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The finalists of the 2026 Sustainable Food Awards have been selected

The finalists of the 2026 Sustainable Food Awards have been selected Food and Beverage Business

Organised by Ecovia Intelligence, the aim of the Sustainable Food Awards is t o inspire
positive change by recognising organisations and innovations that are helping build a
sustainable food industry.  The finalists for each award category  are listed in alphabetical
order.
New Sustainable Pro duct 

This award gives recognition to innovative food and beverage products with strong
sustainability credentials.

> Il Frutteto Societa Agricola di Bologna Fabio & C. S.N.C. with Upcycled Citrus Flour
(Italy)
> Mama Habesha Tesmi with Seasoned Ghee (Netherlands)
> StarWalker Organic Farms  with Smokehouse Blend Meat Sticks  (USA)
> StarWalker Organic Farms with Organic Ground Beef (USA)
> Tiryaki Agro Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş. with Hasata Kelkit Sugar Bean (Turkey)
The finalists of the 2026 Sustainable Food Awards have been selected Food and Beverage Business

Sustainable Ingredient 

This award celebrates new ingredients that make a positive sustainability contribution to
food and beverage products.

> AnaBio Technologies EnCaptimus TM ( Ireland)
> MycoTechnology Zukora™ Honey Truffle Sweet Protein (USA)
> Natur -Reich -Inform Organic Kolanut (Germany)
> Nuritas PeptiStrong (Ireland)
> Vivici Vivitein™ BLG Betalactoglobulin (Netherlands)
Sustainable Packaging 

This award recognises new pack aging formats that have a lower environmental impact  in
terms of material, design and / or functionality .

> Accredo Packaging Biobased Pouch (USA)
> Burts Snacks PCR Packaging (UK)
> Croxsons Rightweight® (UK)
> Hope & Glory Tea Biodegradable Tea Bags (UK)
> Notpla Seaweed -Based Packaging (UK)
> Sykell Reusable Packaging Systems (Germany)
Sustainability Pioneer 

This award celebrates operators that are trailblazers and / or undertaking groundbreaking
steps to advance sustainability in the food industry . This year, there are two sub –
categories for this award…

I. Sustainability Pioneer (Agriculture)
> ADM with Regenerative Agriculture (USA)
> Applegate with Regenerative Agriculture (USA)
> CMI Orchards with Regenerative Agriculture (USA)
> Ecotone with B iodiversity -Friendly Production (France)
> Société Ferdawes Dattes /GDA Bio Essalem  with C limate -Resilient Desert Agriculture
(Tunisia)
> StarWalker Organic Farms with Regenerative Agriculture (USA)

II. Sustainability Pioneer ( Other )
> Cupffee with Edible B everage Cups (Bulgaria)
> Flor de Caña with Net Zero & Circularity (Nicaragua)
> Fyffes with Circular Food Systems (Switzerland )
> Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture with L andrace Tomato Seedling
Programme (Hungary )
> Pahua with Zero-Waste , Low -Carbon Food Operations (Mexico )
> Prevented Ocean Plastic for Re -Directing Plastic Waste (UK)
Sustainability Start -up

This award crowns start-ups with ground -breaking sustainability ingredients, products, or
solutions.
> Crunchifood with Food Products using Rescued Vegetables (Netherlands)
> FoliClub with Foli Essential Set of Olive Oil (UK)
> Kelpi  with Seaweed -Derived Coatings  (UK)
> Oh Mungood  with Mung Bean-Based Products (Sweden)

The finalists have  been selected by a judging panel that compris e representatives from a
multinational food company, ingredients firm, natural food retailer, certification agency,
and consulting firm.

The winners will be announced at the Sustainable Food Awards reception , hosted at the
Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre  on the evening of 18th June. The reception will
take place alongside the  Sustainable Foods Summit  Europe . Media passes are available
for the awards reception.

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