AS CONSUMER demands continue to rapidly evolve, China's food and beverage industry is experiencing unprecedented transformation. Innovations in healthy product formulations, eco-friendly packaging, rigorous safety testing and intelligent manufacturing processes are changing the industry landscape. This is apparent in the selection for the 2024 Food and Beverage Industry - Ringier Technology Innovation Awards. The awards program which marks its 18 th year, recognizes companies and their products that have made outstanding contributions to F&B and technologies, and encourages more companies to invest in technological innovation. This year, 82 products/technologies from 60 companies entered the final judging and votation for the following categories: Innovative Product of the Year (End Product) Food and Beverage Ingredients Food and Beverage Packaging Technology Food and Beverage Processing and Automation/Intelligent Manufacturing The judging criteria were based on four aspec