PARMA, Italy—The International Dairy Federation and Dairy Innovation magazine announced the winners of the 2011 IDF Dairy Innovation Awards today during the IDF World Dairy Summit in Parma. There were more than 100 entries from 25 countries in 14 categories ranging from products, to packaging, marketing and environmental sustainability.
Tate & Lyle sponsored the Brands and Products categories, and the judging panel selected the finalists and winners in August.
Congratulations to the following winners:
Best New Cheese—La Fromagerie, from Canada, with Mini Hors-D’oeuvre.
Best New Butter or Spread—Ljubljanske Mlekarne, from Slovenia, with MU Vita.
Best New Ice Cream—Nanyang Polytechnic, from Singapore, with Frozherb.
Best New Dairy Drink—Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group, from China, with Xinyangdau
Zhenyang.
Best New Functional Dairy Product—Parmalat Australia, from Australia, with Vaalia Innergy.
Best Newcomer Brand of Business—Bright Dairy & Food Co Ltd, from China, with Mosili’an.
Best Health Education or Nutri-Marketing Initiative—Dairy Farmers of Canada, from Canada, with the Power4Bones campaign.
Best School Milk Campaign—Korea Dairy Committee, from South Korea, with the Milk Mentor campaign.
Best Environmental Sustainability Initiative—Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group, from China, with Mengniu sustainability programs.
Best New Ingredient for Dairy Foods or Beverages—Meiji Co Ltd, from Japan, with Meiji Cocoa Liquid Type.
Best New Packaging Innovation for Dairy Foods or Beverages—Ecolean AB, from Sweden, with Ecolean packaging.
Best Consumer TV/Cinema Advertisement or Social Networking Marketing Campaign—SAMPRO, from South Africa, with Consumer Education Project of Milk SA – the Cow-dealer.
Best Print Marketing, Store Promotion or POS—Coolio, from Belgium, with the Coolio promotion for Friesland Campina Mona.
Best Generic Dairy Marketing Campaign—SAMPRO, from South Africa, with Consumer Education Project of Milk SA – the Cow-dealer.
Special Lifetime Achievement Award—MilkPEP, from the United States, with Power of Nine.
