From June 14th to 16th, the 15th Global Dairy Congress was held in Laval, France.
During the conference, the 2022 World Dairy Innovation Awards, known as the "Annual Innovation Vane of the Global Dairy Industry", was officially announced. With its outstanding performance in the field of innovation, Yili Group and its holding company Ausnutria Dairy will play a strategic synergy. With the effect of integrating resources, it was nominated for thirteen awards and successfully won six awards, including Best Packaging Design, Best Nutritional Dairy Product for Infants and Young Children, Best Lactose Intolerance Friendly Dairy, Best Ice Cream, Best Cheese, Best dairy snack, the number of awards ranked first in the global dairy industry, once again leading the global industry.
A total of 123 works from 19 countries and 21 categories participated in this award selection.
After strict evaluation by the expert judges, "Golden Classic Multi-layer Gradient Innovation Limited Tiger Year Zodiac Bottle" won the best packaging design, "Jiabrite Youzhuang Pro Toddler Formula Goat Milk Powder" won the best infant nutrition dairy product, "Shuhua" won the best packaging design. "Hey Dad, remember to drink lactose-free milk in the morning" won the best lactose intolerance friendly dairy product, "Xu Jin Huan 3D Fan Fresh Milk Ice Cream" won the best ice cream, "Yili Room Temperature Cheese Stick" won the best cheese, "Yili Can Suck" Cheese” won the Best Dairy Snack, demonstrating all-round leading innovation.
In addition, "Changqing Black Label Protein Time Yogurt" was highly recommended as the best yogurt.
Jonathan McGowan, Marketing Director of FoodBev, a global authoritative industry media, said: "Congratulations to Yili Group for its brilliant achievements in the World Dairy Innovation Awards! This once again proves that Yili, as an industry leader, not only never stops on the road of product innovation, but also continuously promotes the global dairy industry. moving forward."
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"This is due to the strong support of Yili's global innovation system. Yili has established 15 innovation centers around the world, and integrated domestic and overseas talents, intelligence and other resources to create a 'global wisdom chain covering Asia, Europe, Oceania, America and other places. '." As the top five dairy companies in the world and the largest dairy company in Asia, Yili Group was invited to share China's dairy industry solutions with the world and convey the voice of China's dairy industry.
Dr. Yun Zhanyou, Assistant President of Yili Group, delivered a keynote speech on "Value-led Innovation Driven" in the "Future-oriented Innovation" section of the main forum of the conference. Innovation drives development, and is committed to creating healthy products that meet the needs of all people, all consumption scenarios, and all life cycles; embrace the wave of global sustainable development, launch zero-carbon products, build zero-carbon factories, release carbon-neutral roadmaps, and join hands with the entire industry chain Build a zero-carbon future together." Dr. Gerrit Smit, Director of Yili European Innovation Center, attended the roundtable closed-door meeting and had in-depth exchanges with the guests.
Consumer-centric, protect health with innovative products
Taking consumers as the center is the principle that Yili has always adhered to.
Yili relies on its hard-core innovation to create healthy products that meet the needs of all people, all consumption scenarios, and all life cycles.
The "Golden Multilayer Gradient Innovation Limited Tiger Zodiac Bottle", which won the best packaging design, applied "gradient multi-layer PET technology" to milk packaging, filling the technological gap in the domestic dairy industry.
Yili's "Shuhua Hey Dad, remember to drink lactose-free milk when you wake up in the morning" for people with lactose intolerance, adds 50% more natural milk calcium, and adds nutrients such as vitamin D, making milk a source of nutrition for dads. Best Lactose Intolerance Friendly Dairy.
The best nutritional dairy product for infants and young children, "Kabrita Yozhuang Pro Infant Formula Goat Milk Powder", has upgraded the packaging, formula, milk source and process, which is more conducive to retaining the natural flavor of goat milk, and helps infants' intellectual development and talent growth.
The "Yili Can Suck Cheese", which is the best dairy snack, is a dairy snack specially created by Yili for children aged 3-8. It contains 5 times the calcium of milk and added dietary fiber, making it more nutritious and healthy.
In addition, Yili also has insight into consumers' general demand for high-nutrient cheese bars stored at room temperature, and has developed and launched "Yili Room Temperature Cheese Bars", allowing consumers to supplement the best cheese nutrition anytime, anywhere, and obtain the best cheese.
The judges of the World Dairy Innovation Award believe that "Yili has a precise insight into the market gap, and the innovative products launched by Yili are both aesthetically pleasing and delicious, reflecting the company's original intention to provide consumers with better products."
From developing "good milk" to building a "good dairy industry", Yili continues to expand the boundaries of industry innovation.
At the forum, Dr. Yun Zhanyou introduced the latest developments of Yili Modern Health and Wisdom Valley project to the guests: "Yili Modern Wisdom Health Valley's liquid milk global intelligent manufacturing benchmarking base project, milk powder global intelligent manufacturing benchmarking base project, Chilechuan ecological wisdom The ranch project and the Yili Smart Manufacturing Experience Center project will soon be put into operation, and we sincerely welcome global partners to visit the 'Dairy Silicon Valley'."
Embrace the "zero carbon" future and create greater value for society
Under the background of "double carbon", green consumption has become a new trend of the times, and "zero carbon" is also a new blueprint drawn by Yili for the future.
On April 8, Yili Group's Zero-Carbon Future Plan and Yili Group's Zero-Carbon Future Plan Roadmap were officially released. Yili became the first company in China's food industry to release dual-carbon goals and roadmaps.
At present, China's first "zero-carbon milk", China's first "zero-carbon milk powder", China's first "zero-carbon yogurt", and China's first "zero-carbon ice cream" have been born in Yili one after another.
On June 13, Yili's Xujinhuan brand, the carbon-neutral Yuetao Binghuan, was launched, becoming China's first "zero-carbon ice cream".
Now, "Xu Jin Huan 3D Fan Fresh Milk Ice Cream" has won the best ice cream again.
Its product is inspired by the beauty of Chinese-style dumpling fans. The formula only uses fresh milk and does not add a drop of water. It is an ice cream product rich in nutrition and rich in Chinese cultural heritage.
At the same time, "Changqing Black Label Protein Time Yogurt", which is highly recommended for the best yogurt, is also the first "zero-carbon yogurt" in China. Lifecycle carbon neutral.
Recently, Yili once again led the industry to launch "no printing, no ink" environmentally friendly milk packaging.
80% of the outer box is made of socially recycled paper, and the ink-reduced printing process is adopted, and the ink consumption is about 60% less than that of conventional packaging.
The use of more environmentally friendly paper handles can reduce about 260 kilograms of plastic per 100,000 outer boxes.
Continuing to practice the concept of green and sustainable development, Yili has always been "one step ahead", promoting "zero carbon" actions with more partners and consumers, adding greenness to our environment and making our earth more pure.
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In 2021, Yili Group's revenue will reach 110.6 billion yuan, becoming the first Asian dairy company with a revenue of over 100 billion yuan.
Yili has been ranked No. 1 in the World Dairy Innovation Award, further confirming its leading edge in the field of global dairy innovation. Yili will continue to fully empower its various categories of businesses and promote continuous growth in operating performance.
At the same time, to anchor the zero-carbon future, Yili will continue to share the wisdom and experience of sustainable development with the world, promote the integrated development of commercial value and social value, and achieve "comprehensive value leadership".