Awards & prize ceremonies

Name: Anuga
Start: 2025-10-04
End: 2025-10-08
Location: Koelnmesse GmbH

Anuga 2025: The stage for awards that shape the industry

Anuga is more than just a trade fair; it's a stage for innovation and exceptional achievements. Our award ceremonies serve as the shining pinnacle. This year, we eagerly anticipate participants from around the world who will be honored for their outstanding contributions to the food and beverage industry during the event. From sustainable initiatives to pioneering packaging solutions, the winners represent the core of the industry, guiding the way for the future.

These accolades are not just personal honors; they are also a motivation for future successes. As an international exchange and trade platform, ANUGA provides well-deserved recognition and ample networking opportunities.

Our sincere congratulations go to all the innovative minds and dedicated companies that make these award ceremonies shine. Your accomplishments shape not only the food and beverage sector but also how we will eat and drink in the years to come.

ECOTROPHELIA Europe Competition

The Europe-wide competition for sustainable food innovations brings together the brightest student talents from across the continent. Young teams develop visionary product concepts that combine enjoyment, innovation and environmental awareness. The grand finale will take place on 7 and 8 October 2025 during Anuga in Cologne.

Visitors can look forward to pioneering concepts and inspiring new products — showcased in the brand-new ECOTROPHELIA Showcase, where selected projects take center stage. The official award ceremony on the Trend Zone stage will round off the program, shining a spotlight on the next generation of food innovations set to sustainably shape the market of the future.

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BESTSELLER 2025: Celebrating the Year’s Top-Selling Product Innovations

As part of Anuga 2025, RUNDSCHAU für den Lebensmittelhandel will once again recognise the most successful product innovations of the year with its prestigious BESTSELLER awards.

The winners are determined using sell-out data from Circana’s (IRI) well-established InfoScan retail panel, supported by additional market analysis from GfK.

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Exhibitors from 118 countries

Over 140.000

Visitors from 200 countries

Trade shows under one roof

94%

of the exhibitors are international

TK-Star

Lebensmittel Praxis and the German Frozen Food Institute (DTI) were once again looking for the best frozen food departments in German retail in 2023. On October 9, the jury from retail and industry awarded this year's winners: On the same day, in the evening, we welcomed the winners of the year. We were expecting you at Anuga in Cologne!

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Fair Wine Award

The FairWineAward was not just a competition, but a movement that highlighted the best of quality and environmental awareness in the wine industry. Faced with the challenges of climate change, this event aimed to recognize those winemakers who pursued innovative solutions to protect the environment and reduce the use of pesticides. The winning wines were unveiled at the "Organic on Stage" stage during Anuga.

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