After much waiting and anticipation, the 2023 World Food Innovation Awards winners have finally been announced. The awards ceremony at IFE was a success, 21 winners have been selected from the hundreds that entered. This year we are celebrating the commended as our 3rd place entries, finalists as our 2nd place entries and the overall winner of each category.
Dan Bunt, marketing manager: “this year we chose to recognise more companies in our shortlist than any previous year, allowing companies to have a 3-tier outcome. The awards ceremony at IFE celebrated the hard work of the companies and individuals and created a space to further network and develop. I look forward to seeing the success of all the entered companies in the future.”
Dan Bunt, marketing manager:
“this year we chose to recognise more companies in our shortlist than any previous year, allowing companies to have a 3-tier outcome. The awards ceremony at IFE celebrated the hard work of the companies and individuals and created a space to further network and develop. I look forward to seeing the success of all the entered companies in the future.”
The awards are a highly anticipated event in the food and beverage industry, recognizing the world’s top inventors and pioneers. This year, the competition was immense, as the companies, products and innovations were incredibly diverse. Thank you for being part of the World Food Innovation Awards!
Please find the full shortlist below.
FINALIST Aldi US – Emporium Selection Hot Honey Gouda FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Cute Star Natural DHA Pure Milk FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Yili Cute Star Lactoferrin Pure Milk
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Satine Active Lactoferrin Organic Pure Milk
Children’s/baby product
WINNER Little Dish – Little Dish fresh kids’ meals
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Yili Cute Star Lactoferrin Pure Milk FINALIST For Aisha Ltd – For Aisha Oaty bar Broccoli & Apple 5x25g FINALIST Good4U – Nutri Balls Strawberry
Snack product
WINNER BiteMe Nutrition – BiteMe Protein Cookie
FINALIST Daily Crunch Snacks – Daily Crunch Nashville Hot Sprouted Almonds FINALIST Franui – Franui FINALIST Truede Limited – 6 x 30g Peng Assorted Savoury (BBQ, Sea Salt & Vinegar and Chilli Nacho Flavour) Roasted Chickpeas Snacks FINALIST Issei – Issei Mochi Gummies – Mango
COMMENDED Grace Foods UK – Grace Exotic Chips COMMENDED The Original Chicken Crackling – Chicken Crackling
Low or no product
WINNER Buddee – Buddee Chocolate Spread
COMMENDED Juicy River – Bolle Oro COMMENDED Landbase / CHOCDAY – Dark Premium COMMENDED T-cket – Ticket Saffron Enriched Beer
Natural/organic product
WINNER Aldi US – Simply Nature Keto Dark Chocolate Coconut Clusters
FINALIST Barry Callebaut – Second generation chocolate FINALIST Four Sigmatic – Four Sigmatic Think Organic Creamer FINALIST Four Sigmatic – Sweet Vanilla Organic Plant-Based Protein
COMMENDED RISE Brewing Co. – Salted Caramel Nitro Cold Brew Oat Milk Latte
Dairy product
WINNER Biotiful – Kefir Protein Choco-lite
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – AMBROSIAL Youqier FINALIST Hyproca Nutrition Co., Ltd – Kabrita YingJia Yingxin Goat Milk Formula FINALIST Strive Nutrition Corp – Strive FREEMILK, Whole & Chocolate FINALIST YILI/SHUHUA MILK – Shuhua Sugar Control Lactose-free Milk
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Cute Star Natural DHA Pure Milk
Plant-based product
WINNER MyForest Foods – MyBacon
FINALIST Aldi US – Simply Nature Chickpea Penne FINALIST Be Better My Friend – Be Better plant-butter FINALIST Beyond Meat – Beyond Tenders FINALIST Bravura Foods Ltd/ Free From Fellows – Free From Fellows Strawberry Vegan Mallows FINALIST Biotiful – Oat Kefir Yor-gut Cherry FINALIST Cathedral City – Cathedral City Plant Based FINALIST Dole Food Company – DOLE(r) Sheet Pan Meal Starter Kits FINALIST Forest Feast – NUTM!LK CHOCOCORN FINALIST GOE Wellness – Healthfullicious’ly – Creamy plant-based hemp drink FINALIST Issei – Issei Mochi Gummies – Mango FINALIST LoveRaw – Nutty Choc Balls FINALIST Lypid – Pork Belly FINALIST SOAK’d OATS – High Fibre Probiotic Oat Bars FINALIST Strong Roots – Strong Roots Good Made Easy Entrees FINALIST Verdino Green Foods / the Unfished brand – PlantZalmon Smoked Slices
