International FoodTec Award 

Application criteria

Submission procedure

Each innovation must be submitted individually. Please use our registration form. Submissions may be made in English. Joint submissions are accepted. In this case, the submission must be marked as a joint submission and all partners must be named.
 

Application guidelines:

  • Complete the application form carefully with a summary of the main facts. This must show the innovative achievement. The innovative properties of the product must be described plausibly, transparently and documented by independent test results wherever possible.
  • For illustration purposes and to help the jury reach their verdict, please provide no more than one image file with your application (300 dpi resolution).
  • DLG undertakes to treat all documents as strictly confidential, unless required to present the product in the Award Winners Magazine or on the Internet.

Documents for the 2027 application:

Please send all documents by e-mail to:

IFTA@DLG.org

Close of submissions: May 4, 2026

Gold and silver medal FoodTecAward 2027

Evaluation criteria

Application criteria

The International FoodTec Award is open to all companies from the food and supplier industry. Innovations may be submitted from the following areas:

Process technology 

Filling and packaging technology

Automation, robotics, software, measuring, control and regulating technology

Conveying, transport and storage facilities, logistics 

Food safety, analytics and biotechnology

Environmental technology

Refrigeration and air-conditioning technology

Ingredients 

Packaging, packaging materials

Trade and Media partners