Awards Categories
Game Changer
Uses their influence for positive change (e.g. activist, policymaker, and/or venture capitalist, etc.)
Creator
Connects people through content or products (e.g. food blogger, food stylist, curator, content creator, consumer packaged goods entrepreneur, etc.)
Innovator
Uses tools or tech to solve challenges (e.g. inventor, researcher, product developer, intrapreneur, etc.)
Culinarian
Demonstrates
cooking artistry
(e.g. chef, home cook, caterer, etc.)
Trailblazer
Pioneers through groundbreaking contributions (e.g. pioneer, vanguard, etc.)
Amplifier
Elevates food system stories (e.g. journalist, author, photographer, podcaster, filmmaker, etc.)
Beverage Master
Advances spirits, wine, and beer industry (e.g. sommelier, mixologist, bar owner, beer maker/brewer, wine and spirit maker, vineyard manager, etc.)
Corporate Champion
Shapes inclusive food opportunities (e.g. branding and marketing professional, buyer, research and development professional, diversity & inclusion professional, sustainability strategist, etc.)
Restaurateur
Launches impactful restaurants (e.g. Owner-operators of restaurants, bars, cafes, food trucks, cloud kitchens or mobile food services)