“Inno d’Or – Innovation of the Year” awards presented

By: Kátai Ildikó Date: 2022. 06. 08. 07:15

Trade magazine presented the “Inno d’Or – Innovation of the Year” awards to the winners in Hungexpo’s new Congress Centre on 26 May.

Ildikó Kátai
moderator, journalist
Trade magazin

Zsuzsanna Hermann
MD-editor-in-chief
Trade magazin

Managing director and editor-in-chief Zsuzsanna Hermann welcomed the more than 70 people present.

Balázs Feitel
managing director
Ipsos

Ipsos’ managing director Balázs Feitel analysed innovation trends,

Emese Antal
scientific director
TÉT Platform

TÉT Platform’s director Emese Antal shared nutrition research results,

Dr. Ildikó Fazekas
director
Self-regulatory Advertising Board

and the Self-regulatory Advertising Board’s (ÖRT) director Dr Ildikó Fazekas gave a presentation about how to advertise effectively.

Eszter Benedek
managing director
Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft.

Eszter Benedek, managing director of Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. spoke about why they honoured two competitors with special awards.

From this year’s entries 30 innovations were named as the winners – all of them were launched between 1 January and 31 December 2021. The winners were granted the right to use the “Inno d’Or – Innovation of the Year” title. //

‘Inno d’Or – Innovation of the Year 2022’ competition winners:

Food category

Brodo Hungary Kft. – STAR Brodo broths

STAR Brodo broths are made exclusively of raw vegetables and/or meat, just like home made broth, and they contain no artificial flavour enhancer, gluten or glutamate. They are marketed in 1-litre TetraPak packaging. Their shelf life is 365 days and they can be used for 4 days after opening.

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Living Foods International Kft. – Living Foods germinated oils

Certified organic Living Foods germinated oils have established a new, super-premium quality category in the market of cold pressed oils. Healthy products at affordable prices.

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SPAR Magyarország Kft. – SPAR Protein Pancake pancake mixes

This product perfectly fits into weight-loss diets and sport diets, as its protein content is good for the muscles. Available in blueberry-chocolate and unflavoured versions, in SPAR and INTERSPAR stores.

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Baker Street Kft. – FreeScuits biscuits

As demand is growing for gluten-free delicacies, in 2021 the company – based on its experience in traditional baking – developed and launched FreeScuits products: 6 types of sweet and 2 types of salty biscuits.

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Cornexi Food Kft. – Cornexi filled oat bars

These filled oat bars are soft and creamy. The filling has intense taste and the product is a perfect alternative to any sweet snack. Oat is well-known for its beneficial health effects.

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Cerbona Élelmiszergyártó Kft. – Cerbona Vegán product range

Cerbona has developed vegan protein bars, which contain added vitamin B12 as well. The company also rolled out the creamiest vegan porridges available in the market, and created crisp, sugar- and sweetener-free granolas.

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Szega Camembert Kft. – Vegart vegan product range

100% plant-based alternatives to essential dairy products. They are 100% milk-, soy- and GMO-free. The products contain no palm oil and they are made using natural flavours only.

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Szega Camembert Kft. – Vegart vegan puddings

A 100% plant-based dessert alternative that meets the strictest vegan product requirements. While most similar vegan puddings tend to be soy-based, this product has more exciting ingredients. It contains natural flavours only and has low fat content.

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Nébar Kft. – Nébar NaturPro nut spreads

Spreads made without adding preservatives or additives to the roasted, ground and puréed nuts. The natural oil content of the nuts come to the top and “closes” the spread, preserving their valuable nutrients.

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SPAR Magyarország Kft. – SPAR Zero Protein Bar protein bars

Diet-compatible snacks following the latest trends. The zero bar contains no added sugar and it is also gluten- and lactose-fee. Available in four delicious flavours (chocolate, chocolate-coconut, chocolate-banana, cappuccino) in SPAR and INTERSPAR stores.

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SPAR Magyarország Kft. – SPAR Premium fish fillets

Premium quality, ready-to-cook fish fillets from sustainable sources. They have been available in SPAR and INTERSPAR stores since October 2021. These fresh fish products are marketed in eco-friendly packaging that contains 70% less plastic than the usual polystyrene trays.

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Nestlé Hungária Kft. – Garden Gourmet products

Innovative plant-based protein products, which can be prepared quickly and easily. They taste and smell like meat, are just as juicy too and they maintain their texture after serving.

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METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. – METRO Chef Veggie product range

METRO Chef meat substitutes are made of GMO-free, certified European soy protein and are 100% plant-based. They look and taste just like meat, but they have lower fat and salt content, and there is more protein in them.

