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This Friday FoodBev Media is very excited to announce the winners of our inaugural World Plant-Based Taste Awards in association with Plant Based World Expo Europe! Over 140 companies entered their plant-based products, and our team of judging panels tasted and scored every sample.

We are excited to share the finalists for 11 of our categories today.

Best beverage

Bodyhero – Bodyhero Plant Protein Shake – rich chocolate 

FLAX & KALE – Kombucha Dragon Lemonade  

Friendly Viking – Latte Oat Drink

Best chilled dessert / ice cream

Beau’s Gelato – Raspberry Gelato

Chateau Dessert – Vegan & Gluten free chocolate cheese cake

Rethink Foods – Pink Albatross Mango & Passion fruit 

Best convenience / ready to eat product

Eat Just Inc. – Just Egg Sous Vide 

Lidl US – Vegan California Burger 

Verdino UK Ltd. – Plant-Based Pepperoni Pizza

Best dairy alternative

Bear Paw – Pumpkin Spiced Coffee Creamer

Friendly Viking – Greek Style O’gurt Mango 

Kitchen Circus – Organic Alphonso Mango Yoghurt 

Best egg alternative

Eat Just Inc. – Just Egg Sous Vide

NABATI – Plant Eggz 

OGGS – scrambled OGGS

Best faux analogue meat product

Dawn Farms – Plant Deli Jackfruit Vegeroni 

LIDL US – Vermondo Classic Vegan Meatballs

Omni Foods – OmniPork Luncheon 

Best pie / pastry 

Clive’s Purely Plants – Organic Beefy Ale Puff Pie 

Higgidy Ltd – Spinach & Roasted Tomato Vegan Quiche 

Best sauce / store cupboard product

Lidl US – Red Lentil Spaghetti 

Lidl US – Chickpea Fusilli

RightRice – Risotto  

Best savoury snack

Cauliflower Nudie snacks – Crisps

Lidl US – Organic Roasted Garlic Hummus  

SnackIT – Plant-Based Snack Original 

Best soy-based/fermented product

FLAX & KALE – It’s Plant-Based Creamy

Kitchen Circus – Sweet Chilli Barbecue Tofu  

LIDL US – Organic Firm Tofu 

Best sweet snack, biscuit or confectionery

Chicago Vegan Foods – Dandies Marshmallows 

Greenback Plant Protein Bar – Hazelnut 

Stroop Club – Vegan Stroopwafels  

The finalists of 6 categories remain unannounced, and with good reason. On Friday afternoon, during Plant Based World Expo Europe, the finalists will be judged blind for a second time by a hand-picked panel of judges – Heather Mills, Stasi Nychas & Deiniol Pritchard. 

The judges will taste and score each finalist over 2x sessions. The 12.00 session will see the Best faux meat burger, Best faux meat sausage, and Best cheese alternative categories judged. 

The 14.00 session will see the Best faux chicken product, Best faux fish / seafood, and Best faux bacon product categories scored. 

Scores will be collected during these sessions, but winners will not be announced. The winners of these 6, and all of the categories will be revealed in the first ever World Plant-Based Taste Awards ceremony taking place on 16.30 on the same day, hosted at the Finnebrogue stand, (VGB1).