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Yummex announces winners of 2017 Innovation Awards

Show held Sept. 18-20 at the Dubai World Trade Centre

Organizers of Yummex Middle East, formerly known as Sweets and Snacks Middle East, announced the winners of the 2017 Innovation Awards during the show’s 11th edition, held Sept. 18-20 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

The awards are designed to celebrate pioneering leadership and innovation in the global food and drink industry. Using its knowledge of markets and regional trends, Innova Market Insights selects products it feels best represent the preferences and interests of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) markets.

Winning products were displayed in glass cases in front of the Yummex exhibition hall. They include:

Best Bakery Product

Y3K Cosmic Cookie Mousse Cake

Y3K, LLC

Made from two cookie flavors America loves — Oreos and Chocolate Chip — this ice cream-like cake doesn’t need to be frozen.

Best Chocolate Product

Fitmeals Protein Chocolate Crossies

Fitmeals GmbH

Fitmeals Low Carb Protein Crossies are sugar-free, gluten-free and low-carb fitness sweets that use pea protein instead of soy. They’re available in three different flavors: Bittersweet Chocolate (vegan), Milk Chocolate Caramel and White Chocolate Strawberry.

Best Hard & Soft Candy Product

Nom Noms Sours Cola

Blooming Foods FZCO

Nom Noms are airy, halal marshmallows made with natural colors and flavors. Nom Noms Sours Cola joins Original and Strawberry flavors.

Best Snack Product

Mogyi Caramoon

Agro Bio Seed Ltd

This caramel fudge popcorn is inspired by the elegance of the moon.

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Alyse Thompson-Richards has held many positions with BNP Media, first serving as an intern at Candy Industry magazine in summer 2012. She joined Candy Industry's staff full time as associate editor in August 2016 after a few years at newspapers in West-Central Illinois, becoming managing editor in March 2019. Alyse has also served as managing editor of Cannabis Products magazine since March 2019, and is currently the editor-in-chief of Food Engineeering magazine. She has bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from Western Illinois University.