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With the International FoodTec Award, DLG and its partners recognize outstanding technological innovations and pioneering developments in food technology – particularly in the areas of sustainability and process efficiency. These innovations and developments are also intended to contribute to improving quality and safety in food technology and support sustainable global food security.

Submissions permitted include innovations in the fields of process technology, filling and packaging technology, packaging materials and packaging, automation, robotics, and measurement and control technology. Advanced solutions in intralogistics, food safety and analytics, refrigeration and air conditioning technology, and environmental technology are also allowed. Especially developments surrounding the processing of alternative proteins, innovations in biotechnology and technological additives or ingredients are particularly addressed.

These and numerous other topics are currently affecting the entire global food processing and supply industry. With superior engineering skills, creative ideas, and entrepreneurial vision, practical technological solutions are emerging from current challenges, which are recognized with the International FoodTec Award.

The International FoodTec Award 2027 will be awarded in the form of gold and silver medals. A gold medal recognizes products with a new concept whose function has been significantly changed and whose use enables a new process or significantly improves an existing process. Silver medals go to existing products that have been further developed to achieve a significant improvement in function or process.

The award winners are selected by an international jury chaired by Prof. Dr. Katharina Riehn of HAW - Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. The jury includes 19 renowned experts from various disciplines and nine countries:
• Jennifer Beuth, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML, Dortmund (Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Peter Burggräf, Siegen University, Siegen (Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Antonella Cavazza, Parma University, Parma (Italy)
• Prof. Dr. Michael Gänzle, University of Alberta, Edmonton (Canada)
• Prof. Dr. Gi Eun Kim, Seokyeong University (South Korea)
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Monika Gibis, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart-Hohenheim (Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Britta Hübner-Keese, Hannover University, Hannover, Hannover (Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Tilo Hühn, ZHAW University of Applied Sciences, Wädenswil (Switzerland)
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ramona Hülsmann, Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences,
Technology, Business and Design, Wismar (Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Henry Jäger, BOKU University, Wien (Austria)
• Prof. Dr. Judith Kreyenschmidt, Hochschule Geisenheim University, Geisenheim (Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Tone Lerher, University of Maribor, Celje (Slowenia)
• Prof. Dr. Helga Medić, University of Zagreb (Sveučilište u Zagrebu) (Croatia)
• Prof. Dr. Oliver Niggemann, Helmut-Schmidt University, Hamburg (Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Olga Martin-Belloso, University of Leida, Leida (Spain)
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Cornelia Rauh, TU University Berlin, Berlin (Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Katharina Riehn (Chair person), HAW, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg (Germany)
• Prof. Dr. med. vet. Matthias Upmann, THOWL, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lemgo (Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Markus Schmid, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, Albstadt-Sigmaringen (Germany)

The International FoodTec Award is presented by the German Agricultural Society (DLG) in cooperation with Anuga FoodTec (Koelnmesse) and renowned media partners. These include the trade journal "Lebensmitteltechnik" (Food Technology) (LT Food Medien-Verlag), the magazines "Getränkeindustrie" and "Brewing and Beverage Industry International" (W. Sachon Verlag), the "dmz – Deutsche Molkereizeitung" (AVA-Verlag), the trade publication "dei – Prozesstechnik für die Lebensmittelindustrie" (Konradin Media Group), the titles published by B2B Swiss Medien AG: Food Industry, Packaging Industry and Food Innovation and "DLG-Lebensmittel" (DLG Food), published by DLG-Verlag.

https://www.dlg.org/en/food/awards/foodtec-award