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Of the seven local products that progressed to the finals, four garnered awards, having been evaluated by an international team of nine judges. Awards were made in three categories:
This includes the industrialisation of traditional foods and produced a local winner in Port Elizabeth-based Dynamic Commodities' Bits o' Juice. Pure lemon pods can be applied to any food without the limitations of a lemon wedge. The company pioneered the process of separating the peel, membrane and segment pulp of citrus fruit, after which the segments are cryogenically frozen and shaken into individual citrus cells.
Provided two South African winners. Nestlé's Cremora dual tamper-evident closure and container, which removes the need for an internal hermetic seal, allowing the packaging to "breathe" and adjust to varying altitudes without panelling. Nouvelle Mushrooms' macro-permeable, block-bottom FreshWorks bag, which works in tandem with an outer box. As exotic mushrooms have a very short shelf life (due to dehydration and bacterial growth), this bag regulates the optimum humidity balance inside the sealed bag. It eliminates residual moisture, while retaining the inherent moisture in the product, extending product shelf life by 30 percent and reducing product wastage by 50 percent.
This is aimed at improving their lifestyle. Unilever won with its Flora Test the Nation campaign, which focussed on high blood cholesterol. A free test with a quick result was made effective by professional advice and leaflets. The campaign was partnered by a major retailer and was credible through involvement with the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
The President's Awards, a new category at the IUFoST Global Food Industry Awards, recognises efforts to advance food science and technology for the benefit of all.
Companies that received the 2010 awards were: