Entry now open: Food ingredients Europe (FiE), the world’s leading food and beverage ingredients show, rewards companies for outstanding innovations, whilst the Start-up Innovation Challenge offers a platform for cutting-edge newcomers to the industry.  

“Thought Leadership”, the guiding concept for this year’s trade fair, is echoed in the 2017 Fi Europe Innovation Awards. With ten newly created categories spanning all industry sectors, the awards recognize and reward the ability to demonstrate and stimulate innovation.

Especially for young start-ups, FiE offers an exclusive platform: After last year’s inaugural success, the second Start-up Innovation Challenge invites companies to share a pioneering project with a broader audience.

Both the Start-up Innovation Challenge and the Future of Nutrition Award, one of the ten Fi Europe Innovation Awards categories, are open to FiE exhibitors and non-exhibitors alike. The other nine categories are open exclusively to Fi Europe & Ni 2017 exhibitors. Closing date for entries is 22 September for the Innovation Awards and 23 October for the Start-up Innovation Challenge.