The Foodtech Innovations Awards honor the most creative ideas that present a novel method of managing or improving the customer experience. New technologies or business strategies that have the potential to revolutionize the food industry.
They think that the food business is expanding and that, even if internet evaluations are fantastic, it’s always beneficial to have some acknowledgement from a reliable outside source. They also want to acknowledge the companies that are influencing the food sector and spread the word about them to the media and their 100,000 loyal readers. They are foodies, after all. Their aim is to give our discriminating followers and subscribers the greatest food advice possible. By doing this, they hope to showcase the finest aspects of the food sector to a global audience.
Awards:
The FoodTech Innovation Awards will grant the finalists the following prizes:
- A single invitation to attend the awards for all the finalists in each category.
- A trophy for the awarded category.
- Media recognition and dissemination of the award to all Expo Food Tech channels and media partners
- A press release mentioned the project and its distribution to economic and specialized media.
- Premium VIP Passes for the event will allow you to access the Expo Foodtech Area, the VIP Lounge, and attend all the conferences of the Food 4 Future World Summit.
Categories:
1. The most innovative solution on digitalization award for the food and beverage industry
Focused on highlighting technological and digital advances that guarantee an increase in productivity and an improvement in the working methodology applied in the food and beverage industry.
2. Best sustainability project
Aimed at rewarding compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on the use of recycled and renewable materials with a minimal environmental footprint.
3. Healthy food
The aim is to recognise the work and effort of the company, project, or platform that promotes an innovative and/or scientific solution that promotes healthy eating. This award contributes to the promotion of innovative projects developed throughout the value chain of the food industry, as well as projects within the framework of Foodtech whose solutions have a direct impact on healthy eating.
4. The best automation and robotics solution for the food value chain
This category is focused on the use of automation and robotics in the food industry to improve the competitiveness of companies and their production processes. Projects focused on the field of innovation, research, and development (R + D + I) between industrial companies, technology centers, or robotics manufacturers may also be presented.
5. The best innovation project for the packaging industry
This category rewards the new challenges in innovation in an industry in total transformation for the food industry.
6. The most innovative startup
This award is aimed at the most innovative startups with the greatest impact on digitalization, sustainability, and health in the foodtech sector. Whether they are at a very early stage or at a more advanced stage, innovation and disruption in the solution itself will be valued. This category, in turn, will receive applications submitted directly from the Foodtech Startup Forum of Food 4 Future—Expo FoodTech.
7. Spanish startup with the greatest international projection
This award seeks to recognise the Spanish startup with the greatest international projection. Their foodtech solution is considered to have a fully defined global impact in tackling some of the major challenges facing the food and beverage industry.
Evaluation Criteria:
All submitted proposals will be evaluated by Food 4 Future | Evaluation Committee
in terms of the impact achieved within the frame of:
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Disruption
- Strategy
- Execution
