The 2023 XBIZ Europa Awards were presented earlier this month in Amsterdam, and some of the winners have been speaking about their achievements. More than 1,000 European adult industry representatives attended the event, which was held on 12th September in the Dutch capital’s Theater Amsterdam, and the awards were presented by F2F.
The full list of winners in the pleasure products sector were LELO (Sex Toy of the Year – Powered/Vibrating for Dot), Womanizer (Sex Toy of the Year – Powered/Non-Vibrating for Wave), Love to Love (Sex Toy of the Year – Non-Powered for Dildolls Utopia), Fun Factory (Luxury Brand of the Year), Kiiroo (Innovative Sex Toy of the Year for Keon), Rouge (BDSM Pleasure Products Company of the Year), DreamToys (Fetish Product/Line of the Year for Blaze), Prowler (Queer Pleasure Products Brand of the Year), Pjur Group (Lubricant Company of the Year), Patrice Catanzaro (Lingerie Company of the Year), Gvibe (Excellence in Product Packaging), Rocks-Off (New Pleasure Brand of the Year for NIYA), Satisfyer (Pleasure Products Company of the Year) and Svakom (Global Pleasure Brand of the Year).
A Tonga spokesperson said: “Tonga is appreciative of the industry’s support and expresses gratitude to XBIZ for recognizing excellence within the European adult industry. Looking forward, Tonga is eagerly anticipating the launch of new Blaze products early next year, further showcasing our commitment to innovation.”
In the retail and distribution sector, the winners were Christine le Duc (Retailer of the Year 10+ Stores), Babylon Love Shop (Retailer of the Year 3-9 Stores), N69.pl (Retailer of the Year 1-2 Stores), Easytoys.nl (Online Retailer of the Year), Lulapink.pl (Online Retailer of the Year – Boutique), and Orion (Distributor/Wholesaler of the Year).
“We are very proud that we have once again been honoured with this prestigious award,” said Björn Radcke, head of sales and marketing B2B at Orion Wholesale. “This award represents our entire team, and we thank everyone who supported us in the process.”
