The shortlist has been announced for the 2023 World Food Innovation Awards and we couldn’t be more excited!

These awards celebrate the very best companies, people and products from around the world and recognise their outstanding contribution to the food and beverage industry. We’d like to say a huge congratulations to all the hardworking brands that put their products and services forward in this year’s awards.

In an era of rising expectations and increased sustainability goals, it’s important to acknowledge the groundbreaking progress each finalist has achieved in making a real and meaningful difference to our global food system.

The winners of this year’s World Food Innovation Awards will be announced during our special awards ceremony, which will take place at IFE 2023 at London’s ExCeL on Monday 20 March.

Please find full finalist shortlist below.

Artisan product

• Aldi US – Emporium Selection Hot Honey Gouda
• AraBello® Ltd – Peanut Marble – it’s simply magic®
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Cute Star Natural DHA Pure Milk
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Satine Active Lactoferrin Organic Pure Milk
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Yili Cute Star Lactoferrin Pure Milk

 

Children’s/baby product

• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Yili Cute Star Lactoferrin Pure Milk
• For Aisha Ltd – For Aisha Oaty bar Broccoli & Apple 5x25g
• Good4U – Nutri Balls Strawberry
• Little Dish – Little Dish fresh kids’ meals

 

Snack product

• BiteMe Nutrition – BiteMe Protein Cookie
• Daily Crunch Snacks – Daily Crunch Nashville Hot Sprouted Almonds
• Franui – Franui
• Grace Foods UK – Grace Exotic Chips
• Issei – Issei Mochi Gummies – Mango
• The Original Chicken Crackling – Chicken Crackling
• Truede Limited – 6 x 30g Peng Assorted Savoury (BBQ, Sea Salt & Vinegar and Chilli Nacho Flavour) Roasted Chickpeas Snacks

 

Low or no product

• Barry Callebaut – Second generation chocolate
• Buddee – Buddee Chocolate Spread
• Juicy River – Bolle Oro
• Jnck Bakery – Milky Chocolate Cookie
• Landbase / CHOCDAY – Dark Premium
• Nanyang Polytechnic – KuMayya Sweet Potato Milk
• Rice in Action – SlowCarb Rice
• T-cket – Ticket Saffron Enriched Beer
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Natural/organic product

• Aldi US – Simply Nature Keto Dark Chocolate Coconut Clusters
• Barry Callebaut – Second generation chocolate
• Four Sigmatic – Four Sigmatic Think Organic Creamer
• Four Sigmatic – Sweet Vanilla Organic Plant-Based Protein
• RISE Brewing Co. – Salted Caramel Nitro Cold Brew Oat Milk Latte
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Dairy product

• Biotiful – Kefir Protein Choco-lite
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – AMBROSIAL Youqier
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Cute Star Natural DHA Pure Milk
• Hyproca Nutrition Co., Ltd – Kabrita YingJia Yingxin Goat Milk Formula
• Strive Nutrition Corp – Strive FREEMILK, Whole & Chocolate
• YILI/SHUHUA MILK – Shuhua Sugar Control Lactose-free Milk

 

Plant-based product

• Aldi US – Simply Nature Chickpea Penne
• Be Better My Friend – Be Better plant-butter
• Beyond Meat – Beyond Tenders
• Bravura Foods Ltd/ Free From Fellows – Free From Fellows Strawberry Vegan Mallows
• Biotiful – Oat Kefir Yor-gut Cherry
• Cathedral City – Cathedral City Plant Based
• Dole Food Company – DOLE(r) Sheet Pan Meal Starter Kits
• Extraordinary Foods / Pimp My Salad – Coconut Bacon
• Forest Feast – NUTM!LK CHOCOCORN
• GOE Wellness – Healthfullicious’ly – Creamy plant-based hemp drink
• Impossible Foods™ – Impossible™ Spicy Chicken Nuggets Made From Plants
• Issei – Issei Mochi Gummies – Mango
• LoveRaw – Nutty Choc Balls
• Lypid – Pork Belly
• Mind Blown™ by The Plant Based Seafood Co. – Mind Blown™ Crab Cakes
• MyForest Foods – MyBacon
• SOAK’d OATS – High Fibre Probiotic Oat Bars
• Strong Roots – Strong Roots Good Made Easy Entrees
• The Vegetarian Butcher – vegan Happy Go Glucky Burger
• ST MICHEL PROFESSIONNEL – Vegan madeleine
• Wicked Kitchen – The Saucy Motz Pizza
• Verdino Green Foods / the Unfished brand – PlantZalmon Smoked Slices

 

Chilled/frozen product

• COCORICO ORIGINAL – COCOBAKED – BAKED CHICKEN WINGS
• Franui – Franui
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Xujinhuan Cheese Flavored Ice cream
• Jnck Bakery – Milky Chocolate Cookie
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Meat/poultry product

• COCORICO ORIGINAL – COCORICI CLASSIC
• The Original Chicken Crackling – Chicken Crackling

 

Seafood product

• Nanyang Polytechnic – Crispy Fish YT
• TRATA – SalmonPocket smoked salmon fillet pieces in vegetable oil
• Responsible Foods, ehf – Næra (TM) Snacks- Fish Jerky Crunch

