This Friday FoodBev Media is very excited to announce the winners of our inaugural World Plant-Based Taste Awards in association with Plant Based World Expo Europe! Over 140 companies entered their plant-based products, and our team of judging panels tasted and scored every sample.

We are excited to share the finalists for 11 of our categories today.

Best beverage

Bodyhero – Bodyhero Plant Protein Shake – rich chocolate

FLAX & KALE – Kombucha Dragon Lemonade

Friendly Viking – Latte Oat Drink

Best chilled dessert / ice cream

Beau’s Gelato – Raspberry Gelato

Chateau Dessert – Vegan & Gluten free chocolate cheese cake

Rethink Foods – Pink Albatross Mango & Passion fruit

Best convenience / ready to eat product

Eat Just Inc. – Just Egg Sous Vide

Lidl US – Vegan California Burger

Verdino UK Ltd. – Plant-Based Pepperoni Pizza

Due to the overwhelming quality in the original Best egg / dairy alternative, we decided to split the categories in 2 in order to shine a light and celebrate both sectors in their own category.

Best dairy alternative

Bear Paw – Pumpkin Spiced Coffee Creamer

Friendly Viking – Greek Style O’gurt Mango

Kitchen Circus – Organic Alphonso Mango Yoghurt

Best egg alternative

Eat Just Inc. – Just Egg Sous Vide

NABATI – Plant Eggz

OGGS – scrambled OGGS

Best faux analogue meat product

Dawn Farms – Plant Deli Jackfruit Vegeroni

LIDL US – Vermondo Classic Vegan Meatballs

Omni Foods – OmniPork Luncheon

Best pie / pastry

Clive’s Purely Plants – Organic Beefy Ale Puff Pie

Higgidy Ltd – Spinach & Roasted Tomato Vegan Quiche

Best sauce / store cupboard product

Lidl US – Red Lentil Spaghetti

Lidl US – Chickpea Fusilli

RightRice – Risotto

Best savoury snack

Cauliflower Nudie snacks – Crisps

Lidl US – Organic Roasted Garlic Hummus

SnackIT – Plant-Based Snack Original

Best soy-based/fermented product

FLAX & KALE – It’s Plant-Based Creamy

Kitchen Circus – Sweet Chilli Barbecue Tofu

LIDL US – Organic Firm Tofu

Best sweet snack, biscuit or confectionery

Chicago Vegan Foods – Dandies Marshmallows

Greenback Plant Protein Bar – Hazelnut

Stroop Club – Vegan Stroopwafels

The finalists of 6 categories remain unannounced, and with good reason. On Friday afternoon, during Plant Based World Expo Europe, the finalists will be judged blind for a second time by a hand-picked panel of judges – Heather Mills, Stasi Nychas & Deiniol Pritchard.

The judges will taste and score each finalist over 2x sessions. The 12.00 session will see the Best faux meat burger, Best faux meat sausage, and Best cheese alternative categories judged.

The 14.00 session will see the Best faux chicken product, Best faux fish / seafood, and Best faux bacon product categories scored.

Scores will be collected during these sessions, but winners will not be announced. The winners of these 6, and all of the categories will be revealed in the first ever World Plant-Based Taste Awards ceremony taking place on 16.30 on the same day, hosted at the Finnebrogue stand, (VGB1).

If you do not yet have your tickets to attend Plant Based World Expo Europe, pre-registration ends tomorrow, and you can get your tickets HERE.

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