2026 Food & Beverage Industry——Ringier Technology Innovation Awards

2026 Food & Beverage Industry——Ringier Technology Innovation Awards

 

Judges

Prof. Guangxue Chen

Position:

Professor of South China University of Technology

Brief:

Mr. Chen Guangxue has long been engaged in scientific research and education in the field of printing and packaging, achieving numerous innovative results in the digitalization, greening, and intelligent development of printing and packaging. Through collaboration among industry, academia, and research institutes, he has promoted and realized the industrial application of scientific and technological achievements.

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Mr. Chen Junjiang

Position:

Chief Director of Research and Development Centre Want Want Group

Brief:

Mr. Chen Junjiang holds a bachelor's degree in Food Science from Chung Hsing University in Taiwan (1992) and a master’s degree in Food Engineering from Dayeh University (1994). He joined the group’s R&D department in 1996 and has since dedicated over 20 years to product development, leading the creation of more than 100 new products and filing numerous invention patents. Under his leadership, Want Want’s R&D team has grown to over 100 professionals, covering food technology, product analysis

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Ding Shaohui

Position:

Deputy Secretary General of China Food and Packaging Machinery Industry Association

Brief:

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Peng Yu

Position:

Senior Engineer, Director of Dairy Nutrition and Health Research Center of Bright Dairy Research Ins

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Dr. Peng Yuan

Position:

Deputy Director of Food Engineering R&D Department of China Food Fermentation Industry Research Inst

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Dr. Zhu Huilian

Position:

Professor, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University Secretary-General of Guangdong Nutrition

Brief:

Dr. Zhu's main research field is the dietary and nutrition on human health. She has been particularly interested in choline and betaine, as methyl donors on fatty liver disease and brain development in human and animal, and further their effects in preventing chronic disease, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and tumor. She has been the recipient of 15 grants including 5 NSFC (The National Natural Science Foundation of China ) grants for studies on methyl d

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Juntao Kan

Position:

PhD in Pharmacology from Fudan University, Senior Manager and Senior Scientist of Amway R&D Center,

Brief:

With nearly 20 years of R&D experience in new pharmaceuticals and functional foods, he currently leads nutrition science and consumer product research at Amway R&D Center. His expertise focuses on cutting-edge technology development, population studies, and translational applications in personalized nutrition, aging, and metabolic health. He has published over 50 SCI-indexed academic papers with a total cumulative impact factor exceeding 300.

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Announcement of Winners

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Appraisal Process and Rules

Stage 1

Innovative Product Application and Nomination

Application Deadline:2026-06-11

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Stage 2

Innovative Product Review

Pass the Audit

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Stage 3

User Voting and Expert Evaluation

Voting Deadline:2026-06-16 ~ 26

Online Voting

Stage 4

Announcement of Winners and Award Ceremony

Announce the list of winners:2026-07-08

Announcement of Winners

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Award Ceremony

Award Ceremony:2026-08-19

  1. The nominated products must be launched in 2024-2026 for China’s Food & Beverage Industry;
  2. Each enterprise shall nominate no more than 3 products or technologies.
  3. Entry Criteria:Innovation: Innovation is key to driving the Food & Beverage industry forward. New ideas and technologies that offer effective, safe, and eco-friendly products to meet the evolving market and consumer needs are essential. Industry Impact: Must contribute to the advancement of the industry.Market Performance and Customer Feedback: Must demonstrate positive market and customer responses.
  4. The nominated products must meet the following intellectual property requirements:The participating technology/product must be the original design of the participating company, do not infringe any intellectual property rights of any third party, and do not violate any relevant laws and regulations. Technical/product-related legal issues, not limited to reputation rights, copyright, portrait rights, trademark rights, patent rights, and other legal issues, are the responsibility of the evaluation enterprise. The information submitted by the participating technology/product must be true, and the submitting enterprise shall be fully responsible for any infringement caused by copyright, copyright, and patent rights related to the product.

Appraisal Category

Innovation Product of the Year (Final Product)

Creative Alternative Protein Product

Creative Healthy/Functional Food

Creative Healthy/Functional Beverage

Creative Dairy Product

Creative Snack Food

Food & Beverage Ingredients

Functional Ingredients

Processing Ingredients

Flavoring Ingredients

Coloring Ingredients

Others

Food & Beverage Packaging Technology

Packaging design (including materials, container modeling, container structure etc.)

Packaging Equipment & Coding

Secondary Packaging & Logistics

Food & Beverage Processing & Automation/ Intelligent Manufacturing

F&B Processing Technology

F&B Automation/ Intelligent Manufacturing

Related Systems/Software for F&B Automation/ Intelligent Manufacturing

F&BManufacturing Auxiliary Equipment & Components

Food Safety & Quality Control

Other Innovative Products/Technologies, please indicate

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