New Food's 2023 awards

New Food is thrilled to announce the launch of our highly anticipated Awards and Dinner – The Apples! This exclusive event will bring together industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers for a night of celebration, recognition, and networking.

The Apples will be held on the first night of Food Integrity Global, Tuesday 17th October and will be a night to remember!

We wish to celebrate a wealth of excellence, innovation and responsible development in our industry and reward those particularly deserving of recognition.

Award Categories

F&B Manufacturer of the Year

(Sponsored by Merck)

A chance to celebrate a food and drink manufacturer that has stood out in the industry and embodied the spirit of integrity in everything that they do.

  • What do you manufacture?
  • Tell us why you should be considered for food and beverage manufacturer of the year?
  • Give us an example of something you have achieved in 2022/23 that you think furthers the food and beverage industry and its employees? This can be in any field ie innovation, sustainability, safety, workforce etc

Food Defender of the Year

Sponsored by Syngenta

An individual who embodies the spirit of food integrity and has consistently protected our food system, through one or more actions in 2022/23. 

  • How have you protected the food system in?
  • What is the long-term impact/change as a result of your actions?
  • Why is our food system in a better position after your work?

Sustainable company of the year

(Sponsored by QUOR)

A company operating in the food and beverage sector which has enacted significant change in 2022/23 to enable us to continue to feed our population safely and securely into the future, while protecting our planet.  

  • What is the challenge you have tried to solve?
  • How have you solved it?
  • What long-term impact of the food and beverage has your company enacted?

Food scientist of the year

(Sponsored by Syngenta Professional Solutions)

A chance to honour a scientist that has made a significant breakthrough or made a significant impact on the food and beverage industry in 2022/23, whether that be food safety, health and nutrition, or food resilience. 

  • What work has this person done that means they should be considered for the award?
  • What impact has this work had on the food and beverage sector?
  • How has this person inspired other colleagues in their field?

Lab of the year

A food and beverage laboratory that has significantly contributed to the defence of our food system in 2022/23.  

  • Why should this organisation be considered for lab of the year?
  • How has this lab enacted real change within the food and beverage industry?
  • What is the long-term impact the work this lab has done on the food and beverage industry?

Innovator of the year

(Sponsored by TraceGains)

An individual or business who has demonstrated outstanding creativity, originality, and innovation within the food and beverage sector in 2022/23. This award celebrates those who have shown a commitment to pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo, while also delivering real-world impact and practical solutions to complex problems.

  • What problem have you set out to solve?
  • How have you solved it?
  • How will your innovation affect the food and beverage industry in the long term?