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The shortlist of finalists for the World Dairy Innovation Awards 2021 has been announced. The winners in all 20 categories will be announced as part of a special virtual ceremony hosted in association with the Global Dairy Congress live on YouTube on June 23 at 6pm (BST) 2021. Be sure to register for the premiere, subscribe and turn notifications on so you don't miss out! 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 can't wait to see who will be crowned the winners in June." A full list of finalists in each category follows below. Best brand extension or reformulation Inner Mongolia Group - AMBROSIAL AMX Brownes Dairy - Barista Milk CP-Meiji - Grape Flavored Yoghurt with Nata De Coco,Peach Flavored Yoghurt with Nata De Coco Biotiful Dairy - Kefir Coffee Best butter/dairy spread Posh Cow Dairy - Flavoured Butter Milkio Foods Limited - A2 Organic Grass-fed Ghee from New Zealand Moose Maple UK Ltd - Moose Maple Butter Land O'Lakes - Butter Spread with Seeds – Flax, Chia and Hemp Best cheese 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 Primula – Spicy Cheese ‘n’ Jalapenos Best children’s dairy product  YILI - QQ star zhengao kids formula Horizon Organic - Growing Years  Ingenuity Brands - Braniac Kids Yogurts Biotiful Dairy - Kefir Slurpy Yum Actually – Fruit & Veggie Ice Cream Snack Cups Best dairy alternative  Silk – ULTRA  The Live Green Co – Plant-Based Ice Cream Sesamilk – Sesamilk Eclipse Foods – Eclipse Ice Cream Happy Cheeze GmbH – Camembert Alternative based on Cauliflower Best dairy dessert  English Cheesecake Company - Cheesecake Range CP-Meiji Co., Ltd. - Meiji Brown Yoghurt Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams - Everything Bagel Ice Cream Ice Cream Cloud & Joy - Better-for-You Frozen Dessert Best dairy drink 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 Dairy Farmers of America - Siips Inner Mongolia Yili Group - Cute Star Rub Your Tummy dietary fiber yogurt drink Best dairy ingredient Glanbia Nutritionals - OptiSol 1005 & 1007 Two Good ‘Good Save’ - Meyer Lemons DĒRĺNĺCE LLC - Ice Cream with Collagen Peptide Chr. Hansen - Next-generation FreshQ® cultures Best dairy protein product Dairy Farmers of America - Kemps Bold Cottage Cheese Nadec - Protein Based Milk Perfect Day - Perfect Day Responsible Foods - Næra™ Power Protein Crunch Best dairy snack  Dairy Farmers of America - Kemps Mixed-In Cottage Cheese  Icelandic Provisions - Fruit & Nuts Cheesies Ltd. - Cheesies Range Responsible Foods - Næra™ Icelandic Skyr Snacks WNS Group - WDOM Donno & Donna Milk Beans Best functional dairy  YILI - 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) YILI - Black Milk Powder Best ice cream/frozen yogurt  The Food Shop - Gallivant Mawa Ice Creams ChurnBaby - Boutique Style Ice Cream Sandwiches N!ck's - Ground Breaking Low Calorie Ice Cream Brand Dairy Farmers of America- Ittibitz Red, White, & Pop! Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams – Sunshine Ice Cream Best infant nutrition  Blueriver Nutrition Co Ltd - Sheep Milk Growing-up Formula China Feihe Limited - Astrobaby A2 Formula China Feihe Limited - Astrobaby Platinum Formula Wyeth Nutrition - Wyeth BELSOL Spring Sheep Milk Co - Gentle Sheep Best intolerance friendly dairy product  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 WNS Group - WDOM Lactose Free Milk Best manufacturing/technology innovation  GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH - IDEAL Whey Separation SwissDeCode - DNAFoil® A2 Family of Tests TMV SS - Veterinary SPXFLOW Technology - Cheasly Technology for Cheese making Lely International – Lely Orbiter Best marketing campaign or initiative  Dairy Farmers of America - Kemps Giving Cow Campaign Inner Mongolia Yili Group - Cool Either Way Campaign China Feihe Limited - Yun Su Yuan (tracing the source through live streaming) project in 2020 Brownes Dairy - School Tours Incursions Best new brand or business  DFA Rebranding - DairyPure Transition to 19 Regional Brands Cheesies Ltd. - Cheesies Range Responsible Foods - Næra™ Icelandic Dairy Snacks ChurnBaby – Boutique Style Cookie Cups Best packaging design  Dairy Farmers of America - Live Real Farms Dairy+ Elopak - Pure-Pak® Imagine carton Inner Mongolia yili group - AMBROSIAL new high-end curd spoon eating yogurt(5G yogurt) EcoTensil® - Sustainable Grab-and-Go TabLock©, EcoSpoon® & EcoTensil® YILI – SATINE X Palace Museum Product of Special Edition Best sustainability/ CSR initiative  EcoTensil ® - AquaDot ™ EcoSpoon for packaging and food service Müller UK & Ireland - Müller Advantage Fonterra Cooperative group - NZMP Carbonzero™ Certified Organic Butter Glenisk - #OneMillionTrees Best yogurt Brownes Dairy - Cacao Natural Yoghurt Inner Mongolia yili group -AMBROSIAL new yogurt (5G yogurt) Biotiful Dairy - Kefir Yogurts Icelandic Provisions - Fruit & Nuts