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)