Fi Europe Innovation Awards 2020 Finalists

Food Tech Innovation Award

This awards an organization or company that has submitted an innovative technical processing/ manufacturing/packaging/waste reduction solution or service for food ingredients or finished products. Preference is given to entries introduced within the last 2 years.

Finalists are:

NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH

Entry: NETZSCH Fine Impact Mill Condux® Compact

Desciption:

The ATEX-compliant Condux® Compact makes the installation of an efficient grinding plant considerably easier for a variety of different products: With this newly developed plant design explosion protection valves or explosion-suppression equipment, explosion-decoupling, ventilators and even dust filter systems are no longer necessary in a classical sense. NETZSCH has now revised this plant concept once again and improved it in decisive points: The footprint (space requirement) of the compact plant is 80% smaller than that of comparable standard grinding plants with the same throughput capacities. This also has an effect on the investment costs, which are about 30% lower.

Pharmactive Biotech Products

Entry: AFF®ON Cool-Tech

Description:

AFF®ON Cool-Tech, it is a patented extraction process, that allows us to obtain the highest quality saffron extract, that is, to preserve and obtain a higher concentration of the bioactive compounds of saffron, such as safranal and crocins. Pharmactive reaps the benefits of an exclusive three-step, low-temperature production process that creates highly concentrated, potent affron with long-lasting actives stability – for up to 36 months. AFF®ON Cool-Tech is a unique patented and innovative process that allows the extraction of one of the purest extracts of saffron, affron®, with higher quality and with less energy use.

Ingredient Innovation Award

This awards an organization or company that has submitted the best ingredient or process in terms of sensory and physical properties or application costs. Preference is given to entries introduced within the last 2 years.

Finalists are:

ADM

Entry: ProFam® Pea: unlocking opportunities with pea protein.

Description:

Offering the cleanest-tasting pea protein in the industry and better functionality compared to major competitors, ADM’s ProFam® Pea offering is the result of decades of experience in delivering superior taste and sensory profiles to plantbased protein formulations. Bringing sustainable protein and a high PDCAAS score to a wider range of food and beverage applications than previously possible with competitive products, ProFam® Pea unlocks new possibilities for creating exciting new plant-protein products for a healthier, more sustainable future.

Biospringer

Entry: Springer Proteissimo™ 101

Description:

Biospringer announces the launch of Springer Proteissimo™ 101, a revolutionary solution for formulators who are searching for a versatile protein for their meat substitutes or dairy-free products.

Bunge Loders Croklaan

Entry: Sweetolin

Description:

Consumers are looking for healthier and balanced choices, even within indulgence categories. Less sugar is top of mind. A key industry challenge has been to formulate products that offer the same taste and overall experience but without sugar. Sweetolin is an industry first, patent-pending breakthrough fat system that offers a great taste experience and enables up to 50% less sugar in the final confectionery. Also, Sweetolin maintains texture and taste performance without lingering off-taste.

Fonterra Cooperative Group/NZMP

Entry: Softer Nutritional Bars with SureProtein™ SoftBar 1000 Milk Protein Isolate

Description:

SureProtein™ SoftBar 1000MP is an exceptionally soft milk protein isolate designed to contribute softness and shortness to high protein nutritional bars. Thanks to its superior texture stability and softness, it minimizes hardening and browning to extend bar shelf-life. SureProtein™ SoftBar 1000MP is very low in sugar, enabling formulation flexibility and bar premiumisation to meet the needs of today’s discerning and nutritionally savvy consumers who demand high protein and low sugar solutions with great taste and texture.

Polaris

Entry: POLARIS INNOVATION: Plant based Omega-3, rich in EPA & DHA, opens new horizons!

Description:

Polaris brings now to all customers the possibility to use a vegan source of EPA and DHA, to innovate and to create new complex formulations When it comes to Omega-3s, microalgae is known to be a more sustainable, vegan friendly alternative to fishoils. For decades, the industry’s focus is to increase the content in EPA/DHA, which opened new horizons for product developments. Nevertheless, until today, these products could only be done with concentrated fishoils. To address this situation, Polaris is launching 2 new vegan and sustainable products.

Viking Malt Oy

Entry: Sprau - the germinated faba bean

Description:

Faba beans demonstrate huge potential to help both agriculture and the food industry become more sustainable. They help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve biodiversity, revitalize soil, host pollinating insects and provide an excellent source of macro and micronutrients. However, their use is limited by the digestive discomfort they may cause as well as their beany flavor. With the germinated faba bean Sprau, this is no longer the case. During germination, the bean efficiently degrades FODMAPs and our unique treatment leaves the bean with a mild, cereal like flavor, making the beans easier to enjoy in the everyday diet.

Sustainability Award

This awards an organization or company for a measurable supply chain strategy that champions environmental, economic or socially sustainable practices in the F&B industry. Preference is given to entries introduced within the last 2 years.

Finalists are:

Olam International Ltd

Entry: AtSource - Cultivating sustainable change from the ground up

Description:

AtSource is a revolutionary sustainability insights platform developed by Olam to meet the multiple needs of manufacturing and retail customers wanting to buy sustainable products like coffee, cocoa, cashew, cotton and rice, and access reliable information about their third party supply chains.

Solarcool Technologies LLC

Entry: Turning sun into Power of Refrigeration for post harvest loss prevention

Description:

Africa one of the few continents with long sunny days and plenty of sunshine. At the same time, hot weather and high solar intensity also leads to faster spoilage of our fruits, vegetables, flowers, dairy products. We turn what would have caused spoiling( sun) of these agro-products into a solution (refrigeration technology) for farmers in Africa hence reducing food wastage after harvest.