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4 March 2025

World Food Innovation Awards 2025: Shortlist announced

World Food Innovation Awards 2025: Shortlist announced

FoodBev is pleased to announce the highly anticipated shortlist for the prestigious World Food Innovation Awards 2025! This year, there has been an extraordinary surge in creativity and ingenuity across the global food and beverage landscape.


As FoodBev's longest-running awards scheme and the premier platform for recognising and celebrating cutting-edge advancements, the World Food Innovation Awards continues to set the benchmark for excellence, and this year's shortlist truly embodies the future of food.


Congratulations to all the companies who have been shortlisted! Their dedication to pushing boundaries and developing game-changing solutions is commendable, and FoodBev eagerly looks forward to celebrating your achievements in person and online at the awards ceremony.


Mark your calendars for 17 March, 2.45pm GMT, where the winners will be unveiled live from the Trends & Innovations Platform at IFE 2025, ExCeL London.


FoodBev extends its gratitude to the esteemed panel of judges, whose expertise and rigorous evaluation process ensures that only the most truly exceptional innovations are recognised on this global stage.


This year's awards have been the largest yet, with over 100 shortlisted companies entering from across the globe, spanning 24 categories.


World Food Innovation Awards 2025 shortlist


Best products of 2025

Best artisan product

Cheeses of Wisconsin, LLC - The Big Moo - Harvest Cranberry

Irish Black Butter Ltd - Irish Black Butter

Opito Bay Salt Company - Opito Bay Natural Coromandel Sea Salt

Opito Bay Salt Company - Opito Bay Rare Dry Gin Sea Salt

SugarBean Candy - Coffee Bean Brûlée Candy - Cardamom Double Shot

SugarBean Candy - Coffee Bean Brûlée Candy, Single Shot



Best bakery product

J & J Snack Foods - Brauhaus Pretzel Artisanal Sourdough Twists

Lika Bakery BV - Vegetable Flatbread

Slice of Life - Slice of Life Pepperoni Pizza

Szezám - Chocolate Babka - Gluten, Dairy Free & Refined Sugar Free



Best children's/baby product

Ella's Kitchen - Oaty Smooshy

Hyproca Nutrition Co - Kabrita Jingcuiyuebai Goat Milk Growing-Up Formula

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Future Star Exclusive Care Formula Milk For Children

Kabrita - Goat Milk Infant Formula

Little Dish - Healthy Kids Limited - Little Dish Meals for Kids

Little Spoon - YoGos

Mavella - Mavella Gut Boost

Nobilis Zrt - Apple Sticks With Cinnamon

Nobilis Zrt. - Apple Sticks With Strawberries and Rosehip



Best chilled/frozen product

Aviko - Aviko Camembert Bites

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Deluxe Simple (Four Ingredients) Milk Ice Cream

JonnyPops - Organic Rainbow Superpower Minis

The Mac Factory - Mushroom Truffle Infused Olive Oil and Garlic

Viciunai UK & Ireland - Khinkali with Meat and Habanero pepper

Viciunai UK & Ireland - VIČI Gyoza with Chicken and Curry



Best confectionery product

Candy Clouds - Rainbow Candyfloss Cake

Gnaw Chocolate - Mocha Melts

Issei - Mochi Gummies Yuzu

Kizandy - Kizandy Sours - Watermelon

SugarBean Candy - Coffee Bean Brûlée Candy - Cardamom Double Shot

SugarBean Candy - Coffee Bean Brûlée Candy - Single Shot



Best convenience/ready meal product

Crosta Mollica - Margherita Sourdough Pizza

Crown Foods - Wat Kitchen - Wat Kitchen Pad Thai Noodles

Folkland Foods - Folkland Himalayan Salt Organic Farm Fries

Fruveco- Veggie Nuggets

Little Dish - Healthy Kids Limited - Little Dish Meals for Kids

Taylor Farms - Taylor Farms Single-Serve Chopped Salad Bowls (Sweet Kale)

