Award Introduction
FHC Shanghai Global Food Trade Show has consistently upheld its founding purpose of building a platform for the foodservice and retail product supply chain, end-users, industry trade information, and culinary skills exchange. As a vital component of FHC Shanghai Global Food Trade Show, the FHC GOLDEN APPLE AWARD aims to recognize outstanding enterprises and individuals in the global food and beverage industry, promoting industry development and innovation. Winning brands or individuals will be honored during the opening ceremony of the 28th FHC Shanghai Global Food Trade Show. Through our insights into the global food and beverage landscape, we strive to ensure exceptional products and brands gain visibility within the industry and among consumers.
At the opening ceremony of the 27th FHC Shanghai Global Food Trade Show, the 2024 FHC GOLDEN APPLE AWARD invited influential industry guests to gather and envision the bright future of the sector. The ceremony witnessed the prestigious presentation of the 2024 FHC GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS across six categories:
GOLDEN APPLE – FINE PRODUCT
GOLDEN APPLE – INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS OF THE YEAR
GOLDEN APPLE – BRAND INFLUENCE OFTHE YEAR
GOLDEN APPLE – RETAIL CHANNEL BRANDOF THE YEAR
GOLDEN APPLE – CELEBRITY FOR FOOD INDUSTRY OF THE YEAR
GOLDEN APPLE – PERSON AWARD
A total of 64 brands and individuals received these honors. Furthermore, a dedicated GOLDEN APPLE AWARD Special Exhibition Area was set up within the trade show to display winning products from the product awards, significantly enhancing product and brand exposure.
In 2025, the award categories will continue to focus on six key dimensions: Supply Chain, Brand Influence, Partnership, Craftsmanship, Centralized Procurement Channels, and Innovation Leadership, comprehensively covering critical segments throughout the food and beverage industry chain…
Award Establishment
GOLDEN APPLE - FINE FOOD
This award focuses on the upstream of the food industry chain, aiming to discover and honor the most competitive high-quality suppliers and their products in the food industry chain. Pay close attention to the comprehensive performance of suppliers in terms of raw material quality, production processes, food safety, and innovation capabilities.
GOLDEN APPLE – FINE INFLUENCE
This award is dedicated to identifying benchmark enterprises with outstanding brand value and market influence in the food industry. The evaluation dimensions include multiple aspects such as brand awareness, reputation, consumer loyalty, market share, and brand innovation.
GOLDEN APPLE – FINE PARTNER
This award focuses on outstanding partners at the FHC exhibition, aiming to recognize enterprises or institutions that have made remarkable contributions in areas such as industrial collaboration, technological innovation, and resource sharing.
PREFERRED PROCUREMENT CHANNEL BRAND OF THE YEAR
Focus on the B2B centralized procurement field of the food industry, and honor professional centralized procurement service platforms or brands that have outstanding service capabilities, innovative business models and industry influence in large-scale procurement channels such as group procurement, hotel and catering supply chains, and direct supply to supermarkets.
GOLDEN APPLE – FINE CHEF
This award aims to discover and honor individual chefs in the catering industry who adhere to the spirit of craftsmanship and pursue outstanding quality. It pays tribute to chefs who persist in quality and technological innovation, covering both traditional skills inheritance and modern technological innovation, and advocates the spirit of craftsmanship that strives for excellence.
FOOD INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD
This award aims to recognize leading figures who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the food industry and had a profound impact on it. We pay particular attention to those outstanding individuals who have driven industry transformation and led the direction of innovation through personal vision and efforts.
Award Rights
1. Product display of award-winning brands: A product exhibition area will be set up at the award ceremony site, where the products/works of the award-winning enterprises and individuals can all be displayed.
2. Trophies and Certificates: The winning enterprises/individuals will receive a set of specially designed FHC Golden Apple trophies and certificates.
3. Media promotion for award-winning enterprises/individuals: The list of award-winning enterprises/individuals will be announced on multiple media platforms including the FHC official website and public account.
4. Culinary Industry Conference Forum: Winning brands and individuals will have the opportunity to participate in the 2025 FHC International Catering &Chef Industry Conference and become speakers.
5. Priority matching of cooperation demands: FHC has always been committed to creating more efficient resource exchange opportunities for both supply and demand sides in the industry. For instance, in terms of business matching, it will give priority to recommending award-winning enterprises for demand matching.
The Process and Method of Participating in the Award Evaluation
1. Exhibitors or sponsors of the FHC2025, please contact your account manager to obtain the award application form and submit relevant materials. The selection preparation team will contact you within 3 working days to confirm whether your materials are complete.
2. For non-exhibitors or event sponsors who wish to participate in the award selection, please contact the selection preparation team at (86) 021-3339 2233.
3.The deadline for submitting materials for the 2025 FHC Golden Apple Award is September 20th.
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