New Food is pleased to announce the return of our Awards and Dinner – The Apples! Join us for the second edition of this exclusive event, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from the Food and Beverage industry for a night of celebration, recognition, and networking.

The Apples will once again take place on the first night of Food Integrity Global, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, promising to be a night to remember!

We aim to honour excellence, innovation, and responsible development in our industry, highlighting those who truly deserve recognition.


When:  September 10, 2024

Where: The Steigenberger Airport Hotel Amsterdam

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2024

Award Categories

Whether you’re a supplier of an outstandingly innovative technology or a food manufacturer who has stood out in the industry and embodied the spirit of integrity in everything that they do, we want to hear from you as to why you should be named among our award winners. Plus this year we’re taking nominations for each of the categories, so if you want to acknowledge a company or individual within the food industry you can now put them forward.

F&B Manufacturer of the Year
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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.

2024 Winner

Mars

Finalists

Lorama Foods Ltd
Mars
Nestlé
Sponsored by
Merck
Food Defender of the Year
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An individual who embodies the spirit of food integrity and has consistently protected our food system, through one or more actions in 2023/24.

2024 Winner

Selvarani Elahi
Food Authenticity Network

Finalists

Giles Chapman
Food Standards Agency
Selvarani Elahi
Food Authenticity Network
Dr. Darin Detwiler
Detwiler Consulting Group
Sponsored by
Oritain
Sustainable company of the Year
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A company operating in the food and beverage sector which has enacted significant change in 2023/24 to enable us to continue to feed our population safely and securely into the future, while protecting our planet.

2024 Winner

Olio

Finalists

Luker Chocolate
Olio
The SPAR Group
Sponsored by
Foods Connected
Food scientist of the Year
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A chance to honour a scientist that has made a significant breakthrough or made a significant impact on the food and beverage industry in 2023/24, whether that be food safety, health and nutrition, or food resilience.

2024 Winner

Dr. Maeve Shannon
Bia Analytical

Finalists

Dr Maeve Shannon
Bia Analytical
Mohammed Mnsour Omar Almsherai
Yemen Company for Industry and Commerce
Stephanie Heaney
Bia Analytical
Sponsored by
TraceGains
Lab of the Year
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A food and beverage laboratory that has significantly contributed to the defence of our food system in 2023/24.

2024 Winner

Fera Science

Finalists

Food Forensics
Bia Analytical
Fera Science
Sponsored by
Syngenta Professional Solutions
Innovator of the Year
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An individual or business who has demonstrated outstanding creativity, originality, and innovation within the food and beverage sector in 2023/24. 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.

2024 Winner

Tyler Williams
ASI
(Member of Kiwa Group)

Finalists

Mark Flanagan
Shield Safety Group
Sam Mallard
ASC
Tyler Williams
ASI
Innovator of the Year

NEW for 2024

Breakthrough of the Year
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Celebrating the pioneers of the food and beverage industry. Are you a food scientist whose ground-breaking research has reshaped the way the industry thinks? Whether it’s a study that’s challenged conventions or research that’s transformed the discussion, this category honours those who’ve redefined the boundaries in our sector and made a breakthrough which could transform food and beverage.

2024 Winner

Pat Mahon
Dawn Foods

Finalists

Reneilwe Mojela
Pat Mahon
Dawn Farms
Terry McGrath
Bia Analytical

NEW for 2024

Start-up of the Year
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This accolade celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit driving innovation in the food and beverage landscape. Have you launched a game-changing startup that’s disrupting the industry? We’re on the lookout for visionary founders who are reshaping how we manufacture and retail food and drink.

2024 Winner

NEMIS Technologies
Innovator of the Year