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FoodBev Media is delighted to announce the winners of the World Beverage Innovation Awards 2025. Now in their 22nd year, the awards remain a benchmark for creativity and excellence, celebrating the companies and individuals redefining the global beverage industry.
The winners were revealed live at Drinktec in Munich, Germany, where the ceremony showcased groundbreaking products, sustainable practices and technological advancements shaping the future of beverage. From outstanding packaging solutions to wellness-focused innovations, this year’s winners exemplify the very best in beverage innovation.
The awards were presented by FoodBev Media’s marketing director, Dan Bunt. After a week of judging, the panel praised the exceptional standard of entries, noting their commitment to creativity, sustainability and delivering outstanding consumer experiences.
"The winners of the World Beverage Innovation Awards 2025 have truly set a new standard for innovation. They've not only impressed us with their groundbreaking products and solutions but have also shown a forward-thinking approach to key trends like sustainability and health." Dan Bunt, marketing director at FoodBev Media.
FoodBev Media extends heartfelt congratulations to all the winners and shortlisted companies who continue to push the beverage industry forward.
From 25 countries, this year’s awards feature 26 winners, over 80 finalists and more than 40 commended innovations. We celebrate the outstanding contributions of these pioneering brands and the bold, visionary teams driving them.
World Beverage Innovation Awards 2025 results
Best products of 2025
Best Alcohol Beverage
WINNER Casa Lima – Distilled Tea Spirit
FINALIST Holistic Spirits Co – Harmony Holistic Gin
FINALIST Holistic Spirits Co – Origen Holistic Vodka
FINALIST Mikuni Distillery – Osaka Gin
FINALIST Ölgerðin – PRN
COMMENDED FX Matt Brewery Co – Saranac Weekend Warrior
Best Beverage Concept | Category Sponsored By Sidel
WINNER Candy Can – Candy Can
FINALIST Charlie's Organics – Charlie's Organics
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu YoyiC Probiotic Lemon Tea
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group – Youngfun Chew a Lemon Light Milk Juice Drink
FINALIST Kinohimitsu – Kinohimitsu Haéria Pro
Best Beverage System
WINNER Pubinno – TapPay: Smart, Seamless Self-Service Beverage Operating System
FINALIST CHAGEE – CHAGEE’s Beverage System
Best Dairy Beverage
WINNER Nurri – 30g Protein Ultra Filtered Milk Shake
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Slimline White Kidney Bean Extract Probiotic Skim Milk Formula
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group – Yili MilkZi Durian Milk
FINALIST Ningde Jiuzhan Agriculture Co – Jiuzhan Camellia Oil Emulsified Milk
FINALIST PlanetDairy (DK) & Farm Dairy (NL) – Hybrid Milks are the Sustainable Solution for the Silent Majority
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Shiny Meadow 4.0 Fresh Milk
COMMENDED Yili Group – QQ Star 'Monster Yummy' Milk Drink
Best Dilutable Beverage
WINNER WillPowders – Kombucha
FINALIST PepsiCo Design + Innovation – Gatorade Hydration Booster
Best Energy Beverage
WINNER PepsiCo Design + Innovation – Rockstar Energy
FINALIST Fulfill Food & Beverages bda Karviva Beverages – Karviva Energy Juices: Hibiscus/Pomegranate and Mango/Passion Fruit
FINALIST PepsiCo Design + Innovation – Mountain Dew Redesign
FINALIST WillPowders – Brain Powder
Best Functional Beverage
WINNER Ikaffe Partner – Black Rice amazake
FINALIST GoodBrew – GoodBrew GoodGut Latte
FINALIST Juni – Adaptogenic Sparkling Tea
FINALIST Living Things – Lemon & Ginger Prebiotic Soda
FINALIST Mindfuelbev Ltd – Mindfuel Flow Focus & Clarity
FINALIST Neurothena Ltd – Neurothena - Brain Fuel
FINALIST SKY BARN – +Adaptogens Oat Milk
FINALIST VitClear – Brain Health Nootropic Soda
FINALIST Wana – Wana’s sparkling Strawberry Lemonade
COMMENDED Chuckling Goat – Original Kefir
COMMENDED Forever Young Kombucha – Wanty Black currant Probiotic Soda
COMMENDED Hormony Drinks – Hormony Drinks
COMMENDED Humm Kombucha – Humm Probiome Kombucha
COMMENDED Kızılay İçecek – Kızılay Plus Green Apple & Green Plum Flavored Naturally Sparkling Mineral Water with Liposomal Magnesium
COMMENDED Ölgerðin – Kristall+
COMMENDED WillPowders – ElectroTide
Best Low/No Alcohol Beverage
