Organised by FoodBev Media’s Water Innovation magazine, this year’s awards attracted 80 entries from 25 countries in 11 categories. The Water Innovation Awards began in 2002 as the bottledwaterworld design awards.
Categories ranged from products including still, sparkling, flavoured and functional waters, to packaging, marketing and environmental sustainability.
See images from the awards here.
The judging panel selected the finalists and winners in August. The panel included:
The panel was chaired by FoodBev Media group editorial director Bill Bruce.
All of the innovations entered into the awards will feature in the 2011 Water Innovation Awards Showcase magazine.
Best new still or sparkling water
Finalists: – Krusmølle Kilde, from Denmark, with Krusmølle Kilde – Corporación Dharma, from Peru, with Aguamantra
Listen to an interview with Corporación Dharma here.
Winner: – Hijos De Rivera, from Spain, with Magma de Cabreiroá
Best new functional or flavoured water
Finalists: – Engifer, from Iceland, with My Secret – Corporación Dharma, from Peru, with Aguamantra
Winner: – Waterbaby, from the UK, with WaterBaby
Highly commended ‘for introducing new category in India’: – Danone Narang Beverages, from India, with Qua+ vitamin water
Best newcomer brand of business
Finalists: – Engifer, from Iceland with My Secret – Carpathian Springs, from Romania, with Aqua Carpatica
Winner: – Corporación Dharma, from Peru, with Aguamantra
Highly commended ‘for its original concept’: – Colorwaters, from the Netherlands, with Colorwaters
Best new bottle in PET
Finalists: – Szentkiralyi Mineral Water, from Hungary, with its 1 litre bottle – Aguas de Mondariz Fuente del Val, from Spain, with its 2.5 litre bottle
Winner: – Danone Narang Beverages, from India, with its Qua 20cl shot bottle
Highly commended ‘for further lightweighting its Eco-Air bottle’: – Niagara Bottling
Best new bottle in glass
Finalists: – Spadel, from Belgium, for its BRU glass bottle – Krusmølle Kilde, from Denmark, for its Krusmølle Kilde bottle
Winner: – Unicer Bebidas, from Portugal, for its Vidago glass bottle
Best new label or decorative finish
Finalists: – Carpathian Springs, from Romania, with Aqua Carpatica – Krusmølle Kilde, from Denmark, with Krusmølle Kilde – Colorwaters, from the Netherlands, with Colorwaters
Winner: – Mineral Technologies, from Russia, with Seryab kids
Best new packaging innovation
Finalists: – Niagara Bottling, from the US, with its Nested case pack – Canadian Mineral Water, from Luxembourg, with the Gize presentation box
Winner: – Hijos De Rivera, from Spain, with Magma de Cabreiroá in black alubottle with ring-pull closure
Highly commended: ‘for clear premium product positioning through product design’ – Grupo Epson Queiroz, from Brazil, with Minalba Premium
Best new functional ingredient for packaged water
Winner: – Engifer, from Iceland, with My Secret
Highly commended ‘for novel fruit based sweetener’: – Tate & Lyle, from the US, with Purefruit
Best environmental sustainability initiative
Finalists: – Estância e Água da EcoVita, from Brazil, with EcoVita – Engifer, from Iceland, with My Secret
Winner: Niagara Bottling, from the US, with its Nested case pack
Highly commended ‘for its fully co-ordinated environmental sustainability initiative’: – Spadel, from Belgium, with Spa Sparkling
Best ethical or humanitarian initiative
Finalists: – Water for Africa from the UK, with Water for Africa – Whistler Water, from Canada, with Free the Children
Winner: – Helioz Research and Development, from Austria, with WADI
Best consumer marketing campaign
Finalists: – Cartils, from the Netherlands, with S.Pellegrino Cannes Festival Edition 2011 – DS Waters, from the US, with its 5 gallon rack – Sanpellegrino, from Italy, with LaLitro Levissima
Winner: – Szentkiralyi Mineral Water, from Hungary, with the Face of Water campaign
Highly commended ‘for communicating environmental responsibility’: – Sanpellegrino, from Italy, with LaLitro Levissima
Source: Global Bottled Water Congress
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