FoodBev is pleased to announce the World Dairy Innovation Awards 2024 shortlist! This year’s line-up showcases a spectacular array of innovative flavours, new products and solutions that shape the future of the global dairy industry.

The World Dairy Innovation Awards 2024 sets itself apart as the most expansive and contesting event in its recent history, making the achievement of each shortlisted contender even more impressive. The shortlisted products, innovations and businesses stand out for their remarkable quality and commitment to delivering extraordinary consumer experiences.

The winners, finalists and commended positions will be announced in our ceremony on 25 June at 17:00 BST, hosted at Zenith’s Global Dairy Congress. This year, the Global Dairy Congress explores the theme of ‘Healthy People, Healthy Planet,’ and will highlight the biggest challenges and opportunities for dairy companies worldwide.

FoodBev extends its gratitude to the exemplary panel of judges. Their unparalleled expertise and understanding of the global industry have been fundamental in recognising the most groundbreaking innovations submitted this year.

Find the full shortlist below:

Artisan dairy

Castello – Castello Whipped Dips

CP-Meiji Co., Ltd. – Meiji Mixed Milk

Inner Mongolia Yijiahao Cheese – Joyful milk

Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd – N-15 Probiotic Flavored Fermented Milk

Meiji Co., Ltd. – Meiji Bulgaria Yogurt Home Made Story

Mengniu Hi-tech Dairy Products (Beijing) Co., LTD – MENGINIU YO!FINE DAIRY Yogurt Series

Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company – Vinamilk Green Farm

Cheese

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – Feihe Zhuoran JiaonaifenCheese(Cheese Milk Flavor)

Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd – OK Cheese Sausage

Meiji Co., Ltd. – Meiji Hokkaido Tokachi Camembert Blue Cheese

Meiji Co., Ltd. – Meiji Tube Style Blend Cheese

Meiji Co., Ltd. – Meiji Hokkaido Tokachi Smart Cheese Mature Cheddar and Pepper

Saputo USA – Montchevre: Sweet Hot Peppers + Garlic & Herbs Duos

Saputo USA – Montchevre Duos: Blueberry + Lemonade

Children’s dairy product

Dairy Farmers of America – Kemps Smooth Cottage Cheese

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – Feihe Jucongming Student Milk Formula Stage 5

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – Feihe Astrobaby Jugaoxing Children Milk Formula Stage 4

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu Future Star Double Endogenous Pure Milk

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Yili Fresh School Milk

Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd – Cal-Cheese Cubes

The LittleOak Company – Natural Goat Milk Toddler Drink

VIETNAM DAIRY PRODUCTS JOINT STOCK COMPANY – Probi Pedia+

VitaDairy Vietnam Joint Stock Company – ColosBaby Gold D3K2

Yashili Dairy(Maanshan) Trading Limited – Mengniu One Metre Eighty-Eight Children Growth Formula Milk Powder

Dairy alternative

Arla JÖRÐ – Arla JÖRÐ Barista

Elmhurst 1925 – Elmhurst® 1925 Unsweetened Coconut Cashew Milk

Floatmilk – Floatmilk – Original Oatmilk

Floatmilk – Floatmilk – Original Oatmilk +Adaptogens

JULIENNE BRUNO – Superstraccia

Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd – Junlebao® Zhiyue Soybean Yogurt

TCI Co., Ltd. – VeCollal® Type II

YILI/Plant Seleceted – Plant Selected Chocolate-flavored Soy Milk

Dairy drink

Dairy Farmers of America – Oakhurst Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Donut Flavored Whole Milk

Dairy Farmers of America – Star Wars™ TruMoo® Blue Milk

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu Chewy Fruit Milk Tea Beverage

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu Just Pure Fruits & Grains Flavored Yogurt

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Satine – Satine Active Lactoferrin Organic Pure Milk

Mengniu Hi-tech Dairy Products (Beijing) Co., LTD – Mengniu YoyiC® Chang Kuai Live Culture Beverage

Starbucks – Starbucks® Frappuccino Caramel No Added Sugar

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Meiyitian Lactobacillus Drink White – Pomelo & Grapefruit Flavor

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Ambrosial Avocado Oatmeal Yogurt

Dairy protein product

Arla Foods Ingredients – High-protein ambient long life yoghurt with Nutrilac® FO-7875

Arla Foods Ingredients – High-protein drinking yoghurt 12 % with Nutrilac® ProteinBoost

CP-Meiji Co., Ltd – Meiji High Protein Zero Sucrose Added Coffee Flavor

Meiji Co., Ltd. – Savas Milk Protein Yogurt

Shanghai SheepOnly Nutrition Products Co.,LTD. – High-Calcium Growing-up Sheep Milk Powder for Children

Dairy snack

BRIGHT DAIRY AND FOOD CO.，LTD. – Brightdairy Yanjian pasteurized ambient yoghurt

CP-Meiji Co., Ltd. – Meiji Cup Yogurt double zero with Rice berry and Aci berry flavor

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – Feihe Zhuoran Dark Chocolate Cheese

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu Green Mood Green Salsa Ice Cream Cone

Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd – OK Cheese Sausage

Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd – Cal-Cheese Cubes

Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd – Cheese pudding

Ice cream/frozen yogurt

Dairy Farmers of America – Dairy Farmers of America Ice Cream On a Stick

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu Rollflex Suibian Gold Chocolate Ice Cream Series

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu Ice+ X Brave the World Beer Ice cream

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams – Double Dough Ice Cream

Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd – VITALITE Ice Cream

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Xujinhuan nut latte flavored ice cream

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Qixuan Low Sugar Ice Cream With Dark Chocolate Coating

Functional dairy

Anchor – Anchor Squeezy

Arla Foods – Arla Barista

ChangQing – Changqing probiotic yoghurt with cereal popping Beads

dsm-firmenich – Delvo® Fresh Pioneer

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – AIBEN QINGCHENG Formula Milk Powder

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – AIBEN Lactoferrin Formula Milk Powder

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Yili Shuhua Antangjian Blood Sugar Control Milk

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Yili QingMu Red Ginseng Revitalizing Milk Powder

Mengniu Hi-tech Dairy Products (Beijing) Co., LTD – Mengniu GuanYiRu Probiotic Fermented Yogurt Series

TCI Co., Ltd. – VeCollal® Type II

Yili Xinhuo – Yili Xinhuo Youxiang Shandi Formula Milk Powder

Dairy alternative innovation

Armored Fresh – Armored Fresh Oat Milk Pepper Jack Slices

dsm-firmenich – Delvo®Plant Boost

Floatmilk – Floatmilk – Original Oatmilk +Adaptogens

JULIENNE BRUNO – Superstraccia

JULIENNE BRUNO – Crematta

TCI Co., Ltd. – VeCollal® Type II

Intolerance-friendly innovation

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – Feihe Jiaai

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – Xing Feifan Xiaoyang

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – Xingfeifan Zhuoshu

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu Three Calves 200% Calcium Lactose Free Milk

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Yili Shuhua Antangjian Blood Sugar Control Milk

Manufacturing/technology innovation

Arla Foods Ingredients – High-yield Cottage cheese with Nutrilac ® YO-8236

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – Dairy cleaning verification technology based on portable impedance flow cytometry

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu LOSS (M-LOSS) Flexible Manufacturing Technology System for Milk Components

Inner Mongolia Yijiahao Cheese Co.Ltd – Center-Filled Cheese Lollipop

Senara – Senara- Tailored Milk Solutions

SPX FLOW Technology Denmark A/s – Seamless UHT Vessel

SPX FLOW Technology Denmark A/s – Aseptic Rapid Recovery System (ARRS)

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – Qiaolezi 6-layer Qiaoqiao Ice Cream

Health innovation

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – Nouristar Maternal Nutrients Essence Combination Set

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – MENGNIU JUSTPURE 0 ADDITIVE YOGURT

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu MilkChoc Chocolate Milk

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu Deluxe 4-Ingredient Minimalist Milk Ice Cream

Meiji Co., Ltd. – Meiji Hokkaido Tokachi Milk Kiwadatsu Yogurt

Mengniu Hi-tech Dairy Products (Beijing) Co., LTD – Mengniu Sucrose-free Mellow Yogurt

Wyeth(Shanghai) Trading Company Limited/ illuma – illuma HMO liquid formula 启赋HMO液态配方奶

Marketing campaign

Brownes Dairy – Brownes Dairy Cheesies – They’re Easy Cheesy!

Dairy Farmers of America – Star Wars™ TruMoo® Blue Milk Launch Campaign

Dairy Farmers of Canada – Regenerative Agriculture – I Do That

Dairy Farmers of Canada – Moo or False

Dairy Farmers of Manitoba – Dairy Farmers of Manitoba – ‘All From a Good Place’ Campaign

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu CHEWY FRUIT Floral Fruity Milkshake Yogurt Series

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co.,Ltd – Mengniu Green Mood Children’s Day Marketing Campaign

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. – Ambrosial X Stephen Curry Q3 Sports Marketing Campaign

Les Producteurs de lait du Québec – Votre lait – Your milk

New/start-up business

Floatmilk – Floatmilk – Earth’s First Clean-Label Barista-Grade Oatmilks

Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. – Nouristar Maternal Nutrients Essence Combination Set

Senara – Senara- Tailored Milk Solutions

Packaging design

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. – AMBROSIAL Panda Bamboo Yogurt

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. – Chinese New Year packaging with the theme of “Chinese Gods of Wealth from Five Cardinal Directi”

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Limited by Share Ltd – Satine special edition of Chinese Zodiac——Co-branded with the Palace Museum

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Limited by Share Ltd – The first pure plant-based integrated box – Satine Organic Pure Milk (Hulunbuir Winter Limited edition)

Mengniu Hi-tech Dairy Products (Beijing) Co., LTD – Mengniu Fresh Fruit Time Yogurt

Mengniu Hi-tech Dairy Products (Beijing) Co., LTD – Mengniu YoyiC® Chang Kuai Live Culture Beverage

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. – Zhennong Coffee Mate Milk 125ml

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. – Zhennong Milk Dream Limited Series

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. – Ambrosial x Mario Spoon-Eating Yoghurt

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. – Ambrosial Long and Luck Chinese New Year Packaging design

CSR/sustainability initiative

CP-Meiji Co., Ltd. – CP-Meiji Recycoon

Dairy Farmers of Canada – Regenerative Agriculture – I Do That

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd – the new eco-friendly Asian Games Pure Milk packaging for the Green Asian Games

Mengniu Hi-tech Dairy Products (Beijing) Co., LTD – Mengniu Zhong Hua Zi Yang Nourishing Yogurt

Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) – Rollout of clear caps across all fresh milk

VINAMILK – Vinamilk Fresh Milk 100% – Stand Tall Vietnam Milk Fund