Kaviari and Prins & Dingemanse have been awarded the top prizes in the 12th annual Seafood Prix d’Elite new products competition at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels.
Kaviari of France took the 'Best New Retail Product' for En K de Caviar. Designed to give the consumer a whole new experience of eating caviar – the product contains 15g of Osetra Caviar and a special spoon, all in an original tin with an embossed lid.
The top prize in the 'Food Service' category was awarded to Prins & Dingemanse of the Netherlands for its product Zeeuwse Creuse Caresse – the Zeeland Creuse oyster which receives special care during rearing with a diet of specially cultivated algae.
In addition to the two grand prizes, five special awards were also handed out. Lerøy Påleggslaks Provence from Hallvard Lerøy in Norway was awarded the Seafood Prix d’Elite special award for ‘Convenience’.
The prize for ‘Health & Nutrition’ was won by Jens Møller Products ApS of Lemvig, Denmark for Vita-All.
Kaviari’s En K de Caviar was also presented with an award for ‘Retail Packaging’.
Dish Hospitality of Mumbai, India, was presented with the award for ‘Originality’ for its product, International Shrimp S’cones.
Lastly, a new line of seafood ready meals from the Heiploeg Group in Belgium was presented with the award for ‘Seafood Product Line’.
