Day One of IFE saw the winners of the World Food Innovation Awards unveiled on the show's Future Food Stage, presented by Jonathan McGowan and Antonia Garrett-Peel from FoodBev Media and IFE Event Director Philippa Christer. 

McGowan commented on the high level of entries across the board and congratulated all the winners, plus a number of highly commended entries. 

Best Artisan Product

Cacao Barry - WholeFruit Chocolate Evocao

Highly Commended: Cheebab - Cheebab The Original

Best Brand Marketing

Boxed Water Is Better - Boxed Water™

Highly Commended: THIS™ - THIS™ Changes Everything

Best Brand/Brand Extension

Hunt and Brew - Single Origin Dairy milk through coffee company lens

Best Children's Product

Sprout Organic - Plant Based Infant Formula

Best Convenience Innovation

Rice In Action - Self Heating rice meal

Best Convenience Packaging

TIPA Corp - Home Compostable Fully Transparent Laminate

Best CSR/Sustainability Initiative

OCEANFRUIT

Best drink concept, sponsored by EXBERRY

Good Rootz - SAPINCA

Highly Commended: Liberation Cocktails - On-tap

Best food concept

Frostkrone Food - Ready to Eat

Highly Commended: All is Good - Healthy, Nutritious Food processed using the Mildtech Technology

Best Foodservice Initiative

Quorn - (ChiQin)

Highly Commened: Float Foods - OnlyEg Patties

Best Functional Product

Zeno Functional Foods - SOBAR

Best Health or Wellness Drink

Kabocha Milk Co. - Kabochamilk

Best Health or Wellness Food

Float Foods - OnlyEg White

Highly Commended: I am Nutri - QUINOA MALT THICK DRINK

Best Healthy Snacking Innovation

Borna Foods Ltd - Fibre-packed vegan trail mixes

Highly Commended: Daily Crunch - Sprouted Almonds

Best Indulgence Product

TSC Food Products GmbH - Baileys Dessert

Highly Commended: ALDI - exclusive liveGfree Gluten Free Holiday Donuts

Best Ingredient Innovation

Perfect Day - Animal-Free Milk Protein

Best Low-or-no Product

The Naked Collective - So.Beer

Highly Commended: KINO BIOTECH PTE LTD - KINOHIMITSU ESSENCE OF CHICKEN

Best Natural Food or Organic Product

OCEANFRUIT - Sea Salads

Highly Commended: Sozyë - Noya Sauce

Best New Business

Xampla

Best Packaging Design

Boxed Water Is Better® - Boxed Water™

Best Plant-based Beverage

Kabocha Milk Co. - Kabochamilk

Best Plant-based Food Product

The Plant Based Seafood Co. - Mind Blown Dusted Scallops

Best Snacking Innovation

Frostkrone Food Group - Ready to Eat - Curry Mango Snacks

Highly Commended: Superfoodio Limited - Peanut Butter Buttons

Best Special-edition Product

Brownes Dairy - Seriously Novelty Flavoured Milks

Best Technology Innovation

THIS - FAT 2.0™