Awards
Innovation Awards
Innovation Awards
What can you expect?
International recognition
Brand exposure
Join fellow innovators
Connect with industry thought leaders
Who can enter and what is the timeline?
Eligibility Criteria
- Free Entry: For all exhibitors of the 26th Hi & Fi Asia-China 2026
- Non-Exhibitor Fee: ¥2,000
Timeline
- Registration Opens: May 12
- Deadline: June 6
- Shortlist Announcement: June 9
- Awards Ceremony & Winners’ Announcement: June 26
Categories
Honoring companies that demonstrate exceptional technological breakthroughs in food ingredients, from novel extraction methods to AI-driven formulation system
Evaluation Criteria
- Scientific & Technological Innovation (40%)
- Technical Feasibility (30%)
- Market Value (20%)
- Industry Impact (10%)
Recognizing ingredient suppliers or R&D institutions that have made outstanding achievements in the research, development and application of healthy food ingredients
Evaluation Criteria
- Health Value (30%)
- Innovation (30%)
- Safety & Naturalness (20%)
- Application Potential (20%)
Acknowledges enterprises with notable accomplishments in the research, production, and application of sustainable food ingredients, promoting green development in the industry
Evaluation Criteria
- Environmental Impact (25%)
- Innovation (25%)
- Resource Efficiency (25%)
- Application Prospects (15%)
- Social Responsibility (10%)
Set the benchmark for success
Submit your entry today. The awards are free to enter, and we welcome entries across multiple categories. Download the form and send your applications to sini.bai@informa.com!
Exclusive benefits for winners
- Global awards ceremony spotlight
- Complimentary invitation to Hi health gala dinner
- Fi awards innovation tour – featured stop
- Expert evaluation
- Brand exposure globally
Judges from the last edition
We are proud to present our esteemed judges. These independent industry experts have been specially chosen for their knowledge, credentials and objectivity.
Lana Khovracheva
Feast Creative Foods
Strategy and Business Development Director. Judging the Sustainable Innovation Award.
Simon Huang
Shanghai Foreign Investment Association
President of the committee. Judging the Sustainable Innovation Award.
Terry Yao
Budweiser APAC
Procurement Director, Sustainability & Smart Barley APAC. Judging the Sustainable Innovation Award.
Xiwen Qing
Plug and Play China
Director at Plug and Play China Biotech and Food. Judging the Food Tech Innovation Award.
David Zhou
Givaudan
Technical Director - Greater China, Flavours. Judging the Sensory Innovation Award.
Xiaoming Wu
Shanghai Society of Food Science
Vice-President and Secretary-General. Judging the Food Tech Innovation Award.
Zhengting Shi
WEICHUAN
Head of Ingredient Research Group, R&D Center. Judging the Sensory Innovation Award.
Yuan Liu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Professor/ Recipient of Science Foundation for The Excellent Youth Scholars of Ministry of Education of China. Research Direction: Food Flavor and Quality Evaluation, Judging the Sensory Innovation Award.
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