The Mac Factory Ltd - Pancetta Mushroom & Garlic Mac & Cheese

Veetee - Mac'n'CheeseHead 3 Oozy Cheese

Veetee - RamenHead - Tom Yum



Best dairy product

Arla Protein - Arla Protein Food To Go Chocolate Caramel Flavoured Meal Replacement Shake

BTNature - Premium Full Cream Instant Milk Powder

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Future Star Exclusive Care Formula Milk For Children

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group, Jinshan Branch - Natural Pasture

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (Yili) - Colorful Set-style Yogurt / Bingfen Ninglao(缤纷凝酪)

Mengniu Hi-Tech Dairy Products (Beijing) - Mengniu GuanYiru Morning8 DunDun Breakfast Yogurt

Molokia - Yogurt&Sauce

Yashili Dairy (Maanshan) - Mengniu Ruibuen Enzhi Milk Formula

Yili Group - Yili LightGrace Red Ginseng Revitalizing Milk Powder (TRT Co-Branded Edition)



Best functional product

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Future Star Exclusive Care Formula Milk For Children

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Nopa Herbal Raw Materials Substitute Tea

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Three Calves A2β-casein DNA Pure Milk

Jatcorp - Moroka Formulated Milk Powder with Lactoferrin Immunity Knight

Nanyang Polytechnic - Glow Elixir Shot: A Beverage Enhancing Beauty from Within

Nyo3 - Ageless by Nyo3 Ovarian Health Support Antarctic Krill Oil

Yashili Dairy (Maanshan) - Mengniu Slimline White Kidney Bean Extract Probiotic Skim Milk Formula

Yashili Dairy (Maanshan) - Mengniu Yourui AnTangDun Sugar Guard Milk Formula

Zooki - Zooki Super Strength Collagen



Best low or no product

Betty Buzz - Sparkling Apple Ginger Sour Cherry Mocktail

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Chewy Fruit Milk Beverages (Hawthorn Flavor)

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Deluxe Simple (Four Ingredients) Milk Ice Cream

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Justpure Vitamin D Flavoured Yogurt

Standard Investment (China) - Mighty Grain Bowl



Best meat/poultry product

MHP Food UK - Dried Chicken Breast Slices with Soy Sauce

MHP Food UK - Qualiko Chicken Sharwarma

Niman Ranch - Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked Pulled Pork

Niman Ranch - Niman Ranch Iberian Duroc Prosciutto

St Marcus Fine Foods - Original Biltong



Best natural/organic product

Angel Yeast- AngeoPro Yeast Protein

Deutsches Obst-Sorten Konsortium / Xenia Europa - Xenia(R) - Pear your mind

Earthbound Farm - Earthbound Farm Organic Salad Kits for One (Caesar)

Folkland Foods - Folkland Cajun Spice Organic Farm Fries

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Deluxe Organic Milk Ice Cream

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Milk Deluxe Desert Organic Pure Milk

Living Food International - Living Foods Germinated Flaxseed Oil

Nyo3 - Nyo3 Fish Oil 97% Omega-3

Opito Bay Salt Company - Opito Bay Black Garlic Sea Salt

The Organic Protein Co - The Organic Protein Co Madagascan Vanilla Organic Whey Protein Powder



Best plant-based product

Crown Foods - Wat Kitchen Kung Pao Noodles

ICL Food Specialties - ROVITARIS® SprouTx™ Textured Soy Proteins

Impossible Foods - Impossible Corn Dogs

Sky Barn - Original Oat Milk

Sky Barn - Original Oat Milk +Adaptogens

Steakholder Foods - Salmon Patty

Steakholder Foods - White Fish Fillet

Veg Life - Taste of the East Scotchee



Best seafood product

Nanyang Polytechnic - Eco Nom Nom

Responsible Foods/ Næra Snacks - Næra Salmon Crunchy Fish Bites

Viciunai UK & Ireland - VIČI Cold smoked Atlantic Salmon fillet with Truffles

Viciunai UK & Ireland - VIČI Surimi Scallop Bites



Best snack product

Beautiful Foods - Chin Chin

Catalina Crunch - Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast Cereal

Hungry Monkey Snacks - Hungry Monkey Fresh Fruit Snack Bar

I Am Kooky - Freeze Dried Pineapple

PopCornaa - Vegan Seaweed, Wasabi and Soy Gourmet Popcorn

Viciunai UK & Ireland - VIČI Big Stick Seafood Stick

Woodridge Snacks - Woodridge Snacks' Brussels Sprouts + Sticky Rice Chips

Zooki - Super Strength Collagen Zooki

Zooki - Zooki Vitamin D




Best innovations of 2025

Best drink innovation

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Chewy Fruit Floral Fruity Milkshake Yogurt Series

