Sono stati annunciati i finalisti dell’edizione 2022 degli IDF Dairy Innovation Awards, l’iniziativa lanciata dalla International Dairy Federation per incoraggiare e celebrare le pratiche innovative nel settore lattiero-caseario.

Gli IDF Dairy Innovation Awards hanno l’obiettivo di dimostrare l’impegno e il dinamismo del settore lattiero-caseario in tutto il mondo, offrendo una piattaforma unica per mostrare processi, pratiche e prodotti innovativi che migliorano l’efficienza e contribuiscono agli obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile delle Nazioni Unite.

Il concorso è organizzato dall’IDF in collaborazione con Zenith Global, società di consulenza leader nel settore alimentare e delle bevande, con la sponsorizzazione di Tetra Pak, società leader a livello mondiale di soluzioni per la lavorazione e l’imballaggio degli alimenti.

L’edizione di quest’anno ha ricevuto 144 candidature, con la partecipazione di tutti i continenti del mondo, a dimostrazione del fatto che l’impegno del settore lattiero-caseario per l’innovazione e la sostenibilità non ha confini e può essere trovato in ogni step della filiera del latte e dei prodotti lattiero-caseari.

Tra i finalisti annunciati oggi da IDF spiccano ben 2 eccellenze del settore lattiero-caseario italiano: l’azienda Brazzale SpA, in finale per la categoria “Innovation in Sustainable Processing” con l’innovativo magazzino per la stagionatura totalmente automatizzato inaugurato a giugno 2021; e IGOR Srl, che con il suo eco-pack per il Gorgonzola DOP si è aggiudicata un posto in finale per la categoria “Innovation in Sustainable Packaging”.

I vincitori saranno annunciati il 12 settembre 2022 nel corso della cerimonia di premiazione che si terrà durante l’IDF World Dairy Summit a Delhi, in India. Di seguito, la lista completa dei finalisti per ogni categoria.

I finalisti

Innovation in Sustainable Farming Practices – Environment

  • Dairycs – Dairycs Meadow-Sense, Israel
  • Don Emilio Srl – Lecheria 4.0 Groupo Mharnes, Argentina
  • National Dairy Development Board, India – India’s small holder farmer-based Manure Value Chain model- a sustainable & holistic approach towards remunerative climate smart dairying, India

Innovation in Sustainable Farming Practices – Animal Care

  • Dairycs – Dairycs Meadow-Sense, Israel
  • National Dairy Development Board, India – e-GOPALA App (e Generation of Productive Livestock) an android application for farmers, India
  • Tec2-Fit GmbH – CowMotion, the revolutionary orthosis adapted to the biomechanics of cattle offering an animal-friendly and sustainable solution to claw diseases, Germany

Innovation in Sustainable Farming Practices – Socio-Economic

  • Calgren Dairy Fuels, LLC, Maas Energy Works, Inc and California Dairy Farms – Calgren Dairy Fuels, LLC, Maas Energy Works, Inc and California Dairy Farms, USA
  • Dairy Australia – Our Farm, Our Plan, Australia
  • Mooofarm Private Limited – Mooofarm App, India

Innovation in Sustainable Processing

  • Brazzale SpA – Fully automated maturing warehouse 4.0, Italy
  • Leprino Foods Company  – Leprino – Greeley, CO Facility, USA
  • Yili Group – Application of one-step low-temperature sterilization and concentration technology to improve customer satisfaction, China

Innovation in Research & Development – Farming

  • Cornell University – Cornell University, Switzerland
  • Dairycs – Dairycs Meadow-Sense, Israel
  • National Dairy Development Board, India – Establishing system of Genomic Selection for buffaloes in India, India

Innovation in Research & Development – Collection & Processing

  • Dairycs – Dairycs Meadow-Sense, Israel
  • National Dairy Development Board, India – NDERP (NDDB Dairy ERP), an open source based ERP integrated with AMCS (Automatic Milk Collection System) software, India

Innovation in Research & Development – New Product Development

  • Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (Amul) – Amul Protein Buttermilk & Amul Protein Lassi, India
  • Mengniu Group – Yoyic Active Probiotic Sparkling Drinks, China
  • Yili Group – Yili Drinkable Cheese, China

Innovation in Research & Development – Food Safety

  • Modern Farming – Modern Farming Innovation of products and initiative production model of “Integration of planting-farming processing”, China
  • Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd – Methods for Detection of Maltodextrin and Sorbitol in Milk as an Adulterant, India
  • Yili Group – Construction and Application of the “Food Safety Risk Analysis Model” in Dairy Enterprises, China

Innovation in Research & Development – Consumer Nutrition

  • Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (Amul) – Amul Protein Buttermilk & Amul Protein Lassi, India
  • Société des Produits Nestlé SA; Nestlé Product Technology Centre Dairy – Unlocking iron fortification in dairy to address micronutrient deficiency, USA
  • Yili Group – Yili’s Cute-Star offers a novel solution to combat hidden hunger in children while promoting sustainable development in China, China

Innovation in Sustainable Packaging

  • Elopak – The Pure-Pak® eSense aseptic carton, Norway
  • IGOR Srl – eco-pack Gorgonzola dop IGOR, Italy
  • Wipak UK Ltd  – Recyclable Butter Wrap, United Kingdom

Innovation in School Milk Programmes

  • Karnataka Co-operative Milk Producers’ – Federation Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd, India
  • Mengniu Group – Better Nutrition and Health Service for the Next Generation, China
  • Tine SA – Cocoa School Milk without added sugar or artificial sweeteners, Norway

Innovation in Climate Action

  • China Shengmu Organic Milk Limited – Quality Milk in the Desert, China
  • Modern Farming – Modern Farming Innovation of products and initiatives, China
  • Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable – Pasteurized Milk Distribution through Milk Vending Machine, India