Best Food Safety Innovation
Recognising cutting-edge solutions that elevate food safety standards across production, packaging or supply chain
The Gulfood Manufacturing Industry Excellence Awards celebrate the ideas and technologies making a real impact in the F&B manufacturing landscape. Every year, the awards shine a light on the trailblazing businesses setting new benchmarks in efficiency, sustainability and technology.
This year’s awards span 11 categories, celebrating excellence across food safety, ingredients, packaging, processing, AI and smart manufacturing, sustainable and net zero manufacturing, renewable energy, multisensory innovation and industrial excellence in the UAE.
The Industry Excellence Awards are exclusively open to exhibitors at Gulfood Manufacturing 2026.
Industry Excellence Awards 2026
Givaudan Suisse SA
Givaudan in-house built AI for optimisation of formulas and recipes
UAE
KayDee Solutions LLC
PiCon Sense & Picon Vision
UAE
Symrise Middle East Limited
Accelerating Innovation from Insight to Product
Germany
Buhler FZCO
twin-screw extrusion system with hygiene and kill-step validation built into the machine architecture, turning food safety into documented, auditable evidence.
UAE
Fanar Al Khaleej Trading
Remaining Shelf-Life Smart Label
UAE
GEA Middle East FZE
The GEA Mobile Aseptic Solution combines aseptic processing with mobile bulk transport, helping dairy producers move sensitive liquid products between locations while maintaining controlled aseptic conditions.
UAE
Hot Pack Packaging Industries L.L.C
An ultra-lightweight, single-sheet die-cut paperboard carrier utilizing gravity-tension structural design to transform flat 2D sheets into rigid, spill-proof 4-cup suspensions in 3 seconds.
UAE
Jokey
Bringing Reusable Packaging into Industrial Practice
Germany
ULMA Packaging Middle East LLC
Automated, Leak-Proof, Cleaner, Smarter and More Efficient Way to Pack Whole Poultry
UAE
Jokey
Lightweight Packaging Innovation for Dairy Products
Germany
Aasted ApS
A New Standard in Flexible, Waste-Free and High-Performance Bar Manufacturing
Denmark
Buhler FZCO
UAE
Nienstedt Gmbh
Premium Value-Added Products from Poultry Offcuts and Trimmings
Germany
Buhler FZCO
UAE
Tetra Pak Export FZE
AI-Augmented Services for Future-Ready Manufacturing
UAE
PROMAR PPH Sp. z o.o
Fully Automated Production
Poland
International Aseptic Paperboard Manufacturing L.L.C.
UAE
DSM-Firmenich
Faster Lactose Hydrolysis for Accessible Dairy
UAE
PROTEAN INGREDIENTS DMCC
High-potency microalgal Omega 3 - DHA engineered for better-tasting fortified foods from MARA
UAE
SMS Corporation
Smarter Protein Solutions for the Egg-Based Foods
Thailand
PROTEAN INGREDIENTS DMCC
Fresher, More Authentic Fruit Flavor That Lasts Longer
UAE
Ingredion
Fibre Enrichment and Sugar Reduction Without Compromising the Eating Experience
UAE
PROTEAN INGREDIENTS DMCC
Patented Citrus Fibre Functional Blend for Gut Health from Fruit & Tech
UAE
Givaudan Suisse SA
Hot & Spicy Sensations
UAE
Food Specialities (FSL) & Agrana
UAE
Fanar Al Khaleej Trading
Cultured Spinach
UAE
Symrise Middle East Limited
Symrise Crunchies Deliver Multi-Sensorial Fruit & Culinary Inclusion Experiences
Germany
Fanar Al Khaleej Trading
Rice Bran Extracts
UAE
Chr Hansen Middle East & Africa FZ-LLC (Novonesis)
Quality pasta, no matter the wheat
UAE
Ingredion
Upcycled Clean Label Innovation for Texture, Stability and More Sustainable Food Formulation
UAE
Chr Hansen Middle East & Africa FZ-LLC (Novonesis)
Unlock next level protein quality with Galaya Smooth
UAE
Hot Pack Packaging Industries L.L.C
Generating 3.52 Million kWh Clean Energy Annually, Eliminating 2,992 MT CO₂ and Accelerating UAE Net Zero by 2050 Goals
UAE
Mac World Food Industries LLC
UAE
VITO AG
Cutting frying oil consumption by up to 50%
UAE
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc
Connecting time-honored cheese craft with sustainable innovation
UAE
ULMA Packaging Middle East LLC
Next-Generation Tray Sealing for Higher Performance with Less Packaging Material
UAE
Tetra Pak Export FZE
UAE
Hot Pack Packaging Industries L.L.C
Hotpack's Industry 4.0 transformation is arguably its biggest operational innovation. Hotpack partnered with multiple innovation leaders to digitize its manufacturing operations using technologies such as IoT, AI and data analytics.
UAE
FLOUR MASTERS BAKERY L.L.C
UAE
SIG Combibloc FZCO
UAE
Acme Industrial Hardware Trading Co. L.L.C.
UAE
Industry Excellence Awards 2026
Recognising cutting-edge solutions that elevate food safety standards across production, packaging or supply chain
Honouring excellence in taste, texture, colour or preservation, without added nutritional or health claims
Celebrating breakthrough advancements in packaging design, sustainability, functionality, or shelf-life enhancement
Awarded to the most impactful ingredient offering health and wellness benefits, from immunity boosters to digestive enhancers
Awarded to manufacturers leading the adoption of automation, digitalisation, robotics, AI and Industry 4.0 technologies at scale
Honouring breakthrough processing technologies or methodologies redefining how food and beverages are produced
Recognising a measurable initiative that reduces the environmental impact of F&B manufacturing through lower emissions, improved energy and resource efficiency, waste reduction or more sustainable production practices
Recognising breakthrough applications of AI, machine learning and smart factory technologies that drive efficiency, precision and agility in food and beverage manufacturing
Honouring a pioneering project or strategy that advances the use of renewable energy within the F&B manufacturing ecosystem, reducing carbon footprints and enhancing energy efficiency
Celebrating innovations that elevate the sensory profile of food and beverage through a fusion of taste, texture, aroma, appearance and interactivity, creating unforgettable consumer experiences
Recognising a UAE-based F&B manufacturer demonstrating outstanding leadership in expanding local production, advancing manufacturing capability and strengthening the resilience and competitiveness of the UAE food industry
2 October 2026 at 17:00hrs GST
End of October 2026
3 November 2026