August Online Celebration Includes “State of Innovation” Roundtable, Winners’ Strategy Stories
It’s official. Today’s consumers are truly living—and eating—in an alternative dimension! Plant-based meat and dairy alternatives took three of six top honors in Prepared Foods’ 20th annual Spirit of Innovation (SOI) awards competition this spring.
Since 2003, the distinctive awards honor food and beverage product development teams for excellence in consumer insights, cross-functional product development execution and overall innovation. This year brought more than 120 submissions and after two judged panel tastings, experts selected six items according to a 10-point scale for overall innovation, the team’s problem-solution story and sensory performance (including taste, appearance, texture, smell, etc.) This year’s awards consider items introduced across all channels from January 2021 through March 2022.