 

 Functional product

• Damazonia Teas – Sleep Tea
• Energy One – Energy One Lite 
• ió fibrewater – ió fibrewater Lemon & Lime
• Four Sigmatic – Sweet Vanilla Organic Plant-Based Protein
• FHIRST – FHIRST LIVING SODA
• Jnck Bakery – Milky Chocolate Cookie
• TRIP – TRIP lightly sparkling CBD infused drinks
• TCI Co., Ltd. – Soba!™ Buckwheat Husk Extract
• Rice in Action – NutriRice Plus

 

Drink innovation

• ió fibrewater – ió fibrewater Lemon & Lime
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Changyi 100% Lactic Acid Bacteria Drink
• FHIRST – FHIRST LIVING SODA
• KISSD – KISSD WATER CUCUMBER
• KISSD – KISSD WATER COCONUT
• Strive Nutrition Corp – Strive FREEMILK, Whole & Chocolate

 

Food innovation

• ACCRO – 100% plant-based burger
• Aldi US – Season’s Choice Breaded Buffalo Cauliflower
• Barry Callebaut – Second generation chocolate
• Fermenti – Fermented Fruit Bites
• Little Dish – Little Dish Fresh Kids’ Meals
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – AMBROSIAL Youqier
• Responsible Foods, ehf – Næra™ Snacks Skyr Crunch
• SRSLY Low Carb – SRSLY Low Carb Pizza
• THIS™ – THIS™ Isn’t Streaky Bacon Rashers
• Takul Halal Kitchen (Part of Stonehouse Foods Ltd) – Takul Halal Kitchen
• VEGEMITE – Gluten Free VEGEMITE

 

 Ingredient innovation

• Barry Callebaut – Second generation chocolate 
• DSM – Vertis™ Textured Pea Canola Protein
• GOE Wellness – Healthfullicious’ly – Creamy plant-based hemp drink
• GNT Group – EXBERRY® Compound Red
• Lypid – PhytoFat
• Meeat Food Tech – MUU Fermented Fava Beans

 

Health innovation 

• BIOHM – Super Kids
• Impossible Foods – Impossible™ Beef Lite Made From Plants 
• ió fibrewater – ió fibrewater Lemon & Lime 
• Jnck Bakery – Milky Chocolate Cookie
• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust – N-ICE Cream (Nottingham High Protein Vanilla Ice Cream, fortified with additional leucine and vitamin D)
• TCI Co., Ltd. – Banana Flower Stamens Extract 
• Landbase / CHOCDAY – Dark Premium 
• Merlyn Health Foods – Omega 3,6,9 Ex
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 Technology innovation

• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Yili Cute Star Lactoferrin Pure Milk 
• Lypid – Pork Belly 
• Haus Holdings – Döner / Shawarma Robotic Kebab Machine Cutters
• THIS™ – THIS™ Isn’t Streaky Bacon Rashers
• YILI/SHUHUA MILK – Shuhua Sugar Control Lactose-free Milk

 

Marketing campaign

• Dole Food Company – Dole Healthy Heroes, Assemble!
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – AMBROSIAL Environmental Protection marketing campaign
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Ambrosial Regional Marketing For Rural Revitalization
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – AMBROSIAL 2022 Chinese New Year ‘Tiger for Chinese Style’marketing campaign

 

New/start-up business 

• AraBello® Ltd – Peanut Marble – it’s simply magic® 
• Franui – Franui
• Issei – Issei Mochi Gummies – Mango 
• Lime Caviar Ltd – Lime Caviar
• Meeat Food Tech – Meeat Food Tech
• SOAK’d OATS – High Fibre Probiotic Oat Bars

 

Packaging design 

• Alzamora Group – Oil Premium Pack
• Beatson Clark – Bespoke glass packaging for BOL Power Shakes
• Graphic Packaging International – KeelClip™ for Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages 
• Graphic Packaging International – McDonald’s hexagonal salad box
• Graphic Packaging International – Dogfish Head Hoppy Variety Pack Scratch’n’Sniff
• Graphic Packaging International – Mars Malteser Giant Easter Egg Carton
• Graphic Packaging International – Boardio™ for Perfetti Van Melle Mentos gum bottle
• Graphic Packaging International – ProducePack™ Punnet tray for  Smithy Mushrooms
• Graphic Packaging International – Keelings Blueberry Carton
• Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Satine No Printing No Ink Environmental-friendly Edition
• KISSD – KISSD WATER
• Product Ventures – Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts
• Meeat Food Tech – MUU

 

CSR/sustainability initiative

• Brownes Dairy – Recycled Ocean Bound Plastic Yoghurt Tubs
• KISSD – KISSD WATER
• Meadow – Sustainability initiative
• ofi (olam food ingredients) – Cocoa Agroforestry Restoration in Pará, Brazil
• TCI Co., Ltd. – Establish Sustainability DNA from the Inside Out
• Strong Roots – Carbon Footprint Labeling and Initiatives

 

Foodservice initiative

• Rice in Action – Instant Flavored Rice Solution
• Quorn Professionals – Carbono Cero, a delicious carbon neutral solutions
• The Original Chicken Crackling – Chicken Crackling