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This evening, the winners and finalists in the World Dairy Innovation Awards were announced during a special, virtual ceremony in association with Zenith Global. The judging panel considered 222 entries from 25 countries across 20 categories.

FoodBev Media’s awards marketing executive, Lily Benham, said: “This is the seventh annual World Dairy Innovation Awards, and despite all of the challenges the global dairy industry has faced over the past year, we are once again amazed by the number of exciting, innovative entries shown within this year’s entries.” “From new flavour concepts to sustainable packaging designs and game-changing manufacturing technologies, it is fantastic to see both household names and small challengers alike from every continent taking pride and celebrating their success. This year’s awards really showcase some of the most exciting new products and developments of the year and we want to say a huge congratulations to all those who were successfully crowned finalists and winners!”

If you couldn’t make it to the live ceremony, click here to watch this year's World Dairy Innovation Awards. Best brand extension or reformulation Winner - Biotiful Dairy - Kefir Coffee Finalists Yili Group - AMBROSIAL AMX Brownes Dairy - Barista Milk CP-Meiji - Grape Flavored Yoghurt with Nata De Coco, CP-Meiji - Peach Flavored Yoghurt with Nata De Coco Best butter/dairy spread Winner - Land O’Lakes, Inc. – LAND O LAKES® Butter Spread with Seeds: Flax, Chia and Hemp Finalists Posh Cow Dairy - Flavoured Butter Milkio Foods Limited - A2 Organic Grass-fed Ghee from New Zealand Moose Maple UK Ltd - Moose Maple Butter Best cheese Winner Primula – Spicy Cheese ‘n’ Jalapenos Finalists ALDI-exclusive Emporium Selection Limoncello Wensleydale and Lemon & Honey Wensleydale Norseland Ltd. – Ilchester® Spiced Blueberry Hot Cross Bun Wheeler Meiji – Hokkaido Tokachi Fresh Mozzarella Cheese Meiji – Quark Fresh Cheese Best children’s dairy product Winner Yum Actually – Fruit & Veggie Ice Cream Snack Cups Finalists Biotiful Dairy - Kefir Slurpy Yili Group - QQ Star Zhengao Kids Formula Horizon Organic - Growing Years Ingenuity Brands - Braniac Kids Yogurts Best dairy alternative Winner - Dr. Mannah`s - Camembert Alternative based on Cauliflower Finalists Silk – ULTRA The Live Green Co – Plant-Based Ice Cream Sesamilk – Sesamilk Eclipse Foods – Eclipse Ice Cream Best dairy dessert Winner Cloud & Joy - Better-for-You Frozen Dessert Finalists Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams - Everything Bagel Ice Cream Ice Cream English Cheesecake Company - Cheesecake Range CP-Meiji Co., Ltd. - Meiji Brown Yoghurt Best dairy drink Winner Yili Group - Cute Star Rub Your Tummy dietary fiber yogurt drink Finalists Dairy Farmers of America - Siips Ballyvolane House Spirits Company Ltd - Bertha's Revenge Gin Maple Hill Creamery - 100% Grassfed Organic Reduced Sugar Chocolate Milk WNS Group - WDOM Organic A2β-casein Milk Meiji Co - Savas for Woman Milk Protein Best dairy ingredient Winner Chr. Hansen - Next-generation FreshQ® cultures Finalists Glanbia Nutritionals – OptiSol® 1005 & 1007 Two Good ‘Good Save’ - Meyer Lemons DĒRĺNĺCE LLC - Ice Cream with Collagen Peptide Best dairy protein product Winner Responsible Foods - Næra™ Power Protein Crunch Finalists Dairy Farmers of America - Kemps Bold Cottage Cheese Nadec - Protein Based Milk Perfect Day - Perfect Day Best dairy snack Winner WNS Group - WDOM Donno & Donna Milk Beans Finalists Responsible Foods - Næra™ Icelandic Skyr Snacks Dairy Farmers of America - Kemps Mixed-In Cottage Cheese Icelandic Provisions - Fruit & Nuts Cheesies Ltd. - Cheesies Range Best functional dairy Winner Yili Group – TOORAN Black Milk Powder Finalists Yili Group - ShuHua Selenium Fortified Lactose-Free Milk Cp-meiji - Pasteurized Milk Meiji B Complex Biotiful Dairy - Kefir Shots Biolactive IMMUNE - Lactoferrin Sparkling Water (no added sugar) Best ice cream/frozen yogurt Winner Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams – Sunshine Ice Cream Finalists Dairy Farmers of America- Ittibitz Red, White, & Pop! The Food Shop - Gallivant Mawa Ice Creams ChurnBaby - Boutique Style Ice Cream Sandwiches N!ck's - Ground Breaking Low Calorie Ice Cream Brand Best infant nutrition Winner Spring Sheep Milk Co - Gentle Sheep Finalists Wyeth Nutrition - Wyeth BELSOL Blueriver Nutrition Co Ltd - Sheep Milk Growing-up Formula China Feihe Limited - Astrobaby A2 Formula China Feihe Limited - Astrobaby Platinum Formula Best intolerance friendly dairy product Winner WNS Group - WDOM Lactose Free Milk Finalists Ausnutria Dairy (China) - Holisure Lactoferrin Formulated Milk Powder Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams - Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns Milk Academy - Al Nutrica Organic Lactose Free Labneh Mixed Fruit Best manufacturing/technology innovation Winner Lely International – Lely Orbiter Finalists GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH - IDEAL Whey Separation SwissDeCode - DNAFoil® A2 Family of Tests TMV SS Veterinary – Monitoring System detecting leg illnesses symptoms already in a preclinical phase of leg diseases SPXFLOW Technology - Cheasly Technology for Cheese making Best marketing campaign or initiative Winner Brownes Dairy - School Tours Incursions Finalists Dairy Farmers of America - Kemps Giving Cow Campaign Yili Group - Cool Either Way Campaign China Feihe Limited - Yun Su Yuan (tracing the source through livestreaming) project in 2020 Best new brand or business Winner ChurnBaby – Boutique Style Cookie Cups Finalists DFA Rebranding - DairyPure Transition to 19 Regional Brands Cheesies Ltd. - Cheesies Range Responsible Foods - Næra™ Icelandic Dairy Snacks Best packaging design Winner YILI – SATINE X Palace Museum Product of Special Edition Finalists Dairy Farmers of America - Live Real Farms Dairy+ Elopak - Pure-Pak® Imagine carton Yili Group - AMBROSIAL new high-end curd spoon eating yogurt(5G yogurt) EcoTensil® - Sustainable Grab-and-Go TabLock©, EcoSpoon® & EcoTensil® Best sustainability/ CSR initiative Winner Glenisk - #OneMillionTrees Finalists *Fonterra Cooperative group - NZMP Carbonzero™ Certified Organic Butter EcoTensil ® - AquaDot ™ EcoSpoon for packaging and food service Müller UK & Ireland - Müller Advantage Best yogurt Winner Icelandic Provisions - Fruit & Nuts Finalists Brownes Dairy - Cacao Natural Yoghurt Yili group -AMBROSIAL New High-end Curd Spoon Eating Yogurt (5G yogurt) Biotiful Dairy - Kefir Yogurts