FROZEN! dti Innovation Award

The FROZEN! dti Innovation Award supported by AFC and anuga recognises achievements that address the challenges of the future in the spirit of freezer inventor Clarence Birdseye. In 2023, the global frozen food industry will celebrate the 100th anniversary of deep-freezing: the groundbreaking invention of the plate freezer by US naturalist Clarence Birdseye in 1923.

With the FROZEN! dti Innovation Award, the dti wants to demonstrate the innovative power of the frozen food industry and the future category of frozen food, which today contributes just as much as 100 years ago to solving the challenges of today and tomorrow. 

The three finalists, selected by a high-calibre jury of renowned industry experts, will pitch their innovative ideas to the public at the awards ceremony at Anuga. The jury will decide on the final winner live at the awards ceremony on 8 October in Cologne. The guests at the event will also choose a winner from the public. All finalists will receive a start-up membership in the dti. An exclusive mentoring session with a proven TC expert will give the winner important impulses for the further development of the idea presented.