This afternoon, the winners and finalists in the World Food Innovation Awards were announced during a special, virtual ceremony in association with IFE. The judging panel considered 276 entries from 22 countries across 26 categories.
FoodBev awards marketing executive, Kieran Kennedy, said: “With what was a record number of entries for the World Food Innovation awards, we are thrilled to announce this year’s winners. Now in its seventh year, the competition has become even closer as companies explored more daring flavour combinations, pushed the boundaries of packaging design and created 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 were some of our strongest yet and we can’t wait to share in their success.”
If you couldn’t make it to the live ceremony, click here to watch this year’s World Food Innovation Awards.
We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our entrants and to this year’s sponsor Foodiverse for supporting the awards.
A full list of winners and finalists in each category follows below.
Best allergy-friendly product
Veg of Lund – DUG
Finalists
Dammenberg Worry free Nutty taste – Nut-free Oat cocoa spread The VGood Company – PeaNOT Butter
Best artisan product
Jason’s Sourdough – Ciabattin Loaves
Borna Foods – Cashew Nut Butters
ALDI-exclusive Emporium Selection Artisan Flavored Cheese Pawfect Foods – Cheescuits Trivium Packaging – Rainforest Artesian Water – 500ml
Best brand identity or marketing campaign
Saintly Beverage Co – Saintly Hard Seltzer
Plenty – Full Suite of Products The Drinks Bakery – Drinks Biscuits Epogee – EPG
Best brand/business
Oumph!
Hunter & Gather Foods Vegan Finest Foods – Vegan Zeastar Gibson’s Goodology – Gibson’s Goodology
Best children’s product
Real Good Ketchup
Little Dish- plant-based fresh toddler meals Annabel Karmel – Frozen Meals for Toddlers and Children For Aisha’s – Chermoula Chicken Moroccan Stew with Dates Tray Meal
Best convenience food innovation
itsu [grocery] – super sesame protein’noodles
What’Soup LLC – soct
Semillas Fitó – CRÜ Veganz Group AG – Festtagsstücke wie Ente Eat Just, Inc. – JUST Egg Sous Vide
Best convenience packaging
Alzamora Group – Eco Basket
Kolibri Drinks – Kolibri Tales SAVRpak ALDI – exclusive Whole & Simple Shrimp & Grains Single Serves
Best CSR/sustainability initiative
Aptar Food + Beverage – Simplicycle – High Performance Meets Recyclability
Nexira – inavea: the 1st Carbon Neutral Brand
SAVRpak Danone North America/Two Good – Good Save Veg of Lund – DUG
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
Kolibri Drinks – Kolibri Tales
Sidel, NUUK – the new rPET water bottle concept Aptar Food + Beverage – Rocket: Next Generation Sport Cap Trivium Packaging – Rainforest Premium Artesian Water – 500ml
Best food concept
Good Catch Foods – Plant-based Crab Cakes
Semillas Fitó – Nippo Land O’Lakes, Inc. – LAND O LAKES ® Butter Spread with Seeds: Flax, Chia and Hemp Borealis Foods Inc – Chef Woo High Protein Ramen
Best food packaging design
Plenty – Full Suite of Products
SAVRpak 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
Veg of Lund – DUG The Naked Collective – Mude Life Health Foods UK – Mockingbird Raw Press Fulfill Food & Beverages – Karviva ACE (Antioxidant-Collagen-Electrolyte) Sport Drink
Best health or wellness food
Pickld – Healthy Gourmet Spice Blends
Veggies Made Great – Sausage, Egg & Cheese Frittata made with Beyond Meat Nanyang Polytechnic – Yuen Yueng Dysphagia Ice Cream ALDI – exclusive L’oven Fresh Protein Wraps FoodYoung Ltd – Kakoo makes me smile
Best healthy snacking innovation
Dolfin (UK) Ltd – My Sweet Chickpea
Greenback – Greenback Plant Protein Bars Perkier Foods – Active Culture Bars Ice Cream Treats – Yomega3 Frozen Yogurt
Best indulgence product
The Drinks Bakery – Drinks Biscuits
Lidl – Way to Go! Bar Oumph! – Oumph! Sticky Smokehouse ALDI – exclusive Sundae Shoppe Keto Ice Cream Pints
Best ingredient innovation
DouxMatok – Incredo Sugar
Cabosse Naturals – Cacaofruit Ingredients
Epogee – EPG BioNeutra Global Corporation – VitaFiber IMO Hyproca Nutrition – Probiotic, Lactobacillus rhamnosus MP108 Innovopro – CP-Pro 70® Chickpea Protein
Best low-or-no product
The Naked Collective – So.beer
Piccolo Foods – Stock Sachet Powder Lyre’s – American Malt Verso Food – Beanit® Unflavoured Chunks and Mince Kolibri Drinks – Kolibri Tales Caleño Drinks – Light & Zesty Tropical Non-Alcoholic Spirit
Best natural food or organic product
Semillas Fitó – Tomato Monterosa
Laird Superfood – Liquid Creamer
Organic India – Turmeric & Black Pepper Supplement ALDI – Exclusive Simply Nature Organic Whole Milk Greek Yogurt
Best plant-based beverage
Laird Superfood – Hot Chocolate with Functional Mushrooms Goose Island Beer Co. – Tree Water Pils Biomel
Best plant-based food product
Eat The Change – Mushroom Jerky
The Plant Based Seafood Co. – Mind Blown Dusted Scallops
Vegan Finest Foods – Vegan Zeastar Zalmon Sashimi Hooray Foods – Hooray Bacon Good Catch Foods – Plant-based Crab Cakes Gold&Green Foods – Pulled Oats Beyond Meat – Beyond Mince
Best snacking innovation
SHORE The Scottish Seaweed Co – Sweet Sriracha Seaweed Chips
The Drinks Bakery – Drinks Biscuits Veganz Group AG – Cracker Cheese Style Nibble – Simply Cheeky Choc Chip Cookie Dough
Best special-edition product
Nanyang Polytechnic – Ondeh-ondeh Dysphagia Ice Cream
Borna Foods – Nut Butters – Festive Edition Inner Mongolia Yili Group – Golden Mountain QQ Milk Tea Monty Bojangles – Persian Pink Cat Tin
Best startup
Phytaphix – Immune Phix
Epogee – EPG
iSense AG THE REAL FOODISTS – YO’RIDGE Journey Foods – JourneyAI
Best sustainable packaging
SAVRpak
The Frugal Bottle – The world’s first wine and spirits bottle made from recycled paper Elopak – Pure-Pak® Imagine Aptar Food + Beverage – Maestro Piccolo Foods – Yellow & Go Recyclable Pouch
Best technology innovation
Plenty – Plenty Farms
Barry Callebaut – Mona Lisa 3D Studio
SAVRpak Staple Barn – BeerTrim Fast-Flow Push-Fit Nozzle – Everybody Wins! DouxMatok – Incredo Sugar
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