Are you an innovator or entrepreneur in the food industry with an idea or technology deserving of recognition? The FoodTech Innovation Awards 2025 celebrates the most innovative proposals in the food industry, particularly those that bring changes to customer experience or management. The awards highlight business models or technologies that have the potential to revolutionize the sector.

As the food industry continues to thrive, it’s important to recognize outstanding achievements. While online reviews are helpful, third-party recognition can offer greater credibility. This award aims to focus on organizations shaping the future of food and expose them to a wide audience of 100,000 readers and media outlets. By promoting these innovations, the goal is to showcase the best the food industry has to offer the world.

Key Details and Dates

• Application Deadline: April 4, 2025
• Finalist Notification: From April 14, 2025
• Award Ceremony: May 14, 2025
• Organizer: Food 4 Future – Expo FoodTech
• Eligible Countries: Global, with a special focus on Spanish startups
• Eligible Gender: Male/Female
• Target Group: Innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups in the food-tech sector
• Fields: Food technology, sustainability, health, automation, robotics, packaging, digitalization
• Program Language: English and Spanish
• Host Country: Spain, Bilbao

Awards

Finalists of the FoodTech Innovation Awards will receive:

• An invitation to attend the awards ceremony
• A trophy recognizing their category
• Media coverage across Expo FoodTech channels and partners
• Press release distribution to economic and specialized media
• 5 Premium VIP passes for event access, including the Expo FoodTech Area, VIP Lounge, and all Food 4 Future World Summit conferences

Awards Categories

FoodTech Innovation Awards 2025 comprises seven categories as follows:

1. Innovative Solution on Digitalization for the Food and Beverage Industry: Recognizes technological solutions transforming the food industry through IoT, AI, cloud, biotechnology, and more.
2. Sustainability Project: This project awards initiatives that reduce environmental impact, such as sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation, a circular economy, and packaging waste.
3. Healthy Food: Recognizes innovative projects promoting healthy eating across the food industry value chain.
4. Automation and Robotics Solution for the Food Value Chain: Celebrates the use of automation and robotics to improve production processes and competitiveness in food manufacturing.
5. Disruptive Solution for the Packaging Industry: Recognizes innovations transforming the packaging sector within the food industry.
6. Innovative Startup: Awards startups with groundbreaking solutions in digitalization, sustainability, or health in the FoodTech sector
7. Spanish Startup with the Greatest International Projection: Recognizes Spanish startups with global impact in addressing challenges in the food and beverage industry.

Eligibility Criteria

Who can participate in the Awards?

• Companies
• Universities
• Vendors
• Executives
• Business schools
• Scholars
• Researchers
• Analysts
• Journalists
• Startups and scale-ups
• Accelerators
• Science and tech parks
• Innovation centers
• Organizations worldwide

Restrictions:

• There is no limit on the number of entries per organization
• Entries must align with the theme of Digital Transformation and the global digital economy
• Entries containing threatening, abusive, defamatory, or false content will be disqualified without prior notice

Selection Process and Criteria

The evaluation process has two main phases, as follows:

Phase 1: Regulation Compliance & Pre-Selection

• The Evaluation Committee checks if entries meet the requirements and selection criteria.
• Three pre-award candidates will be shortlisted per category.
• Pre-selected candidates will receive notification via email.
• The selection committee may ask for additional information.
• Proposals may be re-categorized based on the committee’s observations.

Phase 2: Winner Selection

• The selection committee evaluates projects to select winners for each category.
• Winners and committee members will be announced during the Food 4 Future Ceremony on May 14, 2025.
• Pre-selected finalists will be notified starting April 4, 2025.
• The Steering Committee’s decision is final and not open to queries.
• Award categories may be declared void by the committee if necessary.
• Finalists are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expense

Evaluation Criteria:

The selection committee will evaluate the applicants based on the following requirements:

• Innovation
• Leadership
• Disruption
• Strategy
• Execution

How to Apply?

• Review the award categories to determine which best fits your innovation.
• Please use the link below to submit your application through the official Food 4 Future—Expo FoodTech platform by the April 4, 2025, deadline.
• Await finalist notification on April 14, 2025.
• Attend the award ceremony in Bilbao on May 14, 2025, if selected as a finalist.

Apply Now

Further details and information regarding the Awards are available on the official Food 4 Future website.

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