2025 Fi Europe Innovation Awards Recognize Breakthroughs in Food and Beverage - vegconomist
The winners of the 2025 Fi Europe Innovation Awards were announced last night during a special ceremony marking the event’s 30th anniversary. The awards recognize significant achievements across a range of categories within the food and beverage industry, including dairy alternatives, food technology, plant-based innov…
“This edition feels particularly special with it being part of the 30th Fi Europe. The awards allow us to reflect on past achievements while also looking ahead to the future of the industry.”
The recipients were chosen from a record 177 entries, with submissions evaluated by an expert panel of eleven industry professionals. The categories and winners for this year’s awards are as follows:
- Dairy Alternative Innovation Award: Time Travelling Milkman (Oleocream™)
- Food Manufacturing Innovation Award: Tetra Pak® (Air Jet Cleaning System for powder handling equipment)
- Future Foodtech Innovation Award: AKA Food (Intelligence Platform for Application Development)
- Health Innovation Award: ADM (Lactobacillus Gasseri CP2305 for mental health)
- Plant-based Innovation Award: ICL Food Specialties (ROVITARIS® SprouTx™: Textured Soy Protein)
- Sustainability Innovation Award: ofi (Cocoa Compass Program)
The judging panel, led by Prof. Colin Dennis of the International Food Information Service, reviewed a wide range of innovative products and solutions. “The panel was extremely impressed by the quality and diversity of innovation seen in this year’s submissions. Fi Europe has always been a hub of progressive thinking and ambition, but the quality this year exceeded all our expectations.
It’s wonderful to see so many businesses dedicating so much time and effort to making the changes the industry needs tomorrow,” Prof. Dennis stated.
Recognizing emerging talent
The awards were not limited to the main categories alone. The Startup Challenge also celebrated emerging talent in the food and beverage sector, with several companies recognized for their commitment to progress and innovation.
- Most Innovative Food or Beverage Ingredient: Koppie
- Most Innovative FoodTech Solution: BioBlends
- Most Innovative Service or Digital Solution in F&B: Differential Bio
- Special Jury’s Choice Award: Kyomei
- Smartcore Bonus Prizes: BioBlends & Standing Ovation
The 2025 awards are notable not only for their exceptional range of entries but also for their alignment with the evolving trends in food and beverage production. Yannick Verry, Brand Director of Fi Europe, remarked, “This edition feels particularly special with it being part of the 30th Fi Europe.
The awards allow us to reflect on past achievements while also looking ahead to the future of the industry.”
- Who: Fi Europe · Fi Europe Innovation Awards · Dairy Alternative Innovation Award · Time Travelling Milkman
