All winners in the World Dairy Innovation Awards 2018 have been announced at a special gala dinner.
Companies including Amul, DSM, Valio, Bright Dairy and General Mills were victorious at the ceremony, held at the Global Dairy Congress, which this year is taking place in Warsaw, Poland.
Yili received the award for best dairy product from Asia, which was presented for the first time, reflecting a high standard in entries from the region ahead of the Asia Food Innovation Awards in Singapore next month. You can see the full list of winners and finalists below.
FoodBev Media group editor Alex Clere said: “We are happy to celebrate the 12th year of the annual World Dairy Innovation Awards at the Global Dairy Congress, this year in Poland. The winners demonstrate a high level of innovation across new flavour combinations, concepts, packaging designs and manufacturing technologies.
“The World Dairy Innovation Awards always showcase some of the most ambitious new products and developments of the year from a wide range of companies all over the world, both large and small. Keeping an eye on the finalists and winners is always a good way to spot the industry’s next big trend.”
For information about the World Dairy Innovation Awards 2019, please email [email protected]
Best brand extension
Bio-tiful Dairy – Kefir Quark Original
Finalists
Inner Mongolia Yili – Ambrosial Premium Granular Flavored Yoghurt Ísey Skyr – Ísey Skyr Bar Norseland Ltd. Ilchester – Cheese Advent Calendar
Best marketing campaign or activation
General Mills and O-I – Oui by Yoplait
CP-Meiji – Barista Camp Inner Mongolia Yili – “PRO-KIDO Searches for China’s Fantastic Baby” Latte Tigullio, O-I and VD Glass – Latte Tigullio limited edition
Best dairy ingredient
DSM – DelvoADD Aged Cheddar adjuncts
DSM – Maxilact Smart Kancor Ingredients – C-Capture Ochre and Sunlight series
Best butter or dairy spread
Moose Maple UK – Moose Maple Butter
Faircoop – Fairebel butter Inner Mongolia Yili – Butter Meiji Co. – SpreaTable
Best cheese
Muratbey Gıda San. Tic. A.S – Muratbey Helix Cheese
Dairy Farmers of America – Borden Cheese Thick Cut Shreds P.A. Bowen Farmstead – Prince George’s Blue Cheese
Best children’s dairy product
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) India – Dahi-based spread/dip
Happy Family Organics – Happy Baby and Happy Tot Whole Milk Yogurt Inner Mongolia Yili – QQstar Junlebao Dairy Group – Xiaoxiao Luban Children’s Growth Formula
Best dairy dessert
Pots & Co – Chocolate Fudge Pudding
Meiji Co. – Essel Sweets Ice Cream Dessert Yasso – Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt Pints
Best dairy drink
Amul – Irish Drink Mocktail
CP-Meiji – Meiji Start Nanyang Polytechnic – Fleuryo High Calcium Yoghurt Drink Shatto Milk Company – ECLIPSE Black Milk WNS Group – WDOM Lactose Free Real Dark Chocolate Milk
Best dairy snack
Nanyang Polytechnic – Aloha Bliss Frozen Yoghurt
Bio-tiful Dairy – Kefir-Quark Cranberry & Chia Goodness! – Goodness! oat smoothie Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation – Amul Camel Milk Chocolate Inner Mongolia Yili – Yoghurt Flavor Milk Tablet RifRaf – RifRaf Ricotta Cups
Best free-from dairy product
Wheyhey – Salted Caramel Ice Cream Multipack
Moose Maple – Moose Maple Butter WNS Group – WDOM Lactose Free Milk & Lactose Free Real Dark Chocolate Milk
Best functional dairy
Bio-tiful Dairy – Kefir-Quark Original
Feihe International – Qingcheng milk powder Fizzique – Fizzique Sparkling Protein Water Know Brainer – 16oz multi-serve keto creamer with collagen Meiji – Meibalance Nutrition Ice Cream Powerful Foods – Powerful Smoothie Upbeat Protein – Super Smoothie
Best ice cream/frozen yogurt
Leone + Leone AL!VE – Ice cream sticks
Amul – EPIC Ice Cream Melt Ice Cream – Melt Ice Cream
Best manufacturing/processing innovation
Sealed Air Food Care – Cryovac Darfresh on Board
Feihe International – Precise Batching System Open Air Dairy – Mobile milking parlour Sidel – Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis
Best new brand or business
Valio – MiFU meat-free strips
Fizzique – Fizzique Sparkling Protein Water Ísey Skyr – Ísey Skyr
Best packaging design
Bright Dairy – yoGreek yogurt
1HQ – Valio Butter Amul – Single origin Chocolate Yili – Ecolean Air 200ml Elopak – the Naturally Pure-Pak carton Nanyang Polytechnic – Aloha Bliss O-I – La Fermière O-I and VD Glass – Latte Tigullio
Best dairy product from Asia
Inner Mongolia Yili – Butter
Amul – EPIC Ice Cream CP-Meiji – Meiji Start Kancor Ingredients – C-Capture Ochre and Sunlight series Nanyang Polytechnic – Fleuryo High Calcium Yoghurt Drink
Best sustainability/CSR initiative
Little Baby’s Ice Cream – Repulpable Pint Containers
Dairy Farmers of America – New headquarters building Symbiona – AnoxyMem Yili Group – SATINE Spring of Wet Land package
Best yogurt
Bright Dairy – Mosilian Rose and Elderflower flavour Bright Dairy – yoGreek yogurt Junlebao – Purjoy Refreshing Matcha Yogurt
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