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu PeekaMoo Cool Lemon Tea Flavor Drink

Nanyang Polytechnic - Trio Elixirs

Net Zero Foods - Robot - Organic Honey Cola Kombucha

PH - Ka-Ex – The World’s Fastest Cortisol-Stress-Reducer

Refix- Refix Coconut-Pineapple

Shanghai Maction Health Technology - Mengniu M-Action Electrolyte Concentrate PRO

Sky Barn - Original Oat Milk

Sky Barn - Original Oat Milk +Adaptogens

Win Win Water - Win Win Water - Spring Water



Best food innovation

Fresh Del Monte - Rubyglow Pineapple

Gina's Table - Gina’s Table - ‘Merries’

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group - Ice Factory Konjac Dongdong Grape Flavored Frozen Electrolyte Drink

Mengniu Hi-tech Dairy Products (Beijing) - Mengniu GuanYiRu Bama 128 Probiotic Yogurt

More.Than - More.Than Wholegrain Instant Noodles - Kimchi Flavor

Shanghai Maction Health Technology Co - Mengniu M-Action Liquid Protein

Starfield - Starfield Poki Salad Bar

Stoked Oats - Stoked OatRice

Veetee - RamenHead Singapore Laksa

Viciunai UK & Ireland - VIČI Octopus from Surimi with Kalamata Olives and Pepper Drops in Oil



Best ingredient innovation

Ambipar - Ecological Alcohol - Production of Alcohol from Waste from the Food and Drinks Industries

Angel Yeast - AngeoPro Yeast Protein

Coccola - Coccola

Divaks - Textured Insect Protein

Gerald McDonald Group - Yuzu Juice NFC

GNT Group - Exberry Shade Vivid Orange

ICL Food Specialties - ROVITARIS® SprouTx™ Textured Soy Proteins

Incredo - Incredo Sugar G2

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Justpure Vitamin D Flavoured Yogurt

Natavo Avocado - Natavo Avocado

Oterra A/S - Arctic Blue

Shandong Amicogen Biotechnology - Fish Collagen Tripeptide

Weiming Taiyan Biotechnology (Shaoxing) - WMTY Collagen Tri-Peptide Drink



Best health innovation

ADM - ES1 Postbiotic (Bifidobacterium longum CECT7347)

ADM - Lactobacillus gasseri CP2305

Glastry Farm Ice Cream - Glastry Farm Mango and Passionfruit Sorbet

Gundry MD - Gundry MD Polyphenol-Rich Olive Oil

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Three Calves A2β-casein Pure Milk

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Three Calves Prebiotics Lactose Free Milk

Mountaindrop - Mountaindrop Prime: Natural Testosterone Booster

NYO3 - Nyo3 High Absorption Complex Omega-3

Suitefood - Formula Coccola

Yimpression (HK) - Naturally Sourced Probiotics

Yimpression (HK) - Ovaries Maintenance



Best technology innovation

DragonflyAI - Birds Eye & Dragonfly AI - Packaging Innovation Through AI

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Cheese - Mengniu Organic Cheese Lollipop

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Cheese - Mengniu Spray Liquid Butter

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Zero-Additives Flavored Yogurt

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group - Yili LightEase Zero-Lactose Full Cream Modified Milk Powder

Sidework - Sidework Intelligent Beverage Dispenser

SPXFLOW Technology Danmark - APV Seamless UHT Vessel





Best businesses of 2025

Best marketing campaign

Deutsches Obst-Sorten Konsortium / Xenia Europa - Xenia(R) - Pear your mind

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Green Mood Osmanthus Mung Bean Cake Flavored Ice Cream

