Informa Markets, the organisers of Fi Europe have announced the finalists in its 2025 Innovation Awards. From a record 177 submissions—a 22% increase from last year’s 145 entries—23 finalists have been selected across six categories. The 2025 finalists by category are:
Dairy Alternative Innovation Award:
- Ajinomoto Foods Europe: Plant-based cheese: texture is our priority with ACTIVA® DA, both on cold cheese and after heating
- LIPIDOS SANTIGA: Kaolip Duo: innovative milk fat alternative for superior confectionery coatings
- Time-travelling Milkman: Oleocreamâ„¢
- Lallemand Bio-Ingredients: Engevita® HiPRO Beyond: maximise the protein content in dairy alternative drinks
Food Manufacturing Innovation Award:
- Handary: Hékôn™ microporous membrane
- Tetra Pak: Air jet cleaning system for powder handling equipment
- Tetra Pak: Industrial protein mixer
- Hosokawa Alpine: Alpine Microburst AMB — redefining fine grinding
Future Foodtech Innovation Award
- Amano Enzyme: Plants Unlimitedâ„¢: next-generation enzymatic bioprocessing platform revolutionising plant-based food innovation
- AKA Food: Intelligence platform for application development
- Tetra Pak: Whole oat beverages lines
Health Innovation Award:
- NIZO Food Research: Gut-brain axis on chip: a novel human assay to assess nutrition-mediated brain health
- Nu-Mega Ingredients: Gelphorm, a novel DHA emulsion for UHT drinks
- ADM International: Lactobacillus Gasseri CP2305 for mental health
Plant-based Innovation Award
- RELSUS: RELSUSâ„¢ Ultra-precise Filtrationâ„¢: redefining plant protein quality for global F&B applications
- ICL Food Specialties
ROVITARIS® SprouTx™ — a revolutionary textured soy protein
- Handary: PhosRice™ – rice bran extracts
- Reborn Biotech: Clear pea protein: next-generation plant-based protein for clear beverages and functional foods
- Royal Avebe: Faster drying, sweeter success with PerfectaGEL®
Sustainability Innovation Award
- IFF: CHOOZIT® LIFT cultures from IFF: connecting time-honoured cheese craft with sustainable innovation
- Saipol: Empreinte by Saipol®: low carbon oils for a regenerative shift in food industry sourcing—from field to fork
- ADM: Building supply chain resiliency: ADM’s regenerative agriculture collaborations across Europe
- ofi: driving industry impact through Cocoa Compass
The shortlisted entries were evaluated by a panel of eleven industry experts, led by Prof. Colin Dennis, Chair Board of Trustees at IFIS Ltd. All finalists will present in person on 1 December with winners revealed at the Fi Europe Celebration and Awards ceremony on 2 December, which also celebrates the event’s 30th edition. For more visit figlobal.com