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Kelet Földgép Kft. – Sous Vide Pigeon meat products

Innovative pigeon meat specialty prepared by sous vide cooking, marketed in stylish packaging. Anyone can easily prepare the product at home, cooking like a professional chef.

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FrieslandCampina Hungária Zrt. – Pöttyös Túródesszert dairy snack

Dairy snack Pöttyös Túródesszert is made of soft and creamy Greek yogurt type cream. Cottage cheese bits can be found in this unique cream – there is no other dessert made with cottage cheese bits.

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Drinks category

Viwa Product Europa Kft. – Viwa Brainboost vitamin water

VIWA Brainboost for preserving your mental freshness! Low-calorie, still, mango-lime-lychee soft drink. The product contains stevia, 90mg Gingko Biloba, 90mg green tea extract and vitamins C and B. Only 6kcal/bottle!

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Simon Gyümölcs Kft. – Simon Fresh fruit spritzers

Simon Fresh fruit spritzers are fizzy drinks flavoured with directly pressed fruit juice. They contain no added artificial or natural flavours, sugar or preservatives.

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Házikó Farm Kft. – Funky Forest Secret Edition product range

In June 2021 Funky Forest pressed juices and smoothies were joined by the SECRET EDITION collection, in three variants: Funky Forest Rusty Racoon smoothie (apple-redcurrant-mango), Funky Forest Lovely Llama pressed juice (apple-mango-chilli) and Funky Forest Wacky Wolf pressed juice (apple-sour cherry-elder).

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Mayer Szörp Kft. – Mayer&Búzavirág Premium Tonic Syrup

Tonic that isn’t bottled ready-to-drink, but as a concentrate. It doesn’t contain preservatives, artificial flavours or colours. By adding club soda, one bottle is enough for making 25x200ml of tonic.

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Zwack Unicum Nyrt. – Unicum Barista

Bitter liqueur and coffee consumption goes back hundreds of years in Europe and Hungary as well. Unicum Barista combines these two traditions in an innovative way. Unicum meets Arabica coffee, aged in oak barrels.

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Drugs category

BONUS Kft. – Immunetec by BONUS Bioactive product range

These products contain antimicrobial silver ions, which cause no harm to complex life forms, but they kill bacteria, protozoa, fungi and viruses that reproduce or survive in sponges and clothes.

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reNEW Technologies Hungary Kft. – CYCLE 10X Cleaner Concentrate range

Cleaner concentrate made with material from organic waste. Cycle 10X cleaner concentrates are 10 times smaller than traditional products. It is enough for shoppers to take home a 50ml bottle instead of 500ml, and they have their usual cleaner after a quick preparation.

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Beauty products category

NATICS Laboratoires Kft. – NATICS Argirelox product range

A peptide-containing product range by NATICS Argirelox: PEPTIDE BOOSTER and PEPTIDE YEUX super fluid offer effective wrinkle reduction, thanks to biotechnology and innovative ingredients such as Argirelox Peptide.

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Procter&Gamble RSC Kft. – P&G Responsible beauty care product range

Four P&G brands have launched refill systems for their shampoos: a new, 100% recyclable aluminium bottle, and a recyclable refill bag made with 60% less plastic (compared with an average plastic bottle, per millilitre).

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Packaging category

Vilhemp Kft.- Vilhemp – use and compost cutlery and drinking straws

Substituting plastics, these products are made of plant-based components and fibres, thanks to which they can be composted after use.

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Services category

Expedit Nodum Kft. – Innovation diagnosis

Innovation Diagnosis can help those companies that want to develop, but don’t have the necessary knowledge for setting their own development direction. Partners are provided with tailor-made innovation and development counselling.

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Screvo App Kft. – Screvo App

Screvo App is a smartphone app that stands alone in the market, implementing prize games for the biggest brands in a measurable way. Campaigns are fun – participants get virtual scratchcards – and more campaigns can run in parallel in the app.

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METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. – DISH by METRO software package

DISH is a software package that METRO developed to suit the needs of the HoReCa sector. By using DISH a restaurant’s full online presence can be created in just a few hours, with Google and Facebook integration, and online table booking system.

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Technology category

Kende Retail Kft. – Automated grocery store

Utilising AI-based vision technology, this autonomous store platform offers a special experience to both retailers and customers. The store can be used 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are no cash registers, no queues – shoppers just collect the products they need and walk out of the store.

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METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. – METRO Express Checkout

Express Checkouts can be found in all Hungarian METRO stores, and they speed up and simplify shopping. Customers can use handheld scanners or a smartphone app to scan the barcodes of the products they buy, and a weight check and a QR code validate the shopping cart’s contents in just 5 seconds.