13 Nov 2016 Winners of the World Beverage Innovation Awards 2016
Looking for some NPD inspiration? Here’s aplenty… The winners and finalists in all 26 categories of the World Beverage Innovation Awards 2016, hosted by FoodBev.com and sponsored by Ardagh Group, were recently announced as part of a special ceremony at BrauBeviale in Germany.
Now in its 14th year, the awards are designed to celebrate excellence and innovation across every category of the global beverage industry. This year, 229 entries from 37 different countries competed in 26 categories.
“We saw a fantastic range of products this year as innovation continues to ignite consumers’ growing interest in beverages,” said FoodBev Media’s marketing director Isabel Sturgess.
“The awards are a great way to keep up to date with the industry’s best innovations across the globe. It’s a great celebration and highlights company successes in areas of finished products, marketing, manufacturing, ingredients and, importantly, commitment to CSR.”
Best new beverage concept
Cuppanut
Finalists:
Heylikewow – Heylikewow
The Right Cup – The Right Cup
Wiseheads/Britvic – Thomas & Evans
Made By Cow – Made By Cow Cold Pressed Raw Milk
Rhea Vendors Group – beWell – Natural & Healthy Water Drinks
Best packaged water
Sedona Bottling Company – Purely Sedona Artesian Spring Water
Finalists:
Funde (Baishan) Maifan Springs Co – MaiAqua Springs Natural Spring Water
Heylikewow – Heylikewow
Ice Swan – Glacial Water from Chilean Patagonia
Tesalia Springs Company – Guitig Special Editions
Best juice or juice drink
Plenish – Plenish Organic Cold Pressed Juices
Finalists:
The Berry Company – New Low Calorie Recipe
Friya – Superfood Drink with Chia Seeds
Olgerdin – Floridana Apple and Rhubarb
Best sports or fitness drink
Protein Water Co – Protein Water
Finalists:
KULAU – Organic Coconut Water – Renew
STATE Drinks – STATE Balanced Energy
Best functional drink
DIVAS Drink International – Divas Coenzme Q10 & Collagen
Finalists:
Hempco Europe – PlantHemp Smoothie Mixes
Innocent Drinks – Invigorate Super Smoothie
Olibar – Golden Milk
Plenish – Plenish Water+
Virtue Drinks –Virtue Energy Water
Zendo – Zendo Calm + Focus
Best dairy drink
Made By Cow – Made By Cow Cold Pressed Raw Milk
Finalists:
Bam Life
Chobani – Drink Chobani
Best children’s drink
Heylikewow – Heylikewow
Finalists:
Natural Beverage Company – Froo-t Strawberry and Banana with Green Tea
The Berry Company – Berry Kids….