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The IDF Dairy Innovation Awards are coming

At midday on 18 October, FoodBev Media’s Dairy Innovation magazine, in conjunction with the International Dairy Federation, will announce the finalists and winners in the 2011 IDF Dairy Innovation Awards.
Visit FoodBev.com to see a 25-minute movie featuring every entry, plus highly commended entries, finalists and winners.
This year’s awards have attracted more than 100 entries from 25 countries in 14 categories, ranging from products, to packaging, marketing and environmental sustainability.
Tate & Lyle sponsored the Brands and Products categories.
The judging panel selected the finalists and winners in August. The panel included:
- Meiyan Yu – national secretary, Chinese National Committee of IDF
- Judith Bryans – director, The Dairy Council
- Mike Johnston – chief executive, Dairy Council for Northern Ireland
- Christian Robert – director general, IDF
- Jörg Seifert – technical director, IDF
- Caroline Leroux – communication specialist, IDF
- Sandra Tuijtelaars – nutrition officer, IDF
- Stanislav Jas — environment & sustainability officer, IDF
- Richard Veit – managing director, Central and Eastern Europe, Interbrand
- Geoff Platt – editor, Dairy Innovation magazine, FoodBev Media
- The panel was chaired by FoodBev Media group editorial director Bill Bruce.
Bill Bruce is group editorial director of FoodBev Media. You can contact him here
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Bill Bruce is group editorial director of FoodBev Media

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