Kefir water, sustainable frozen veg, and popsicles in pouches have taken the top honours at the SIAL Paris Innovation Awards.
The SIAL Innovation prizes are awarded to those brands that are helping to shape consumer tastes now and into the future, and the gold, silver and bronze winners for SIAL Paris 2018 edition were revealed at an awards ceremony at the show on Monday.
The winner of the Gold award was Namaste Water Kefir, a product from Papadopoulos Iordanis / Namaste in Greece.
The judges selected the product, which was launched last year, for “the new proposal of water and fruit kefir”.
The products come in two varieties: Water kefir ginger flavour, and water kefir peppermint flavour.
The Silver award winner went to Pesticide-free frozen vegetables in a paper-based bag from Italian company Rolli.
The soon-to-be launched frozen vegetables are sourced from a sustainable supply chain and packaged in a biodegradable paper bag.
The judges said they selected the product for the eco-sustainability of its production and packaging.
Product varieties include very fine peas, very fine green beans, minestrone, sliced courgettes, cauliflower florets, spinach leaves, broccoli florets, mixed grilled vegetables, artichoke hearts, IQF spinach, and grilled aubergines.
The Bronze award went to USA manufacturer Betters International for its BeKids freeze-dried popsicle stick for kids.
The no added sugar product comes in a pouch with a fun design, and was selected by judges “for the convenient offer of freeze-dried fruits for children”.
Its varieties are watermelon, mango, amazonian pineapple, and banana.
Organisers noted that the SIAL Paris 2018 edition saw a 10 per cent
rise in the number of new products presented for the SIAL Innovation
Awards.
There were 2355 entries for the Awards, with 801 finalists short-listed.
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