Sixteen prestigious titles will be awarded in an online awards ceremony on Wednesday 12th May 2021. To help us choose who will be the deserving winner, we have chosen a panel of 15 experts from the relevant fields.
The judges are:
Jens Bleiel, Independent Food Innovation Consultant for Bleiel Ltd
Will Chu, Science Editor at NutraIngredients
Patrick Coppens, Director of Regulatory & Scientific Affairs at Food Supplements Europe
Kacey Culliney, Editor of CosmeticsDesign-Europe
Sandra Einerhand, PhD, Founder of Einerhand Science & Innovation BV
Mal Evans, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at KGK Science Inc.
Joerg Gruenwald, Founder & CEO for analyze & realize GmbH
Nikki Hancocks, Trends and Innovation Editor at NutraIngredients
Ewa Hudson, Director of Insights at Lumina Intelligence
James Hudson, Performance Nutritionist & Recovery Sports Scientist at Gloucester Rugby
Wenche Emblem Larssen, Research Manager for Møreforsking AS
Steve Osborn, Food Technology Scout & Commercial Development Director at The Aurora Ceres Partnership
Lloyd Parker, Head of Nutrition at Everton Football Club
Koen Schobbers, Esports & Gaming Expert at Koenz
Miguel Toribio-Mateas, Lecturer at London South Bank University
Entries are open now and the closing date for entries is 29th January 2021.
This year, we have added five new categories, making 16 awards available which aim to celebrate the best ingredients, finished products, research, companies, innovations and people that industry has to offer in key consumer categories.
- Ingredient of the Year: Beauty from Within
- Ingredient of the Year: Cognitive Function
- Ingredient of the Year: Healthy Ageing
- Ingredient of the Year: Prebiotic
- Ingredient of the Year: Sports Nutrition
- Ingredient of the Year: Weight Management
- Product of the Year: Botanical
- Product of the Year: Immune Support
- Product of the Year: Omega-3
- Product of the Year: Probiotic
- Product of the Year: Sports Nutrition
- Nutrition Research Project
- Personalised Nutrition Initiative
- Start-up Award
- Editors Award for Functional Foods Innovation
- NutraChampion
Please see the NutraIngredients Awards website for further details.