Roquette's Microalgae High Lipid Algal Flour Wins Most Innovative Food Ingredient at the 2013 Fi Europe Excellence Awards
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany, Nov. 25, 2013 /CNW/ - Roquette's innovative new Microalgae High Lipid Algal Flour has been recognised as the most innovative food ingredient of 2013. Successfully reducing fat and replacing eggs while providing sustainability, health, functionality and cost benefits to producers and consumers alike. Roquette also took the award for 'Bakery Innovation of the Year', along with the overall award, the prestigious 'Most Innovative Food Ingredient Award'. The Fi Europe Excellence Awards were held on Tuesday 19 November 2013, at the end of the first day of Food ingredients Europe, the world's leading food and beverage event. These awards recognise excellence and innovation for solutions in food ingredients in 7 categories.
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Being a winner in each category endorses the exemplary work and contribution to the industry and are as follows.
Most Innovative Food Ingredient
ROQUETTE - Roquette Microalgae High Lipid Algal Flour
Confectionery Innovation of the Year
IOI-Loders Croklaan - CristalGreen®
Bakery Innovation of the Year
ROQUETTE - Roquette Microalgae High Lipid Algal Flour
Beverage Innovation of the Year
Tate & Lyle - PROMITOR® Soluble Gluco Fibre
Dairy Innovation of the Year
Chr. Hansen - SaltLite
Savoury/Meat Innovation of the Year
DSM Food Specialities - MaxiPro HSP
Snacks/On-The-Go Innovation of the Year
Novozymes A/S - Novozymes Acrylaway® HighT
Sustainability Initiative of the Year
Symrise AG - simply vanilla(R) - Symrise Sustainable Vanilla
Chairman of judging panel, Peter Wennstrom, commented that: 'Roquette has demonstrated the vision to see the future, a passion to develop new technology and the guts to invest in a new business area that meets and embraces the future trends of healthy, sustainable and tasty nutrition.'
The awards were judged by a leading panel of industry experts who evaluated the entries on their ability to demonstrate and drive innovation.
The judging panel is as follows:
Peter Wennstrom, President & Expert Consultant, The Healthy Marketing Team
Anita Scholte, Manager - Concept Management, Albert Heijn
Georges Bruelle, Danone Prospective Manager Albert Zwijgers Unilever Prof. Technology and Ingredients, University of Applied Sciences, HAS Den Bosch, The Netherlands Innovation agent Food & Health, Food & Nutrition Delta
John Madden, Global Head of Ingredients Research, Euromonitor
Ian Gordon, Giract Chairman, Giract Sarl
Luis Fernandez, Senior Vice President Global Applications, Tate and Lyle
Elodie Lebastard, Food Law Manager, EAS
Erika Smith, Sr. Principal Scientist, General Mills
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