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FiE announces Innovation finalists
24 Nov 2015The organisers of Food Ingredients Europe (Paris, 1-3 December) have announced that innovations from 19 food and beverage companies have been shortlisted as finalists in the biennial Fi Europe Innovation Awards.
The organisers of Food Ingredients Europe (Paris, 1-3 December), which brings together more than 20,000 food and beverage industry members every two years, have announced that innovations from 19 food and beverage companies have been shortlisted as finalists in the biennial Fi Europe Innovation Awards. The winners will be announced December 1.
Many submissions were received from around the world for innovative ingredients created in 2015, the organisers said, across categories ranging from bakery to dairy and savoury to organic.This year the shortlisted candidates are: AAK, Ingredion, FrieslandCampina Kievit, CHR Hansen, IOI-Loders Croklaan, Avebe, Arla Foods Ingredients, Dutch Spices, Probi AB, Salt of the Earth, Scelta Mushrooms, ADM, Fiberstar,Inc, ENRICO GIOTTI SPA, and Roquette.Chair of the judging panel, The Healthy Marketing Team President Peter Wenstromm, said it was a duty and a joy to be celebrating the companies who carry the torch for innovation."In a time when innovation in the food industry is challenged by financial pressure, regulatory barriers and consumer distrust, it is vital that we continue to recognise the efforts of the companies that are still innovating," he said.The Fi Innovation Awards honour professionals and companies for their ability to demonstrate and stimulate innovation in the food industry under nine different categories. There is also an award for the Most Innovative Food Ingredient - the overall winner of the Fi Innovation Awards, as selected by the independent judging panel.Wenstromm said worthy finalists had been selected in all categories and he was looking forward to announcing the winners in less than a month. "In the meantime, I am pleased to announce Cargill as the winner of the Best Sustainability Innovation - for their affordable finance for cocoa farmer cooperatives,” he said. “We received an outstanding entry from Cargill, which was head and shoulders above the competition, so the judging panel agreed unanimously to declare them the winner.”Best Bakery Innovation AAK- Akopastry HP 400 & 200Ingredion- PRECISA Bake GF texturising systemFrieslandCampina Kievit- FrieslandCampina Kievit's Vana-Monte DP96Best Beverage Innovation CHR Hansen- CapColors Orange 057 WSSFrieslandCampina Kievit- FrieslandCampina Kievit's Vana-Cappa 26WBest Confectionery Innovation AAK-TROPICAOIOI-Loders Croklaan- Creamelt StandAvebe-PerfectasolBest Dairy Innovation Arla Foods Ingredients- NutrilacDutch Spices- Daisy's non dairy productsFrieslandCampina DMV- Excellion EM 7 High ViscosityBest Functional Innovation Probi AB-Probi FerroSorbSalt of the Earth- Unami Essence Sea SaltScelta Mushrooms- Scelta Taste AcceleratorBest Natural/Organic Innovation ADM- TRUEDARKFiberstar,Inc- Citri-Fi 100Ingredion- NOVATION PRIMA 340 starchBest Savoury/Meat Innovation ENRICO GIOTTI SPA- The Taste of GoldRoquette-NUTRALYS® T70SMost Innovative Food Ingredient Overall winner to be announced at the awards ceremonyThe International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) Excellence Awards The Lifetime Achievement AwardThe Young Scientist AwardA new category, Innovation in Technology, will be included in the Fi Europe Innovation Awards in 2017, in association with Expo FoodTec. In 2015, Novozymes was highlighted with distinction.New award categories in 2015 include 'Best Functional Innovation' and 'Best Natural/Organic Innovation', to recognise food and beverage developments that are meeting the growing consumer demand for these types of products.Fi Europe has also partnered with IUFoST to present Lifetime Achievement and Young Scientist Innovation Awards, which will also be announced on 2 December.All finalists' innovations will be on display at Fi Europe, in the Innovation Awards Showcase.