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!”
Biotiful Dairy – Kefir Coffee
Finalists
Yili Group – AMBROSIAL AMX
Brownes Dairy – Barista Milk
CP-Meiji – Grape Flavored Yoghurt with Nata De Coco,Peach Flavored Yoghurt with Nata De Coco
Best butter/dairy spread
Land O’Lakes, Inc. – LAND O LAKES® Butter Spread with Seeds: Flax, Chia and Hemp
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
Primula – Spicy Cheese ‘n’ Jalapenos
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
Yum Actually – Fruit & Veggie Ice Cream Snack Cups
Biotiful Dairy – Kefir Slurpy
Yili Group – QQ Star Zhengao Kids Formula
Horizon Organic – Growing Years
Ingenuity Brands – Braniac Kids Yogurts
Best dairy alternative
Dr. Mannah`s – Camembert Alternative based on Cauliflower
Silk – ULTRA
The Live Green Co – Plant-Based Ice Cream
Sesamilk – Sesamilk
Eclipse Foods – Eclipse Ice Cream
Best dairy dessert
Cloud & Joy – Better-for-You Frozen Dessert
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
Yili Group – Cute Star Rub Your Tummy dietary fiber yogurt drink
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
Chr. Hansen – Next-generation FreshQ® cultures
Glanbia Nutritionals – OptiSol® 1005 & 1007
Two Good ‘Good Save’ – Meyer Lemons
DĒRĺNĺCE LLC – Ice Cream with Collagen Peptide
Best dairy protein product
Responsible Foods – Næra™ Power Protein Crunch
Dairy Farmers of America – Kemps Bold Cottage Cheese
Nadec – Protein Based Milk
Perfect Day – Perfect Day
Best dairy snack
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
Yili Group – TOORAN Black Milk Powder
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
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams – Sunshine Ice Cream
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
Spring Sheep Milk Co – Gentle Sheep
*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
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
Lely International – Lely Orbiter
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
Brownes Dairy – School Tours Incursions
Dairy Farmers of America – Kemps Giving Cow Campaign
Yili Group – Cool Either Way Campaig
China Feihe Limited – Yun Su Yuan (tracing the source through livestreaming) project in 2020
Best new brand or business
ChurnBaby – Boutique Style Cookie Cups
DFA Rebranding – DairyPure Transition to 19 Regional Brands
Responsible Foods – Næra™ Icelandic Dairy Snacks
Best packaging design
YILI – SATINE X Palace Museum Product of Special Edition
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
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
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
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