COMMENDED Extraordinary Foods / Pimp My Salad – Coconut Bacon COMMENDED Impossible Foods™ – Impossible™ Spicy Chicken Nuggets Made From Plants COMMENDED Mind Blown™ by The Plant Based Seafood Co. – Mind Blown™ Crab Cakes COMMENDED The Vegetarian Butcher – vegan Happy Go Glucky Burger COMMENDED ST MICHEL PROFESSIONNEL – Vegan madeleine COMMENDED Wicked Kitchen – The Saucy Motz Pizza
Chilled/frozen product
WINNER Franui – Franui
FINALIST COCORICO ORIGINAL – COCOBAKED – BAKED CHICKEN WINGS FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Xujinhuan Cheese Flavored Ice cream FINALIST Jnck Bakery – Milky Chocolate Cookie
Meat/poultry product
WINNER The Original Chicken Crackling – Chicken Crackling
FINALIST COCORICO ORIGINAL – COCORICI CLASSIC
Seafood product
WINNER Responsible Foods, ehf – Næra (TM) Snacks- Fish Jerky Crunch
FINALIST Nanyang Polytechnic – Crispy Fish YT FINALIST TRATA – SalmonPocket smoked salmon fillet pieces in vegetable oil
Functional product
WINNER Damazonia Teas – Sleep Tea
FINALIST ió fibrewater – ió fibrewater Lemon & Lime FINALIST Four Sigmatic – Sweet Vanilla Organic Plant-Based Protein FINALIST FHIRST – FHIRST LIVING SODA FINALIST TCI Co., Ltd. – Soba!™ Buckwheat Husk Extract FINALIST Rice in Action – NutriRice Plus
COMMENDED Energy One – Energy One Lite COMMENDED Jnck Bakery – Milky Chocolate Cookie COMMENDED TRIP – TRIP lightly sparkling CBD infused drinks
Drink innovation
WINNER ió fibrewater – ió fibrewater Lemon & Lime
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Changyi 100% Lactic Acid Bacteria Drink FINALIST FHIRST – FHIRST LIVING SODA FINALIST KISSD – KISSD WATER CUCUMBER FINALIST Strive Nutrition Corp – Strive FREEMILK, Whole & Chocolate
COMMENDED KISSD – KISSD WATER COCONUT
Food innovation
WINNER Fermenti – Fermented Fruit Bites
FINALIST Aldi US – Season’s Choice Breaded Buffalo Cauliflower FINALIST Barry Callebaut – Second generation chocolate FINALIST Little Dish – Little Dish Fresh Kids’ Meals FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – AMBROSIAL Youqier FINALIST SRSLY Low Carb – SRSLY Low Carb Pizza FINALIST VEGEMITE – Gluten Free VEGEMITE
COMMENDED THIS™ – THIS™ Isn’t Streaky Bacon Rashers COMMENDED Takul Halal Kitchen (Part of Stonehouse Foods Ltd) – Takul Halal Kitchen COMMENDED Responsible Foods, ehf – Næra™ Snacks Skyr Crunch COMMENDED ACCRO – 100% plant-based burger
Ingredient innovation
WINNER Lypid – PhytoFat
FINALIST Barry Callebaut – Second generation chocolate FINALIST DSM – Vertis™ Textured Pea Canola Protein FINALIST GNT Group – EXBERRY® Compound Red FINALIST Meeat Food Tech – MUU Fermented Fava Beans
COMMENDED GOE Wellness – Healthfullicious’ly – Creamy plant-based hemp drink
Health innovation
WINNER Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust – N-ICE Cream (Nottingham High Protein Vanilla Ice Cream, fortified with additional leucine and vitamin D)
FINALIST BIOHM – Super Kids FINALIST ió fibrewater – ió fibrewater Lemon & Lime FINALIST TCI Co., Ltd. – Banana Flower Stamens Extract FINALIST Landbase / CHOCDAY – Dark Premium FINALIST Merlyn Health Foods – Omega 3,6,9 Ex
COMMENDED Impossible Foods – Impossible™ Beef Lite Made From Plants COMMENDED Jnck Bakery – Milky Chocolate Cookie
Technology innovation
WINNER Haus Holdings – Döner / Shawarma Robotic Kebab Machine Cutters
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Yili Cute Star Lactoferrin Pure Milk FINALIST Lypid – Pork Belly FINALIST THIS™ – THIS™ Isn’t Streaky Bacon Rashers FINALIST YILI/SHUHUA MILK – Shuhua Sugar Control Lactose-free Milk
Marketing campaign
WINNER Dole Food Company – Dole Healthy Heroes, Assemble!
