Internorga: Enter Now For Future Award 2016

Hamburg / DE. (hmc) The Internorga Future Award will be presented for the sixth time in 2016. It is more desirable than ever for forward-looking companies and institutions. The Future Award at Internorga 2015 attracted a record 120 entries. The prize is presented in a total of four categories and has established itself as one of the most prestigious honours in the various sectors of the restaurant and food service market. The Trendsetter Company – Artisan category was successfully launched in 2015 and will be here again in 2016 to honour artisan companies that combine tradition with innovation. Entries and recommendations for the sixth Internorga Future Award can be submitted now.

The out-of-home market continues to develop rapidly, featuring a great many innovations, especially for sustainability – these have become the driving force for the industry in recent years. The Internorga Future Award takes new paths, opens up perspectives and sets standards. Since it was launched in 2011, the Internorga Future Award has been presented for products, services and strategies which set signs for sustainability and a liveable future. This award gives companies and institutions an exclusive framework to showcase their commitment and innovative expertise. The ideas submitted so far cover a wide range of concepts for sustainability, from environment friendly hotel concepts to initiatives for cutting carbon emissions and reducing food waste, the establishment of regional marketing structures, and organic bakeries.

Four award categories

The Internorga Future Award is presented in four categories. The Trendsetter Company – Artisan category has been included since 2015, honouring craft companies such as butchers or bakers that combine traditional production methods with innovative technologies and sustainable management. The Trendsetter Company – HoReCa category is aimed at companies from the hotel, restaurant and catering and institutional catering sector. They are to show how business activities and sustainable management can be combined, for example by organic sourcing, by resource and energy efficiency, and by fair trading. All Internorga exhibitors are eligible to enter the categories Trendsetter Product – Food + Beverages and Trendsetter Product – Fittings + Equipment – the former is for innovative food and beverages characterised by biological value of raw materials, high quality or fair production conditions. Trendsetter Product – Fittings + Equipment is for smart solutions which are long-lived and efficient in operation and in their use of energy and materials. This category also includes technical innovations which optimise working processes, setting new standards.

Companies and institutions can submit entries or recommendations for the Award up to the deadline 15 January 2016. The entry documents and information on the assessment procedure are available here. Entries are open to Internorga exhibitors (Trendsetter Product category) and visitors (Trendsetter Company). Three finalists are selected by an independent panel of judges. The winners of the individual categories will receive the prestigious honour in March 2016, at the official gala evening held the day before the start of Internorga.