WINNER Fulfill Food & Beverages bda Karviva Beverages – Karviva Unwined Wine Replacement Drink: Malbec & Rose
FINALIST Betty Booze – Betty Booze Vodka Iced Tea + Meyer Lemonade
FINALIST Betty Booze – Betty Booze Vodka Iced Tea + Passion Fruit
Best Natural/Organic Beverage
WINNER Chagee – Bo·Ya Jasmine Green Milk Tea
FINALIST Charlie's Organics – Charlie's Organics
FINALIST Fulfill Food & Beverages bda Karviva Beverages – Karviva Fermented Tea Drinks (In Transparent Cans)
FINALIST Juni – Adaptogenic Sparkling Tea
FINALIST SKY BARN – +Adaptogens Oat Milk
FINALIST WillPowders – Kombucha – Warm
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengnui Fruit- Veggie Milk
Best Plant-Based Beverage
WINNER Sky barn – +Adaptogens Oat Milk
FINALIST Fulfill Food & Beverages bda Karviva Beverages – Karviva Sprouts of Hope Whole Plant Juice
FINALIST GoodBrew – GoodBrew Pistachio Latte
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Daily Fiber Oat milk
FINALIST PlanetDairy (DK) + Farm Dairy (NL) – Hybrid milks are the sustainable solution for the silent majority
FINALIST Vietnam Soya Products Company – Fami Go – Soy Milk
Best Premium Beverage
WINNER GoodBrew - GoodBrew GoodGut Latte
Best Ready-to-Drink Beverage
WINNER Betty Booze – Betty Booze Vodka Iced Tea + Meyer Lemonade
FINALIST GoodBrew – GoodBrew's GoodGut Latte
FINALIST JSC OMG Bubble Tea – OMG Bubble Tea Watermelon Slay with Lychee Bubbles
FINALIST Mindfuelbev – Mindfuel Flow Stress & Mood
FINALIST VitClear – Active Health Nootropic Soda (Guava & Passionfruit)
COMMENDED Betty Booze – Betty Booze Vodka Iced Tea + Passion Fruit
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu YoyiC Probiotic Lemon Tea
COMMENDED Mindfuelbev – Mindfuel Flow Focus & Clarity
Best packaging of 2025
Best Metal Design
WINNER Ardagh Metal Packaging – Maison Perrier Chic
FINALIST Ardagh Metal Packaging – Candy Can x Pac-Man
FINALIST CANPACK – Lech
FINALIST Crown Packaging Services EMEA – Natakhtari
FINALIST Olberding Brand Family – Clearly Canadian Metal Design
FINALIST PepsiCo Design + Innovation – Mountain Dew Redesign
COMMENDED Ardagh Metal Packaging – Carissima Limoncello Spritz
Best Packaging Design
WINNER Graphic Packaging International – EnviroClip Beam for Get More Vits
FINALIST Candy Can – Candy Can
FINALIST Graphic Packaging International – AB InBev Leffe Beer Multipack with Two-Piece Technology
FINALIST Living Things – Watermelon & Lime Prebiotic Soda
FINALIST Olberding Brand Family – Canadian Club
FINALIST PepsiCo Design + Innovation – Gatorade Hydration Booster
FINALIST Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları – 267833 33cl Haus Beer Bottle
COMMENDED CANPACK - Żywiec
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu YoyiC Super-Fast Burning Probiotic Solid Beverage
COMMENDED PepsiCo Design + Innovation – Mountain Dew Redesign
COMMENDED Primo Brands: Saratoga Spring Water – Primo Brands’ Saratoga Spring Water: An Icon of Style and Sustainability
Best Sustainable Packaging
WINNER BUYO and 100+ Accelerator – Circular and Cost-Effective Sustainable Packaging
FINALIST Belvac – Carrier Ring Aluminum Bottle
FINALIST Denomination – Tread Softly Bagnums
FINALIST Graphic Packaging International – AB InBev Leffe Beer Multipack with Two-Piece Technology
FINALIST Graphic Packaging International – EnviroClip Beam for Get More Vits
FINALIST Plastipak – O2Blox – Nylon Free Barrier
FINALIST Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları – 332620 20cl ULW Mineral Water Bottle
COMMENDED Alzamora Group – Bottle & Cups Gift Pack
COMMENDED Aqua Matters – JÄÄDE Finnish Spring Water Pure-Pak
COMMENDED Graphic Packaging International – Cap-It for AG Barr’s Irn Bru
COMMENDED Sipa – XRefill
COMMENDED Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları – 269533 ULW Long Neck Beer Bottle
Best Innovations of 2025
Best Component/Equipment Innovation
WINNER Regal Rexnord – Rexnord 1104 Series FlushTop MatTop Chain
FINALIST H2oK and 100+ Accelerator – Modular Filtration Tech Enabling High-Quality Water Reuse at Scale
Best Filling/Packing Innovation
WINNER Fogg Filler – PF 2160 Hot Fill
FINALIST Belvac – Carrier Ring Aseptic Aluminum Bottle
FINALIST Glacier and 100+ Accelerator – AI-Powered Robotics for Smarter Recycling
Best Health/Wellness Innovation
WINNER Fibre UP – Fibre UP Soft Drinks
FINALIST Ikaffe partner – Pineapple Vinegar Scent Rice Amazake (175ml)
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group – Inikin Ginseng and Goji Berry Water
