All finalists in the World Dairy Innovation Awards 2018 have been announced.
Now in their 12th year, the World Dairy Innovation Awards are designed to celebrate excellence and innovation across every category of the global dairy industry. Those who made the shortlist for this year’s scheme represent a real cross-section of innovation, including companies from all over the world. You can see the full list of finalists below.
The overall winners in each category will be revealed as part of a gala dinner at the Global Dairy Congress – held this year in Warsaw, Poland – on 20 June.
Best brand extension
Bio-tiful Dairy – Kefir Quark Original Inner Mongolia Yili – Ambrosial Premium Granular Flavored Yoghurt Ísey Skyr – Ísey Skyr Bar Norseland Ltd. Ilchester – Cheese Advent Calendar
Best marketing campaign or activation
CP-Meiji – Barista Camp General Mills and O-I – Oui by Yoplait 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
Faircoop – Fairebel butter Inner Mongolia Yili – Butter Meiji Co. – SpreaTable Moose Maple UK – Moose Maple Butter
Best cheese
Dairy Farmers of America – Borden Cheese Thick Cut Shreds Muratbey Gida San. Tic. A.S – Muratbey Helix Cheese P.A. Bowen Farmstead – Prince George’s Blue Cheese
Best children’s dairy product
Happy Family Organics – Happy Baby and Happy Tot Whole Milk Yogurt Inner Mongolia Yili – QQstar Junlebao Dairy Group – Xiaoxiao Luban Children’s Growth Formula National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) India – Dahi-based spread/dip
Best dairy dessert
Meiji Co. – Essel Sweets Ice Cream Dessert Pots & Co – Chocolate Fudge Pudding 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
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 Nanyang Polytechnic – Aloha Bliss Frozen Yoghurt
Best free-from dairy product
Moose Maple – Moose Maple Butter WNS Group – WDOM Lactose Free Milk & Lactose Free Real Dark Chocolate Milk Wheyhey – Salted Caramel Ice Cream Multipack
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
Amul – EPIC Ice Cream Incom Leone + Leone AL!VE – Ice cream sticks Melt Ice Cream – Melt Ice Cream
Best manufacturing/processing innovation
Feihe International – Precise Batching System Open Air Dairy – Mobile milking parlour Sealed Air Food Care – Cryovac Darfresh on Board Sidel – Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis
Best new brand or business
Fizzique – Fizzique Sparkling Protein Water Ísey Skyr – Ísey Skyr Valio – MiFU meat-free strips
Best packaging design
1HQ – Valio Butter Amul – Single origin Chocolate Bright Dairy – yoGreek yogurt 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
Amul – EPIC Ice Cream CP-Meiji – Meiji Start Inner Mongolia Yili – Butter Kancor Ingredients – C-Capture Ochre and Sunlight series Nanyang Polytechnic – Fleuryo High Calcium Yoghurt Drink
Best sustainability/CSR initiative
Dairy Farmers of America – New headquarters building Little Baby’s Ice Cream – Repulpable Pint Containers Symbiona – AnoxyMem AnMBR for dairy sludge Yili Group – SATINE Spring of Wet Land package
Best yogurt
Bright Dairy – Mosilian Rose and Elderflower flavour Bright Dairy – yoGreek yogurt General Mills and O-I – Oui by Yoplait Junlebao – Purjoy Refreshing Matcha Yogurt
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