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30 March 2026

World Food Innovation Awards 2026: Winners announced!

World Food Innovation Awards 2026: Winners announced!
FoodBev Media is delighted to announce the winners of the prestigious World Food Innovation Awards 2026, celebrating creativity and purpose across the international food and beverage industry. This year’s awards signify a transformative shift in the industry, defined by a profound commitment to health, transparency, and the resolution of complex, systemic global challenges.

A panel of expert judges meticulously evaluated a record-breaking number of entries of more than 100 brands from across 28 countries, representing a truly global snapshot of the industry's future. These awards highlight the extraordinary level of ingenuity currently being poured into the manufacturing processes and supply chain structures to create products that are as resilient as they are delicious.


The winners were unveiled during a live ceremony at IFE 2026, held at ExCeL London as part of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week. As the industry’s premier platform for discovery, IFE provided the perfect backdrop to celebrate the businesses at the absolute forefront of culinary and technological evolution.


Melissa Bradshaw, group editor at FoodBev Media, presented the awards and reflected on the calibre of this year's submissions:

The level of ingenuity we’ve witnessed this year is remarkable. These entries represent vital solutions to systemic challenges across multiple industries, in addition to being genuinely exciting and thoughtful product concepts. These brands are navigating complex global shifts, while keeping consumers' needs and desires firmly at the heart of that change.

With the competition more intense than ever, securing a World Food Innovation Award in 2026 continues to be a recognition of excellence. These achievements reflect an industry that is not only adapting to change but actively driving it through bold, purposeful innovation.


World Food Innovation Awards 2026 results


Best products of 2026


Best innovations of 2026


Best businesses of 2026


Congratulations to all the winners, finalists, and commended entries for their outstanding contributions to the future of food!


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