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – AMBROSIAL Environmental Protection marketing campaign FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Ambrosial Regional Marketing For Rural Revitalization
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – AMBROSIAL 2022 Chinese New Year ‘Tiger for Chinese Style’marketing campaign
New/start-up business
WINNER Meeat Food Tech – Meeat Food Tech
FINALIST AraBello® Ltd – Peanut Marble – it’s simply magic® FINALIST Lime Caviar Ltd – Lime Caviar FINALIST SOAK’d OATS – High Fibre Probiotic Oat Bars
COMMENDED Franui – Franui COMMENDED Issei – Issei Mochi Gummies – Mango
Packaging design
WINNER Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Satine No Printing No Ink Environmental-friendly Edition
FINALIST Alzamora Group – Oil Premium Pack FINALIST Graphic Packaging International – McDonald’s hexagonal salad box FINALIST Graphic Packaging International – Dogfish Head Hoppy Variety Pack Scratch’n’Sniff FINALIST Graphic Packaging International – Mars Malteser Giant Easter Egg Carton FINALIST Graphic Packaging International – ProducePack™ Punnet tray for Smithy Mushrooms FINALIST Graphic Packaging International – Keelings Blueberry Carton FINALIST KISSD – KISSD WATER FINALIST Meeat Food Tech – MUU
COMMENDED Graphic Packaging International – Boardio™ for Perfetti Van Melle Mentos gum bottle COMMENDED Product Ventures – Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts COMMENDED Beatson Clark – Bespoke glass packaging for BOL Power Shakes COMMENDED Graphic Packaging International – KeelClip™ for Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
CSR/sustainability initiative
WINNER Strong Roots – Carbon Footprint Labeling and Initiatives
FINALIST Brownes Dairy – Recycled Ocean Bound Plastic Yoghurt Tubs FINALIST Meadow – Sustainability initiative FINALIST ofi (olam food ingredients) – Cocoa Agroforestry Restoration in Pará, Brazil
COMMENDED TCI Co., Ltd. – Establish Sustainability DNA from the Inside Out COMMENDED KISSD – KISSD WATER
Foodservice initiative
WINNER Quorn Professionals – Carbono Cero, a delicious carbon neutral solutions
FINALIST Rice in Action – Instant Flavored Rice Solution FINALIST The Original Chicken Crackling – Chicken Crackling
About the World Food Innovation Awards
The World Food Innovation Awards, in association with IFE, are a celebration of innovation and excellence across every category of the global food industry. These awards are a fantastic way to enhance your brand and ensure it gains global recognition.
Being successfully shortlisted provides a hallmark of success that will prevail long after the awards ceremony and can highlight the contribution your company is making to the food industry.
About FoodBev Media
Established in 2000, FoodBev Media is the food and beverage industry’s leading media and communication business. With a portfolio of international magazines, the website foodbev.com and the industry’s largest social media network, FoodBev Media ensures you are continuously kept up to date with the latest trends and innovations. Since 2003, FoodBev Media has gained a reputation for organising successful international awards schemes in the food, beverage and dairy industries.
For more information about our selection of awards programmes, please visit foodbevawards.com or email awards@foodbev.com.
© FoodBev Media Ltd 2024
