Frozen food producers are well represented among the celebrants, as they received eight country awards and two category awards.
For the first time in the history of the SIAL d'Or, the jury selected one winner per category, one winner per country and a Global SIAL d'Or award winner. Since its creation in 1986, the purpose of the competition is to identify and reward innovations that have become major retail successes.
Taking the top prize in the Savoury Frozen Products category was Foglia a Foglia, produced by Agrifood Abruzzo of Brescia, Italy and distributed under the Passione Verde brand. The dish features layers of leaf spinach, beet, savoy cabbage and chicory. An innovative manufacturing process keeps the leaves intact and preserves the products flavor, color and tenderness.
From Russia with joy, Ice Joy, that is, was the big prize winner in the Sweet Frozen Products category. The granular ice cream product, produced by Ice Joy LLC, features little frozen balls of ice cream (5-6mm) in a variety of flavors including banana, vanilla, strawberry and chocolate. Shelf life is eight months.
Six other entries in the Sweet Frozen Products category were named winners by country along with Foglia a Foglia and Ice Joy. They are:
° Smurfs Pineapple and Grape Ice Sherbet from Osem-Nestlé of
Petah Tikva, Israel. Individual packaging contains one of 10
different Smurf collectible figurines.
° Authentic Maras Style Log Ice Cream packed under the Carte dOr brand distributed by Unilever Sanayi ve Ticaret Turk A.S. of Istanbul, Turkey. The easy-to-cut premium product features Maras ice cream topped with pistachio pieces.
° So:Shi Fruity Sushi Sorbet from Dynamic Commodities (Pty) Ltd of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The sorbet dessert, based on the popular Japanese delicacy concept, features three different rolls wrapped in edible wafer paper. Flavors are Lemon Sorbet with Kiwi and Strawberry Center, Caramel Apple Sorbet with Caramel Center, and Pomegranate Lemon Sorbet with Mixed Berry Center.
° Creative Gourmet Smoothie Cubes from Pagties Foods Ltd of Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia. Consumers just take two or three mixed fruit cubes out of the retail pack and mix them with 200 ml. of milk. Then blend and the result is a smoothie, which can be consumed for breakfast or as a snack anytime.
° Doce Vida brand Acai Pronto com Morango e Acerola. Packed by Doce Vida Ind. E Com. De Prod. Alim. Naturais Ltda of Goiânia, Brazil, this ice cream product features the energy-packed acai berry, acerola and strawberries.
° Dole Frozen Smoothie Shakers from Westlake Village, California, SA-based Dole Packaged Foods, LLC. Distributed in plastic jars, the frozen fruit and yoghurt blend is added ones juice of choice to make smoothies.
The complete list of SIAL d'Or 2012 award winners can be checked out at www.sialparis.com. Those attending the SIAL show will be able to see them first-hand in Hall 6 at the Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte . The official SIAL d'Or award ceremony will take place during the show on Oct. 21, the Global SIAL d'Or 2012 winner will be announced.
