The 9 finalists and their products:
Armor Proteines - Lactosalt Optitaste
Lactosalt Optitaste turns the challenge of salt reduction into an opportunity: Less salt, More taste! Obtained from milk cracking, it has, like salt, three benefits:
1) impacts positively the taste, 2) technological benefits (processes are unchanged), 3) friendly label (dairy mineral concentrate). Works in bred, cheese, meat, soups, sauces, ready meal, dietetic formulas, etc.
www.armor-proteines.com
AVEBE ua - Etenia
AVEBE is proud to present the ETENIA™ product range to the global food market. Based on truly innovative technology ETENIA™ has been devised to offer hydrocolloid like functionality with distinct benefits in creaminess, thickening, gelling, and processing across a wide range of market segments including dairy and emulsified systems.
www.avebe.com
Fiberstar, Inc. - Citri-Fi® products for improving profits and nutrition
Citri-Fi® products provide food manufacturers’ solutions for increasing profits while improving the quality of their products. Successful and proven applications for Citri-Fi® include management of free water or oil in food products and a powerful tool for producing healthier products while maintaining the eating qualities of a control.
www.fiberstar.net
Solanic B.V. - Solanic High Performance Potato Proteins
Solanic innovative potato protein fractions allow manufacturers to create simple formulations which uniquely meet current consumer trends in health, well-being, natural and convenience.
This technological breakthrough completely alters the market, combining the best features of animal and vegetable proteins, delivering superior functionality and nutrition - from a unique new process.
www.solanic.eu
IOI-Loders Croklaan - Zero-trans Couva 850 NH - addressing a major challenge to food manufacturers
IOI-Loders Croklaan believes zero-trans Couva 850 NH is a breakthrough product. It is an alternative for conventional, hydrogenated and trans fatty acid-containing coating fats and provides our customers – chocolate confectionery and bakery manufacturers – a cost-effective (no additional investments in processing equipment), technologically easy-to-incorporate coating fat that meets the demands of the health-conscious consumer.
http://europe.croklaan.com/News_events/News
PURAC Biochem - PURACAL ACT; an innovative product for high quality & healthy snack foods
PURACAL ACT is an innovative product for healthy & high quality snacks. The product is based on calcium salts and offers a combination of three unique benefits: Acrylamide reduction of up to 70%; Better texture, increased crispiness; Improved color, less browning.
These benefits creates innovative possibilities for the snack industry to offer high quality snacks.
www.purac.com Unifine Sauces & Spices - Dry Glaze
The Dry glaze powders transform into a shining wet marinade combining with the meat moisture. The meat moisture is 'bound up' and consequently no drip loss exists in the packaging. It is easy and clean to handle and ensures a nice homogenous distribution on the meat surface which is an issue with normal wet marinades.
www.unifine.com
Danisco A/S - No Trans No Hydrogenation - GRINDSTED® CRYSTALLIZER Range
Reduce overall production costs and meet consumer and retail demands for healthy fat sources with GRINDSTED® CRYSTALLIZER. The Danisco range has been developed to increase the crystallisation speed of trans-free and non-hydrogenated fat blends – securing healthier fat solutions with no compromise on process and performance.
www.danisco.com EBI Food Safety - Phages: the future of food safety
EBI Food Safety develops natural bacteriophage products against dangerous bacteria in food, and is viewed as product leader in this field. The company’s LISTEX™ is a culture of safe and natural bacteriophages, effective against Listeria monocytogenes. It does not affect the characteristics of treated food and is easy to apply by spraying or dipping.
www.ebifoodsafety.com
Committee Members: We would like to thank our distinguished committee, as listed below, for judging out entries:
- Mr. Henry Dixon, Barrett Dixon Bell Ltd
- Mr. Didier Bonnet, Cargill TDC Food EU
- Mr. Georges Bruelle, Danone
- Mr. John Madden, Euromonitor International
- Dr. Ian Gordon, GiractMr. Matthieu Arguillere, Ingredia
- Mr. Albert Zwijgers, Unilever Foods R&D / HAS Den Bosch / Food & Nutrition Delta
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Winner of the gold award: EBI Food Safety with their entry Phages: the future of food safety
Winner of the silver award: Fiberstar, Inc. with their product Citri-Fi® 
Winner of the bronze award: Armor Proteines with their product Lactosalt Optitaste
