Bridge2Food Announces Finalists in Protein Awards 2017
The finalists have been announced for the Bridge2Food Protein Awards 2017 which celebrate those creating new plant-based and high protein foods and ingredients, driving growth and innovation in the Protein industry. The finalists for each category are as follows:
Best Plant-based Food: awarded to a company or individual that has created a new plant-based food.
- Beyond Meat for The Beyond Burger
- Hampton Creek for ‘Just Scramble Patty’
- Quinta Local Superfoods for Quinta Quinoa.
Best New High Protein Food: awarded to a truly innovative new high protein food.
- Fortified Foods for High Protein & Vitamin Ready Meals
- Jimini’s for Jimini’s Energy and protein snack bars
- Synthite Industries for Lentil Bread.
Most Novel Protein Ingredient: celebrates new protein ingredients that are truly innovative and offered measurable benefits for manufacturers and consumers.
- Bioriginal Europe for Pumpkin Powder Protein
- DSM for CanolaPRO™ – Canola/Rapeseed Protein
- GreenFood50 for Protein Rich Quinoa Flour.
The winners will be announced at Bridge2Food 10th Protein Summit 2017 (27-28 September, Reims, France). – the world’s largest protein platform will bring together more than 300 experts from the whole value chain to debate and shape a future protein agenda for Europe towards 2030.
Gerard Klein Essink of Bridge2Food says: “The judges were impressed with the high quality of entries and the finalists should be very proud of their achievement that reflects growing innovation within the protein sector.”
