Bakemart and ProChile win at Gulfood Awards

Louise Oakley, February 21st, 2012

The winners of the third annual Gulfood Awards have been announced, with companies including Bakemart, ProChile, Eurodelices, Granuldisk and Del Monte taking home some of the top gongs.

Bakemart and ProChile were celebrated for their stand design; Eurodelices won Best New Health Food or Beverage Ingredient for Sunny Bio Agave Syrup; Granule Solo from Granuldisk was named Best Sustainable Catering Innovation Equipment; and Del Monte won THE Best Consumer Marketing Campaign award.

Organised by Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), the Gulfood Awards 2012 attracted more than 120 entries from 30 countries in 20 different categories.

Helal Almarri, CEO of Dubai World Trade Centre, said: “The exceptional calibre of entries received this year highlights the talent and innovation that is emerging from the region’s food and beverage industry professionals. As the largest and most influential annual trade exhibition in the world, Gulfood has consistently attracted industry leaders from across the globe, and to see this excellence carried through to the Awards only adds to the exhibition’s growing influence”.

A new addition this year was the Outstanding Achievement Award, won by Truebell Marketing, in recognition of the company’s outstanding commitment and achievement within the food and beverage industry in the Middle East.

The full list of the Gulfood Awards 2012 winners is below:

• Best new non-alcoholic beverage award – Passina Products– Fivesenses
• Best new functional food or drink award – Caseificio Albiero – Provolone Valpadana
• Best newcomer brand or business award – Rafic Marrouche – Secret Formula Mixed Spices
• Best new Halal food award – Midamar Corporation – Halal Black Pepper Smoked Beef Strips
• Best new frozen or chilled food award – Del Monte Chocolate Covered Fruits
• Best new fast food product or innovation award – Midamar Corporation – Halal Hickory Smoked Chopped and Formed Beef Strips
• Best new health food or beverage ingredient award – Eurodelices – Sunny Bio Agave Syrup
• Best health education initiative award- Al Ghurair Foods – Integrating and Education Special Needs
• Best new foodservice innovation award – Lesafre – Star’bake
• Best new food packaging innovation award – Tilda – Steamed Basmati
• Best new drink packaging innovation award – Sig Combibloc Obeikan – Drinksplus
• Best environmental sustainability initiative award – Octal Petrochemicals
• Best consumer marketing campaign award – Del Monte Foods – I Love Del Monte
• Best new catering equipment innovation award – Adande Refrigeration –Adande Compact
• Best sustainable catering equipment innovation award– Granuldisk – Granule Solo
• Best light equipment innovation award - Technical Supplies & Services – Hot Mix Pro
• Best heavy equipment innovation award – MKN – Flexichef
• Outstanding achievement award - Truebell Marketing and Trading
• Best Trade Stand up to 100m²: Bakemart
• Best Trade Stand over 100m²: ProChile