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Sustainable Food Award Finalists Announced

sustainablefoodawardsLondon – the finalists for the premier Sustainable Food Awards (http://www.sfawards.com) have been announced by Ecovia Intelligence (formerly known as Organic Monitor). After much deliberation, the jury has selected the following finalists per award category, listed in alphabetical order…

New Sustainable Product Finalists: Bogawantalawa Tea Estates Uncompensated

Carbon Neutral Teas (Sri Lanka), Chocolero Energy Drink (Belgium), Coop Switzerland Insect-Based Food Products, and SeaMore I Sea Bacon Meat Substitute (the Netherlands). 

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This award is given to a new food / beverage product with some important sustainability credentials.

Sustainable Packaging Finalists: Coop Switzerland Multi-Bag, EOSTA Natural Branding (the Netherlands), and Sirane Earthpouch (UK).

This award is given to a new packaging format that has low environmental footprint in terms of design and / or materials. 

Sustainable Ingredient Finalists: Agrasys (Spain) with Tritordeum, Aliet Green (Indonesia) with Organic Coconut Sugar, and Dani Organic Foods (UK) with Organic Ginger.

This award is given to a new ingredient that makes a significant difference in terms of environmental and / or social impact. 

Sustainability Pioneer Finalists: Bogawantalawa Tea Estates (Sri Lanka), Lotus Foods

(USA), Nature’s Path Foods (Canada), and Straus Family Creamery (USA).  The sustainability pioneer award is given to an operator in the food industry that is a leader / pioneer in some aspect of sustainability.

Sustainability Leadership Finalists: Aliet Green (Indonesia), Nature’s Path Foods (Canada), Palsgaard (Denmark), and Strauss Group (Israel). 

This award is given to an operator who leads in various aspects of sustainability. The organisation is displaying overall leadership in sustainability and not mastering a few areas.

A very positive response was received for the inaugural Sustainable Food Awards, with entries received from each continent. The finalists were selected by a jury comprising professionals from the media, an international food company, organic & natural food brand, and packaging company. 

The winner and runner-up in each awards category will be announced at a dedicated Sustainable Food Awards reception in Amsterdam on 7th June. The reception will take place at the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, hosted alongside the tenth European edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit (http://sustainablefoodssummit.com/europe/). Media passes are available for the awards reception.

About the Sustainable Food Awards
Organised by Ecovia Intelligence, the aim of the Sustainable Food Awards is to give recognition to operators who are helping build a sustainable food industry. The awards reception will take place on the evening of 7th June at the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre. More information is available from www.sfawards.com

About the Sustainable Foods Summit
Since 2009, the Sustainable Foods Summit has been covering major developments in sustainability and eco-labels in the food industry. The executive summit now takes place in the major geographic regions of the world: North & Latin America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The European edition of this international series of summit will be hosted in Amsterdam on 7-8th June. More information is available from www.sustainablefoodssummit.com  

About Ecovia Intelligence
Ecovia Intelligence (formerly known as Organic Monitor) is a specialist research, consulting & training company that focuses on global ethical product industries. Since 2001, we have been encouraging sustainable development via our services portfolio: market research publications, business & sustainability consulting, technical research, seminars & workshops, and sustainability summits. Visit us at www.ecoviaint.com