Health Ingredients Europe, Natural Ingredients & NuW Announces the 2012 NuW Excellence Awards Finalists

FRANKFURT, Germany, October 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

The finalists have been announced for the 7^th edition of the Health Ingredients, Natural Ingredients & NuW Awards programme. The NuW Excellence Awards, organised every two years (previously named the Hi Excellence Awards), recognises major innovations in the nutrition & wellness ingredients industry across 8 categories, including the overall Ingredients Innovation of the Year award.

The winners will be announced on November 13th during the awards ceremony, which begins at 18:00 after the close of the exhibition's first day of play. The NuW Excellence Awards 2012 recognises professionals and companies for their ability to demonstrate and stimulate innovation and contribution to the nutrition & wellness industry.

The NuW Excellence Awards Nominees are:

Weight & Hunger Management Innovation of the Year

• Fitorex - YASO ®
• KitoZyme - KiOnutrime-Cs®
• TCI - Gomini

Gut Health, Immunity and Digestion Innovation of the Year

• Lallemand - Probio'Stick
• Lonza Ltd - ResistAid ™
• J Rettenmaier & Sӧhne - VITACEL MGN 150

Beauty & Anti-Ageing Innovation of the Year

• BIONOV - CELLULIGHT
• GELITA AG - VERISOL®
• TCI Co Ltd. - Gomeli

Marketing & Positioning Initiative of the Year

• Olympic Seafood AS - RIMFROST KRILL COLLECTION

Heart Health & Circulatory Innovation of the Year

• Tate & Lyle - SODA-LO® Salt Microspheres

Sustainability & Environmental Initiative of the Year

• Naturex - Naturex Foundation - THIS IS A HIGH COMMENDATION

Physical Performance Innovation of the Year

• Ingredia - PRODIET Fluid
• Arla Foods Ingredients - Lacprodan® DI-7017

For more information please go to http://www.nuwsolutions.com/awards

About Health Ingredients Europe & NuW

Health ingredients Europe is part of the world-leading Food Ingredients, Natural Ingredients and Health Ingredients series of ingredients trade shows. These highly professional trade shows have been held successfully since 1986. Health ingredients Europe was launched in 2000 with Hi Europe (NuW) 2012 being the 7^th edition of this show.  Health Ingredients Europe will be joining NuW Nutrition + Wellness Solutions in 2012, creating a new exhibition that provides a complete 360-degree perspective of the entire nutrition and wellness industry. For more information, visit http://www.nuwsolutions.com

About the Organiser

UBM Live is a division of UBMplc, which is headquartered in London, UK. The office in the Netherlands is the organiser of the world-leading Health Ingredients, Food Ingredients, CPhi, ICSE and Informex series of food and pharmaceutical ingredients trade shows. The Dutch office also publishes International Food Ingredients Magazine and organises related conference activities. For more information, visit http://www.ingredientsnetwork.com

Press Contact

Courtney Rol
Marketing Manager, UBM Live
de Entree 73, Toren A, 1101 BH
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel: +31(0)20-40-99-546
[email protected]

SOURCE UBM Live