IUF oST invites its Adhering Bodies to submit nominations from their marketplace for the 3^rd IUFoST Global Food Industry Awards to be presented at the IUFoST World Congress in Iguazu Falls, Brazil 5 – 9 August, 2012.

Categories:

Awards will be made in three categories for food products that best display the following qualities:

1.  Product and/or process innovation including industrialization of traditional foods
2.  Package innovation, with specifics on the innovative part of the packaging and why it is important
3.  Communicating science-related knowledge to consumers aimed at improving their lifestyle (e.g. children, teens, adults, seniors). Marketing campaigns may be nominated in this category.

An Adhering Body can nominate a maximum of four (4) products in each category. To qualify, products must have been launched since August 2010.

       To submit a nomination:

 Please complete the accompanying form ensuring that the following  information is included. - A brief description in point form (500 words or less) from the Adhering Body in support of the nomination.
-  Specify under which category the product is entered.
- A photo of the product, package (front and back of pack), and communication if appropriate.
-  Product pictures should be in JPEG format, minimum of 3 dpi, no larger than 1 MB (not in tif or pdf format).
-  When product, package, communication was introduced.
-  Innovative features of the product, package, communication
-  Why the product, package, communication is important
-  The full name, address of the nominated company and principal contact with email address
-  The name and contact details of the Adhering Body submitting the nomination. 
 

DEADLINE

The deadline for entries is April 30th. Please submit your application to n.david@iufost.org or v.mcintyre@iufost.org under the subject line Global Food Industry Awards.

Judging Process:

The nominations will be assessed by a global panel:

Prof. Julio Alberto Nitzke (Brazil) 

Dr. Pingfan Rao (China) 

Ms. Anne Goldman  (Canada) 

Dr. Atef Idriss  (Lebanon) 

Mr. Lim Chee Kian (Singapore) 

Mr. Gabriel Durand (Argentina) 

Mr. Marty Panangiban (Philippines) 

Dr. Guangwei Huang (USA) 

Dr. Alexander Mathys (Switzerland) 

Ms. Rosie Maguire (South Africa) 

Each of the Industry Award nominated companies  is invited to send its sample products to Brazil (as per the instructions being sent to them by separate mail) and all the entries will be judged by the international industry panel in Brazil and the winners
will be announced during the opening session of the world congress on Monday, August 6th, 2012.