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Award Categories
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New Technologies in Ingredient Applications
New for 2025, the judges are looking for ways in which the technology identified, enhances an ingredient’s sensory attributes, nutritional or processing application in an innovative way. Include (where available) evidence relating to its innovative application for the ingredient it will help manufacture or support.
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Achieving Sustainable Solutions
With the focus on achieving net zero and reducing food waste the judges are particularly keen to hear from companies using waste streams to create new product types and from companies undertaking action under the science-based targets initiative to reduce their greenhouse gas initiative or are on the pathway to B Corp status.
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New Ingredient Launch from a Start-up Company
This category is open to companies that have been operating for five years or less and have launched a new ingredient in the last two years that has captured the imagination of their customers or the public. The judges are particularly keen to hear case studies that explain how the product performs in the finished product or the impacts on a customer’s business from using this ingredient.
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Simplified Ingredient Lists for Clean Labels
This is an opportunity to showcase the use of traditional ingredients in a non-traditional manner to produce innovative products or introduce enhanced functionality in existing products. Your entry could also showcase where an ingredient has enabled a simpler, shorter or decomplexified formulation due to multiple benefits and improvements to structure, texture, flavour or to provide a nutritional advantage.
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About IFST
The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) is the leading professional body for those involved in all aspects of food science and technology. It provides evidence-based knowledge resources to support our members and the public understanding of these subjects. Our members are based in business, research, education and government; across the food sector from agriculture to manufacture, retail and foodservice. Members are individuals who benefit from knowledge resources, our professional and social network, and career and professional development opportunities including events and conferences and our online community.
We uphold standards of professionalism in food science and technology by independently certifying members knowledge and skills through professional registers and accreditation schemes that are widely recognised and valued throughout the sector.
IFST has chosen to collaborate with IFE Manufacturing to create a celebration of innovation and its critical importance to the food sector in producing existing and future iconic products consumers enjoy every day. This joint venture highlights IFST's commitment to promote growth and knowledge of the professionals who power the food sector. By joining forces with IFE Manufacturing, we aim to unlock new frontiers in food technology, using this collaboration to celebrate advancements and foster collaboration between academia, policy, and industry.
Driving Innovation and Collaboration
Through our collaboration, IFST and IFE Manufacturing will work hand in hand to accelerate innovation, enhance food safety, and promote sustainable practices. By pooling our resources and expertise, we aspire to create an event where research and development specialists interact and exchange knowledge with sales, marketing and consumer facing teams, leading to groundbreaking solutions that benefit the entire food industry.
A Global Impact
Our commitment goes beyond borders. As IFST and IFE Manufacturing are dedicated to sharing our discoveries and knowledge worldwide. We will create opportunities for professionals, academics, and organisations to engage in an exchange of ideas and best practices, amplifying the global impact of our partnership.
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