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Rollflex Suibian Gold Series Ice Cream

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu X KFC Green Mood Creamy Ice Cream

Les Producteurs de lait du Québec - Milkeye

Mutti Pomodoro - Make It Mutti: An Immersive Tomato Dining Experience at the Saatchi Gallery

Yogoody - The Next Level of Yogurt - 'A Taste that Shakes the World'



Best new/start-up business

Coccola

Folkland Foods

Issei

ProChilli

Sky Barn

The Mac Factory



Best packaging design

Alzamora Group - Christmas display and packs - Chupa Chups

Graphic Packaging International - Pilgrim’s Food Masters PaperLite Tray

Graphic Packaging International - Printed Pressed Board VSP Tray for Morrisons’ Own-Label Steak

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Deluxe TPA250Edge DreamCap PoB Full Color Digital Printing

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group - Mengniu Naite Dark Chocolate Milk x Capybara Xiaohuangtun Collaboration Packaging

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial (Yili) - Light·Set-style Yogurt / Light·lapper Yogurt / Qing·Ninglao(轻·凝酪)

Kizandy - Kizandy Sours - Strawberry

Rebel Bear Honey - Rebel Bear Milk Chocolate Honey

Veetee - Veetee RamenHead



Best CSR/sustainability initiative

Ella's Kitchen - Protecting Nature for Future Generations

Gina's Table - Merries

Global Village Fruit, d/b/a The Jackfruit Company, Jack & Annie’s - The Jackfruit Company & Jack & Annie's Sustainability

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group- Mengniu Milk Deluxe Desert Organic Pure Milk

Klöckner Pentaplast - Taking sustainability to the next level: KP 100% Tray2Tray in combination with KP FlexiLid EH 145 R, KP Elite and KP Zapora

Mengniu Hi-tech Dairy Products (Beijing) - Mengniu Shiny Meadow Master Quality Gable Top Fresh Milk

Tate & Lyle - Tate & Lyle's Sustainable Stevia Programme

The Bread and Butter Thing - The Bread and Butter Thing x Riviera Reducing Emissions and Waste



Best foodservice initiative

MHP Food UK - Qualiko Professional Dragon's Feast Steamed Cooked Chicken Breast




Congratulations to all the shortlisted products, businesses and brands!


Each shortlisted entry will be recognised as either a Winner, Finalist or Commended.


The final results will be announced on 17 March at 2:45pm GMT at the Trends & Innovations Platform at ExCeL London, and online here at FoodBev.com.


The 2025 judging panel


FoodBev is grateful for the World Food Innovation Awards 2025 judging panel for their unwavering dedication to reviewing the innovations of over 100 companies who entered this year's awards. Their invaluable expertise is paramount in evaluating the diverse range of entries, and their commitment to celebrating excellence within the food and beverage industry has been crucial in making the awards a resounding success.



What happened last year?


In 2024 the World Food Innovation Awards celebrated more than 80 companies, with winners across 23 categories. Held during IFE at the annual Food, Drink & Hospitality Week, the awards generated significant buzz. Industry leaders, buyers, professionals and competitors, recognised and applauded the most creative and impactful products of the year.



From sustainable packaging to novel technologies and exciting new flavours, the event showcased the dynamic future of food innovation and set the stage for 2025, as innovation leads to progress.


Hosted at the perfect event, IFE is the hub for forging valuable business relationships, discovering cutting-edge industry trends, and engaging with a world-class array of exhibitors.



Each year 30,000 visitors explore more than the 1,500 exhibitors across IFE and its five co-located events.


The World Food Innovation Awards supports exhibitors to increase their exposure at the event and beyond.



IFE's World Food Innovation Awards winning exhibitors of 2024 spoke to FoodBev about their experiences at the event, their winning products and the awards.



Want to hear more from past winners and see how they celebrated their success?

Check out Winning Innovation magazine for more details, interviews, and insights:




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For more information about our selection of awards programmes, please visit foodbevawards.com or email awards@foodbev.com.

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