Better For All's home compostable event cup, made with Kaneka Green Planet®, wins the Beverage Digest Award for Best Innovation Technology. This year's winners were announced at Beverage Digest’s Future Smarts Conference in NYC on Dec 16, 2024. Originally Posted here: https://www.beverage-digest.com/awards

AWARDS WINNERS

Best Low/No Sugar Drink

• Laird Superfood – Reduced Sugar Instant Latte with Adaptogens [WINNER]
• PepsiCo – Pepsi Electric
• PepsiCo Beverages North America – MUG Zero Sugar Root Beer

Best RTD Functional Drink

• BODYARMOR Sports Nutrition – BODYARMOR Flash I.V. [WINNER]
• Genepro Tea, Inc. – ProTEAn
• STōK Cold Brew Coffee – STōK Cold Brew Cappuccino
• The Pickle Juice Company – Pickle Juice®

Best Powder or Tablet

• Avro Life Co. – Avro Intelligent Hydration [WINNER]
• BODYARMOR Sports Nutrition – BODYARMOR Flash I.V. Hydration Sticks
• CELSIUS – CELSIUS On-The-Go

Best Cannabis Drink (Tie)

• hi Seltzer – D9 Seltzer – Lemon Lime
• hi Seltzer – hi Seltzer [WINNER]
• hi Seltzer – hi Seltzer Peach
• hi Seltzer – hi Seltzer Pineapple
• hi Seltzer – hi Seltzer Watermelon [WINNER]
• hi Seltzer – hi Seltzer Wild Berry

Best Hard Seltzer

• Dirty Water – Dirty Water [WINNER]
• Truly Hard Seltzer – Truly Hard Seltzer

Best Canned Cocktail

• Free AF – Whisk#y Ginger
• Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop – Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop [WINNER]
• Seagram’s Escapes – Seagram’s Escapes Refreshers

Best Premium Drink

• Still G.I.N. By Dre and Snoop – Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop [WINNER]
• The Watkins Co. – Watkins Cinnamon Apple Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey with Natural Flavors
• The Watkins Co. – Watkins Spiced Orange Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey with Natural Flavors
• Topo Chico (The Coca-Cola Company) – Topo Chico Mixers

Best New Brand

• Aqua Matters Pte Ltd – Jääde - Finnish Spring Water
• Avro Life Co. – Avro Intelligent Hydration [WINNER]
• Sky Barn – Earth’s First Clean-Label, Barista-Grade Oatmilks

Best Marketing / Social Media Campaign

• Keurig Dr Pepper – Dr Pepper
• PepsiCo – Gatorade Portfolio – “It Hasn’t Changed” Campaign [WINNER]
• PepsiCo Beverages North America – Pepsi Chase Cars

Best New Drink Concept

• Dice Provisions – Dice Coffee Ice Cubes
• International Delight – International Delight Cold Foam Creamer
• Mitra9 – Kratom Seltzers [WINNER]

Best Technology Innovation

• Better for All – Better for All Home Compostable Cups [WINNER]
• SmartSkin Technologies – SmartSkin Qualifier
• Terra Kaffe – TK-02

Best Brand Extension

• Keurig Dr Pepper – Dr Pepper Creamy Coconut
• Nowadays – THC Canned Cocktails
• Still G.I.N. By Dre and Snoop – Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop [WINNER]

Best Packaging/Label Design

• Berlin Packaging – Studio One Eleven – Remus Babe Ruth Reserve [WINNER]
• Berlin Packaging – Studio One Eleven – Verse
• PepsiCo – Pepsi Global Redesign