The shortlist of finalists for the 2021 World Food Innovation Awards has been announced.
The winners in all 26 categories will be announced as part of a special virtual ceremony hosted in association with IFE live on our YouTube Channel at 3pm on Tuesday 23 March.
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FoodBev Media awards marketing executive Kieran Kennedy said:
“With what is a record number of entries for the World Food Innovation awards, we are thrilled to announce this year’s finalists. Now in it’s seventh year, the competition is even closer as companies explore more daring flavour combinations, push the boundaries of packaging design and create innovative new functional products.
“The World Food Innovation Awards represents a fantastic opportunity to share some of the most ambitious developments from the food industry and celebrate companies both senior and junior. This year’s contenders are some of our strongest yet and we can’t wait to see who will be crowned the winners in March.”
A full list of finalists in each category follows below.
Best allergy friendly product
Dammenberg Worry free Nutty taste – Nut-free Oat cocoa spread
Veg of Lund – DUG
The VGood Company – PeaNOT Butter
Best artisan product
ALDI – Exclusive Emporium Selection Artisan Flavored Cheese
Borna Foods – Cashew Nut Butters
Jason’s Sourdough – Ciabattin Loaves
Pawfect Foods – Cheescuits
Trivium Packaging – Rainforest Artesian Water – 500ml
Best brand identity or marketing campaign
Epogee – EPG
The Drinks Bakery – Drinks Biscuits
Plenty – Full Suite of Products
Saintly Beverage Co – Saintly Hard Seltzer
Best brand or business
Gibson’s Goodology – Gibson’s Goodology
Hunter & Gather Foods – Hunter & Gather Foods
Oumph! – Oumph!
Vegan Finest Foods – Vegan Zeastar
Best children’s product
Annabel Karmel – Frozen Meals for Toddlers and Children
For Aisha’s – Chermoula Chicken Moroccan Stew with Dates Tray Meal
Little Dish – Plant-based fresh toddler meals
Real Good Ketchup – Real Good Ketchup
Best convenience food innovation
Eat Just, Inc. – JUST Egg Sous Vide
itsu [grocery] – super sesame protein’noodles
Semillas Fitó – CRÜ
Veganz Group AG – Festtagsstücke wie Ente
What’Soup LLC – soct
Best convenience packaging
ALDI – Exclusive Whole & Simple Shrimp & Grains Single Serves
Alzamora Group – Eco Basket
SAVRpak – SAVRpak
Kolibri Drinks – Kolibri Tales
Best CSR/sustainability initiative
Aptar Food + Beverage – Simplicycle – High Performance Meets Recyclability
Danone North America/Two Good – Good Save
Nexira – inavea: the 1st Carbon Neutral Brand
Best drink concept
Laird Superfood – Functional Coffee Blends: Boost and Focus
Nestle – NESCAFE NATIV Cascara
Qula Co Inc – Qula Kombucha
REFIX – Alkaline Seawater
The Naked Collective – Mude
Best drink packaging design
Aptar Food & Beverage – Rocket: Next Generation Sport Cap
Sidel, NUUK – the new rPET water bottle concept
Best food concept
Borealis Foods Inc – Chef Woo High Protein Ramen
Good Catch Foods – Plant-based Crab Cakes
Land O’Lakes, Inc. – LAND O LAKES ® Butter Spread with Seeds: Flax, Chia and Hemp
Semillas Fitó – Nippo
Best food packaging design
Aptar Food & Beverage – Maestro
Monty Bojangles – Persian Pink Cat Tin
Nanyang Polytechnic Ondeh – Ondeh Dysphagia ice cream packaging design
Best health or wellness drink
Active Magyarország Kft – Active FiberShake
Fulfill Food & Beverages – Karviva ACE (Antioxidant-Collagen-Electrolyte) Sport Drink
Life Health Foods UK – Mockingbird Raw Press
Best health or wellness food
ALDI – Exclusive L’oven Fresh Protein Wraps
FoodYoung Ltd – Kakoo makes me smile
Nanyang Polytechnic – Yuen Yueng Dysphagia Ice Cream
Pickld – Healthy Gourmet Spice Blends
Veggies Made Great – Sausage, Egg & Cheese Frittata made with Beyond Meat
Best healthy snacking innovation
Dolfin (UK) Ltd – My Sweet Chickpea
Greenback – Greenback Plant Protein Bars
Ice Cream Treats – Yomega3 Frozen Yogurt
Perkier Foods – Active Culture Bars
Best indulgence product
ALDI – Exclusive Sundae Shoppe Keto Ice Cream Pints
Lidl – Way to Go! Bar
Oumph! – Oumph! Sticky Smokehouse
Best ingredient innovation
BioNeutra Global Corporation – VitaFiber IMO
Cabosse Naturals – Cacaofruit Ingredients
DouxMatok – Incredo Sugar
Hyproca Nutrition – Probiotic, Lactobacillus rhamnosus MP108
Innovopro – CP‑Pro 70® Chickpea Protein
Best low-or-no product
Caleño Drinks – Light & Zesty Tropical Non-Alcoholic Spirit
Lyre’s – American Malt
Piccolo Foods – Stock Sachet Powder
The Naked Collective – So.beer
Verso Food – Beanit® Unflavoured Chunks and Mince
Best natural food or organic product
ALDI – Exclusive Simply Nature Organic Whole Milk Greek Yogurt
Laird Superfood – Liquid Creamer
Organic India – Turmeric & Black Pepper Supplement
Semillas Fitó – Tomato Monterosa
Best plant-based beverage
Biomel – Biomel
Goose Island Beer Co. – Tree Water Pils
Laird Superfood – Hot Chocolate with Functional Mushrooms
Nestle- NESCAFE NATIV Cascara
Best plant-based food product
Beyond Meat – Beyond Mince
Eat The Change – Mushroom Jerky
Gold&Green Foods – Pulled Oats
Hooray Foods – Hooray Bacon
The Plant Based Seafood Co. – Mind Blown Dusted Scallops
Vegan Finest Foods – Vegan Zeastar Zalmon Sashimi
Best snacking innovation
Nibble – Simply Cheeky Choc Chip Cookie Dough
SHORE The Scottish Seaweed Co – Sweet Sriracha Seaweed Chips
Veganz Group AG – Cracker Cheese Style
Best special – edition product
Borna Foods – Nut Butters – Festive Edition
Inner Mongolia Yili Group – Golden Mountain QQ Milk Tea
Nanyang Polytechnic – Ondeh-ondeh Dysphagia Ice Cream
Best startup
iSense AG – iSense
Journey Foods – JourneyAI
Phytaphix – Immune Phix
THE REAL FOODISTS – YO’RIDGE
Best sustainable packaging
Elopak – Pure-Pak® Imagine
Piccolo Foods – Yellow & Go Recyclable Pouch
The Frugal Bottle – The world’s first wine and spirits bottle made from recycled paper
Best technology innovation
Barry Callebaut – Mona Lisa 3D Studio
Plenty – Plenty Farms
Staple Barn – BeerTrim Fast-Flow Push-Fit Nozzle – Everybody Wins!
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