FINALIST Net Zero Foods – Robot, Organic Honey Cola Kombucha
FINALIST The Pickle Juice Company – Pickle Juice
FINALIST VitClear – Brain Health Nootropic Soda
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Guan Yiru Early 8 Dundun Probiotic Yogurt
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Three calves prebiotics Lactose Free Milk
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Yourui Sugar Guard Probiotics Powder
COMMENDED PepsiCo Design + Innovation – Gatorade Hydration Booster
COMMENDED WillPowders – ElectroTide
Best Ingredient Innovation
WINNER Vivici – The Compact Protein Revolution: Unlocked with Vivitein BLG
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Lc19
FINALIST NutriFusion – GrandFusion
FINALIST Second Squeeze – Fruit Surplus and Skins Made into Fruit Syrups
FINALIST Souflett malt – Malted Soft Drink
FINALIST ZoomAgri and 100+ Accelerator – Enabling a More Efficient Malting Process: Reducing Land, Water and Energy Use in Beer Production
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Guanyiru Popping Bubble Blueberry Yogurt
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Hi188 Pro-Growth Probiotics
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Yourui Golden Bone Strength Senior Milk Formula
COMMENDED WillPowders – Kombucha, Fresh
Best Packaging/Labelling Innovation
WINNER Ball Corporation – Dynamark Advanced Pro: Designed to Engage, Engineered to Perform
FINALIST Ball Corporation & Constellation Brands – Corona Lime Friendly Ends
FINALIST Candy Can – Candy Can
FINALIST Chagee – Chagee‘s packaging and Labelling
FINALIST Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu just Pure Yogurt Charming Cat Ear Cap Double Easy Packaging Yogurt
FINALIST PepsiCo Design + Innovation – Gatorade Rookie Bottle
COMMENDED Ball Corporation – Braille Ends
COMMENDED CANPACK - X Energy Drinks
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Daily Fiber Oat Milk Biomimetic Eco-Friendly PET Bottle
Best Processing/Production Innovation
WINNER Colloidtek Oy – Collo Liquid Intelligence
FINALIST BlueTree Technologies – BlueTree Technologies
FINALIST DNP’s Green Aseptic – Green Aseptic
FINALIST SmartSkin Technologies – SmartSkin's Solutions
FINALIST TraceGains – Intelligent Document Processing
COMMENDED Belvac – The Carrier Ring Aluminum Bottle
COMMENDED Chagee – Chagee’s Cutting-Edge Tea Extraction Technology
Best Technology Innovation
WINNER Identiv, Zatap and Genuine-Analytics – The Future of Wine Authentication
FINALIST Arcade Strange – Gamified Drink Pouring Experience from Arcade Strange
FINALIST Carbotek Systems GmbH – Carbo.Cool
FINALIST Ceria Brewing Company – Ceria Brewing Company Alcohol-Free Beer
FINALIST IdentPro – Warehouse Execution System
FINALIST Mocco – Jeasy
COMMENDED Beverage Booster – Double Chamber Widget
COMMENDED Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) – Mengniu Shiny Meadow Direct Steam Infusion Technology
COMMENDED Misa-Vertriebs – Misa-Customize – Online 3D Beverage Tower Configurator
Best Innovations of 2025
Best CSR/Sustainability Initiative
WINNER OzHarvest Ventures & Second Squeeze – Oh! For OzHarvest Lemonaid
FINALIST 100+ Accelerator – Big ideas, Real Impact
FINALIST Lipton Teas and Infusions – Lipton Tea Innovation & Technology Academy
FINALIST Primo Brands – Pioneering Sustainable Hydration Through a Reuse and Refill Revolution
COMMENDED Ball Corporation – Climate Transition Plan
COMMENDED Retal – A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Packaging for Global Brands
Best Marketing Campaign
WINNER Les Producteurs de lait du Québec – Milkeye
FINALIST Candy Can – Candy Can
FINALIST Les Producteurs de lait du Québec V Rien D'autre, Nothing Else
Best Logistics/Supply Chain Solution
WINNER Dr.Scrap and 100+ Accelerator – From Industrial Scrap to Recycled Treasure
Best New/Start-up Business
WINNER Mocco – Jeasy
The 2025 Judging Panel
FoodBev is grateful for the dedication of the World Beverage Innovation Awards 2025 judging panel. Their expertise and discerning insights were essential in evaluating a remarkable selection of entries from across the globe. Their commitment to celebrating excellence within the beverage industry has been crucial in making the awards a resounding success. This panel, composed of industry-leading experts, worked tirelessly to identify the most forward-thinking innovations.
About FoodBev Awards
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