
- Gold Medal and Best in Class: Satay Peanuts
- Silver Medals: Laksa Vegan, Thai Green Curry and Rendang Curry
- Bronze Medals: Tomato Chutney, Yellow Curry, Korma Curry, Thai Red Curry, Butter Chicken and Sambal Vegan
The Best in Class trophy was a particularly significant achievement, with Satay Peanuts judged the best savoury sauce in Australia.
For retailers, foodservice operators and distributors seeking quality Australian-made products, recognition across such a broad range provides further evidence of the brand's commitment to product development and consistency.
A Family Recipe Behind the Winning Satay
Behind Turban Chopsticks' biggest award is a family story spanning generations and continents. The Satay Peanuts recipe was passed down from founder and CEO Mei Yong's father, who was renowned for his satay in Kuala Lumpur before the family migrated to Australia in 1988.
The recipe later became a customer favourite at the family's well-known Perth restaurant, Sri Melaka, before being adapted for a broader market using Western Australian ingredients.
Today, that same family recipe has earned national recognition, bringing together traditional culinary knowledge, locally grown produce and decades of food experience.
Founder and CEO Mei Yong described the awards as a celebration of Western Australia's culinary capabilities.
"This award is a celebration of WA's capability for culinary excellence and innovation. Our team is proud to represent the flavours that make Perth's culinary scene so vibrant - from laksa and rendang to satay."
Australian Food Innovation on the National Stage
Turban Chopsticks' success also highlights the contribution of Western Australian food producers to Australia's increasingly diverse food industry. The business has embraced traditional Asian flavours while developing products suited to contemporary Australian tastes and cooking habits.
New Curry Paste Sachets Showcase Continued Innovation
Turban Chopsticks continues to demonstrate its commitment to innovation with the launch of a new range of eight Curry Paste Sachets. Designed around changing household needs, the convenient 80g sachets offer an affordable, portion-controlled alternative to traditional jars, with each sachet providing three to four serves and meals ready in around 20 minutes. The Australian-made, plant-based and gluten-free range features no added sugar and includes Vindaloo Curry, Tandoori Curry, Butter Chicken Curry, Korean Gochujang, Massaman Curry, Japanese Curry, Nut-Free Satay and Thai Green Curry. For retailers, the compact format offers opportunities to introduce customers to new international flavours at accessible price points, while reducing the potential for food waste from partially used jars. It's another example of Turban Chopsticks combining authentic flavours with practical product innovation.
The range is now stocked throughout Australia, as well as in Malaysia and Singapore, demonstrating the appeal of its range in both domestic and international markets.
For Australian retailers and hospitality businesses, this growing interest in global cuisines creates opportunities to introduce customers to authentic flavours through convenient, commercially available products.
From curry pastes and sauces to chutneys and plant-based options, Turban Chopsticks offers trade buyers access to a recognised Australian brand with a strong culinary heritage.
Connecting Award-Winning Australian Producers with Trade Buyers
Achievements such as these also highlight the depth of talent within Australia's food manufacturing industry. Behind the products appearing on supermarket shelves, in specialty food stores and on restaurant menus are businesses investing years of work into developing recipes, refining production and building their brands.
Fine Food Wholesalers helps make these businesses more accessible to trade buyers looking for new products and suppliers.
Turban Chopsticks is among the Australian producers featured on the directory, where retailers, hospitality operators and distributors can explore its wholesale offerings and make direct contact with the business.
Discover Turban Chopsticks on Fine Food Wholesalers
Trade buyers can explore Turban Chopsticks through three dedicated listings on the Fine Food Wholesalers directory:
Wholesale Vegan & Gluten-Free Products
Discover the brand's vegan and gluten-free wholesale products.
Explore a range of curry pastes inspired by traditional Asian and South Asian cuisines.
Take a look at the brand's wholesale chutney range.
Congratulations to Mei Yong and the entire Turban Chopsticks team on their exceptional success at the 2025 Royal Australian Food Awards.
Ten medals, including a Gold Medal and Best in Class trophy, represent a significant achievement for this Western Australian business and well-deserved recognition of the people, passion and culinary heritage behind its products.
