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BRIDGE2FOOD PROTEIN AWARDS CELEBRATE GLOBAL INNOVATIONS IN PROTEIN INDUSTRY – Extended deadline

Enter now to win a Bridge2Food Protein Award which celebrate the innovators creating new products, ingredients and technology to meet the increasing demand for affordable, healthy and sustainable protein.

Gerard Klein Essink, director, Bridge2Food said, “Protein is in the global spotlight as we strive to meet the nutritional needs of a population set to hit 9 billion by 2040. Protein is an integral part of a healthy diet but current consumption and production levels are unsustainable. Our awards celebrate those creating products and ingredients using plant-base, animal and alternative protein sources, and the disruptors driving innovation to help secure the future of the industry.”

The awards are part of Europe’s longest running and leading 10th Protein Summit, 26-28^th September 2017 (France), a 5-in-1 Industry Summit (I: Protein 2030 Summit; II: Plant-based Foods Summit; III: High Protein Foods Summit; IV: Protein Ingredients Summit and V: Protein Processing Summit) and Exhibition which brings together 300+ experts in food, ingredients, technology, research, feed and pet food industries to discuss latest innovations and create new protein strategies for the future. Download the brochure here or visit www.bridge2food.com

The Award Categories are:

• Best Plant-based Food

• Best High Protein Food & Beverage

• Most Novel Protein Ingredient

• Most Novel Protein Process Technology

Award finalists and winners benefit from global marketing exposure through Bridge2Food’s online community of 40,000 food specialists, its website, newsletters to 28,000 subscribers, media partners, marketing and public relations.

Entry forms are available online here, or contact: awards@bridge2food.com. The closing date for entries is 30 August 2017 when the expert panel of judges will select a shortlist of finalists. The winners will be announced on 27^th September 2017, at 10th Protein Summit, 26-28 September 2017 (Reims, France).

The expert panel of judges includes: Pat Robinson, Business Development Manager, CircleUp (USA); Dr Anne Wagner, Corporate Research and Development Director, Tereos; Dr Volker Heinz, MD, DIL (Germany); Dr Rickey Yada – Professor, Land & Food Systems University of British Columbia (Canada); Dr Kees de Gooijer – TKI Agri & Food (Netherlands); Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard van Lengerich, Seeding the Future Foundation; Mike Velings, co-Founder, Aqua-Spark and Dr Stacy Pyett, Business Development Manager, NIZO (Netherlands);

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For more information, please contact: Sue Wilson, Bridge2Food,
e: awards@bridge2food.com, Tel: +44 7525 171 662 or visit: www.bridge2food.com

About 10^th Protein Summit 2017
10th Protein Summit 2017, 26 – 28^th September 2017 (Reims, France)
A Unique 5-in-1 Industry Summit and Exhibition for business, marketing, innovation, development and research leaders. A must-attend networking platform for those in the Food, Feed and Pet food industry, Protein ingredients, Technology & Research sectors. 300+ experts and 40 exhibitors enjoy four comprehensive Summits, I: Protein 2030 Summit; II: Plant-Based Foods Summit; III: High Proteins Foods Summit; IV: Protein Ingredients Summit; IV: Protein Processing Summit.

About Bridge2Food
Bridge2Food is an international food industry networking company based in The Netherlands. Its key strength is the development of specialist platforms for the food industry: ‘Building bridges between food professionals’. Bridge2Food operates in the international food sector and organises a wide range of food industry conferences for senior managers of food manufacturing companies in Europe, the USA and Asia.