FEA, an event by Cibum hosted in Detrop- Oenos exhibition at Helexpo in Thessaloniki, awarded the leaders of Food and Beverage sector.
The international awards for innovation and excellence in Food and Beverage sector, Food Experts Awards (FEA) were awarded to companies and professionals in a special ceremony at Helexpo exhibition center on Saturday, February 18, 2023 with journalist Eleni Tsaga as hospitable host and presenter, binding in an impressive way the innovative ideas, entrepreneurship and development.
Independent professionals of FEA with significant professional expertise and background in Food and Beverage industry, as they clearly stated during the brilliant event being their goal to evaluate all nominations using strict criteria rewarding persons and companies distinguished for the provision of innovative products and services that promote excellence in concepts such as food science where notions such as safety, hygiene, quality and food management are at the fore.
Sponsors of the Food Experts Awards
Noteworthy prizes were awarded to the winners by the sponsors of the Food Experts Awards such as TUV AUSTRIA HELLAS, Tsakalides Analysis & Testing, TUV HELLAS, TUV NORD, Eurofins Scientific, SGS and QCERT.
Honorary awards to individuals and organisations for their contribution to Food Science
- Antoine Lavoisier Award 2023 to Mr. Antonios Zambelas, Professor of Nutrition at the Agricultural University of Athens and President of EFET
- Nicolas APPERT Award 2023 to Mr. Ioannis Smarnakis, Food Technologist and President of PETET
- Aristotle Prize 2023 at the Agricultural University of Athens
- Peter Durand Prize 2023 at the Dairy Vocational School of Ioannina
Winners of the 25 FEA 2023 competition categories
Among the winners who stood out in the 25 competition categories were major companies in the Food and Beverage sector:
- AV Vasilopoulos
- GOODY’S – Everest
- DODONI
- E. Pairis S.A
- Gefsinus
- Gregorys
- Trikalinos Co
- Ecolab
- Simply Burgers
- Aggelakis
- Fitness Meals
- Hatziyannakis
- Portokalides Group
- Cafetex
- Golden Eggs
- Koulourades
- Unismack
- Agrologica
- Megas Gyros
- Giobre
- Technical Institute of Heraklion Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Fresh-Line-Nulicious
- Hellamco
- Pascal
- Domestica
- Rito”s Food
- Applicon
- Digital Bites
- Mystery Pot
- Agroknow
- A&G Prime Trading NordTEch
- Food Allergens Lab
- AlphaBros
- Anifantis
Particular interest at the Food Experts Awards (FEA) is outlined at the Great Food Media Performer category, where broadcasts as well as magazines with a strong and significant journalistic presence were distinguished.
Winners were Akis Petretzikis and Kitchen Lab, Dimitris Skarmoutsos TV show “Neighborhoods on the Plate“, Happy Traveler with Eftichis Bletsas on SKAI TV channel, the producers of the podcast “The Food Processors“, Mrs. Leoni Livaditis and Mr. Nikos Gionis, the nutritional site Logodiatrofis, as well as the pan-Hellenic gastronomic magazine Evzin, published by Patrinorama, represented by the correspondent journalist in Thessaloniki Vicky Bairaktari.
The team of Hospitality Ambassadeurs, consisting of the Executive Chef Konstantinos Koveos, the Editor-in-chief of Evzin and journalist-guide Katerina Karsioti, specialist in Gastronomy and Agri-tourism as well as Head of Content, Dolianiti Dimitra received the award giving special emphasis to the 1st year of magazine’ s circulation, its culinary character, the important personalities of the Greek gastronomy scene that were reflected in its pages, the local products and the producers that stood out for their authenticity and holistic approach with respect to the tradition of our country.
After all, as the journalist Katerina Karsioti stated in a press conference that was held at the Food Experts Awards:
The award we received at the acclaimed FEA institution is clearly for the entire Evzin team another reward for the overall effort to holistically and authentically highlight the Greek culinary scene, local products and producers, a theme that occupies a large part of our content, the sector of hospitality and of course the promotion of destinations through people and taste.
We are feverishly preparing ourselves for the next edition, most certainly to include numerous surprices in terms of contents. Tradition, rural people, Chefs at Greek islands and travelogues in vineyards and recipes that will take off memory and will absolutely dominate.
After all, you understand people better through their gastronomy.
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