This afternoon, the winners and finalists in the World Beverage Innovation Awards were announced during a special, virtual ceremony in association with BrauBeviale. The judging panel considered 279 entries from 25 countries across 22 categories.
FoodBev Media Senior Awards Marketing Executive, Laura Nettle, said: “We are delighted to celebrate the 18th year of the annual World Beverage Innovation Awards, this year in association with BrauBeviale. Once again, we have seen a broad range of categories represented in the entries.
From new flavours, new concepts and new functions to branding, packaging and manufacturing, we have seen key trends emerge as this industry continues to innovate more sustainably.
The World Beverage Innovation Awards truly celebrate some of the most ambitious new products and developments of the year from both new and established brands in the global beverage industry.”
A full list of winners and finalists in each category follows below.
Best alcohol drink
William Grant & Sons – Discarded Banana Peel Rum
Salcombe Distilling Co – Gin Voyager series ‘Restless’
The Bottled Bar
Kenyan Originals – Kenyan Originals Fruit Cider
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Best beverage concept
LifeFuels – Smart Nutrition Bottle
Four Sigmatic – Ground Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane
Gibson’s Goodology – CBD infused tea: Green Tea and Passion Fruit, Jasmine Tea and Rhubarb, and Shiso Tea and Blueberry
Diva’s – Perfect skincare drink
Skinny Tonic Ltd – Skinny Tonics
Best beverage ingredient
BioNeutra Global Corporation – VitaFiber
Healthcann – AdvanDrop
Widerker Beverages GmbH – Gua Limo with Ginger and Turmeric
Fiberstar – Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber
Best bottle in glass
Lewis Road Creamery – Refillable Glass Milk Bottle
Ardagh Group – Absolut Comeback
Dekorglass – Masuria Light glass bottle
Best can/alubottle
Pepsi – NFL Patriots Champions Can
Euronat International Ltd – Aquacan Water
Jiddler’s Tipple – Everyday Pale Ale and Bog Standard Lager
Best closure
Fred Franken – Reclosable Beverage Can
TwistGrip – The easiest way to open any twist-off
Water.io – Smart packaging platform
Best CSR/sustainability initiative
Bavaria (AB InBev) Zalva water brand – The MiParamo watershed conservation project
Ardagh Group – Briquette Project
Lewis Road Creamery – rPET Milk Range
Waiakea Hawaiian Volcanic Water – Pahu Nunui Bag-In-Box
Best dairy drink
Biotiful Dairy – Blackcurrant Kefir 250ml
Fulfill Food & Beverages – Karviva Gold Sage Milk Drink
Lewis Road Creamery – Jersey Milk with Collagen
Genki Forest- LP28 New life No added sugar yogurt
Best environmentally-friendly packaging
Alzamora Group – LatCub
Garçon Wines – Eco, Flat Wine Bottle
Frugalpac – Frugal Bottle
Tetra Pak – Tetra Rex plant-based package is carbon neutral
Elopak – Pure-Pak Imagine
Best functional drink
Biolactive – IMMUNE +
Brite Drinks – Liquid Focus
GUTsy Captain – Kombucha Zero
Taika – Coffee that accentuates reality
The Naked Collective – So.Beer Light Lager Refreshing
Best infusion or botanical drink
Good Living Brew Co – Binary botanical
Kenyan Originals – Kenyan Originals Craft Tonics
PepsiCo Inc/Pure Leaf Bio – Global Launch
InnoBev – BioLift
Best juice/juice drink
Coldpress Foods – Cherry Apple Superjuice
Fulfill Food & Beverages – Karviva ACE (Antioxidant-Collagen-Electrolyte) Recovery Juice Drink
PepsiCo Inc/Tazo – Tazo Refresh
Widerker Beverages GmbH – GUA LIMO with Yuzu
Best low-or-no alcohol drink
Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company – Sparkling Tea LYSERØD
Athletic Brewing – Run Wild Non Alcoholic IPA
Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company – Sparkling Tea BLÅ
The Naked Collective – So.Beer Light Lager Refreshing and So.Beer Grapefruit
ISH Spirits – RumISH
Best manufacturing/processing innovation
Tetra Pak – Best Practice Line for JNSD with Aseptic Blending
SwipeGuide
Smoodi
Best marketing campaign
Greatview Aseptic Packaging Company Limited – Greatview Smart Packaging
Greatview Aseptic Packaging Company Limited – Greatview Discovery
Yili Group – Ambrosial “GOGO Wuhan” marketing
Best new brand/business
Skinny Tonic: Skinny Tonics
The Clean Liquor Co – CleanGin
The Naked Collective
Onda – Sparkling Tequila
Best packaging design/label
Crown Packaging – Efes Georgia Natakhtari
PepsiCo/LIFEWTR – Series 8: Unconventional Canva
Pepsi – China’s People’s Daily New Media (China)
Graphic Packaging International – KeelClip™
Best plant-based drink
Bright Barley Drinks
Grounded® – Protein M*lkshakes
Koia – Koia Thrive
Fulfill Food & Beverages, Karuna Silky Oat Prebiotic & Protein Whole Plant Smoothie
Ardagh Group – RISE London Fog
Best premium/adult drink
Clean Liquor
BOMANI – Cold Buzz Alcohol-Infused Cold Brew Coffee
Bax Botanics Ltd – Verbena
Best RTD beverage
AB INBEV UK – Mike’s Hard Seltzer
Onda – Sparkling Tequila Grapefruit
PepsiCo /Quaker – Meal Replacement (China)
Best sparkling drink
Skinny Tonic Ltd – Tonic Water
VITHIT – Sparkling range
Mike’s Hard Seltzer
Friends Beverage Group – Fun Wine
Best technology innovation
Winemill – Super-decanter with natural alcohol reducer
The Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co – The Pinter
KEEGO Technologies GmbH – Squeezable titanium bottle
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