Today, the annual World Dairy Innovation Awards, in association with FoodBev, took place in a special virtual ceremony. The judging panel considered 245 entries from over 12 countries in 20 categories.
FoodBev Media’s marketing manager, Matthew Rushton said: “Despite all of the challenges we are facing around the world right now we have seen a record number of entries in this year’s World Dairy Innovation Awards.
“This speaks volumes for the strides that are being made in the dairy industry, and it is fantastic to see so many companies from every continent taking pride and celebrating your success.”
A full list of winners and finalists in each category follows below:
Best brand extension or reformulation
Anbolac Nutritionals Limited – Baby Puree
Finalists
Hyproca Nutrition – Yang Benben Compressed Goat Milk Tablet Candy
Danone Mexico – Probiotic Activia
Twisted Healthy Treats – Keto Licks
Best butter/dairy spread
Sublime – Flavoured Butter
Lewis Road Creamery – Grass-fed traditionally churned butter (salted)
Heilongjiang Yeeper Dairy Group – Sheep Butter
ALDI – exclusive Happy Farms Spreadable Cheese Wedges
Best cheese
Crystal Farms – Cheese Wraps
Arla Foods Ingredients – Cooking Stable Cream Cheese
Meiji – Smoked Camembert Tokachi Cheese
ALDI – exclusive Emporium Selection Cranberry White Cheddar
Best children’s dairy product
Horizon Organic – Growing Years Whole Milk
Biotiful Dairy – Strawberry Slurpy
Yili Group – Lolly pop cheese
Muratbey Dairy – Misto Cheese: Cute Funky Cheese
Best dairy alternative
Danone North America Silk – Dairy Free Heavy Whipping Cream Alternative
Else Nutrition – Toddler Nutrition Product
Danone – Activia Dairy-Free
Planet Oat – Oatmilk
Best dairy dessert
Quarkwerk – Quark Riegel
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul) – Amul Rabri
Nightfood – Nighttime Ice Cream
ALDI – exclusive Sundae Shoppe Keto Ice Cream Pints
Best dairy drink
Activia – Activia Probiotic Smoothies
Biotiful Dairy – Mango Kefir
Junlebao – Junchang Fruit Fiber Lactic Beverage
Lewis Road Creamery – Chocolate Milk
Best dairy ingredient
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences – NuricaTM
EPI Ingredients – Socrispies
Pursue Happiness – Cold Brew Cowffee
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences – Yo-mix® Prime
Best dairy protein product
Danone North America – Oikos PRO Drinks
Meiji – Tanpact High Protein Series
TCI – LF & LPO Drinks
Arla Foods Ingredients – Delicious Skyr
Best dairy snack
Danone North America – The Cultured Snacking Co Probiotic Snack Bars
Yili Group – Freeze-Dried Yoghurt Bites
Biotiful Dairy – Kefir Cheese Red Pepper & Cumin
Best functional dairy
Lifematrix – Desert Milk
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul) – Amul Healthy Shot Range
Twisted Healthy Treats – Probiotic Lite Ice Cream Mini Cups
Danone Mexico – Chia Activia
Best ice cream/ frozen yogurt
Yili Group – Xujinhuan Frozen Yogurt Ice Cream
Alden’s Organic – Peachy Keen Twist Ice Cream
Biotiful Dairy -Kefir Cherry Ice Cream
Best infant nutrition
Wyeth Nutrition – Wyeth®Ultima AlphaTM
Junlebao – Ultree Organic Formula
Heilongjiang Yeeper Dairy Group – Bekari Growing-up Formula Sheep Milk Powder
China Feihe – Astrobaby Infant Formula
Best intolerance friendly dairy product
Heilongjiang Yeeper Dairy Group – Yeeper YiBei Infant Partially Hydrolysed Lactoprotein Formula
4th & Heart – GHEE ON THE GO
Yili Group – Unitstekend Geitenmelk
Best manufacturing/ technology innovation
Hyproca Nutrition – Automatic Intelligent Integrated Storage System
Yili Group – Development of yogurt ice cream with high active probiotics
Mazoon Dairy – Advanced Automation
Best marketing campaign or initiative
Brownes Dairy – Home Delivery ‘Milko’
Aurora Organic Dairy – 2019 Sustainability Report
Les Producteurs de lait du Québec – Télaitroman
Yili Group – Ambrosial 2020 CNY Campaign
Best new brand or business
Roar & Tonic – Kombucha Yoghurt
Crystal Farm – Cheese Wraps
Yili Group – Zhennong
Best packaging design
Yili Group – JoyDay
Yili Group – Satine organic pure milk
Yili Group – Danish Cheese Yoghurt
Mazoon Dairy – Jahla Inspired Bottles
Best sustainability/CSR initiative
Aurora Organic – Dairy Animals, People & Planet Initiatives
Horizon Organic’s – Next Frontier Project
Brownes Dairy – Launches Australia’s First Renewable Cartons
Mazoon Dairy – Biogas
Best yogurt
Danone Mexico – Hecha Yogurt
Danone North America – Light & Fit – Icelandic Style Skyr Yogurt
Danone North America – Wallaby Organic – No Sugar Added Aussie Greek Yogurt
About the awards: Our global media platform attracts entries from over 33 different countries every year. If you are not yet familiar with the WDIA, this is our 6th year running the awards. We are the most widely regarded awards programme in the industry for recognising dairy and dairy-alternative innovation and previous winners have used their success to accelerate further growth into new territories.
About FoodBev Media: Established in 2000, FoodBev Media is the food and beverage industry’s leading media and communication business. With a portfolio of international magazines, the website www.foodbev.com and the industry’s largest social media network, FoodBev Media ensures you are continuously kept up to date with the latest trends and innovations. Since 2003, FoodBev Media has gained a reputation for organising successful international awards schemes in the food, beverage and dairy industries.
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