2026 Healthier Product Innovation Award

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ENTRY QUESTIONS
In this section you are asked to describe in detail the actions that your company has taken to offer a healthier option to consumers by reformulating an existing product, or developing a new prepacked food product.

Please provide as much detail as possible when illustrating your response to the following questions/topics to help facilitate judging of your entry:

A total of 50 marks is available in this category, with each part of the submission worth marks as indicated in the question.
Question 1: Please provide the name and description of your prepacked food product typically consumed by Northern Ireland consumers. Please also include a short rationale as to why you have chosen this product for the award. (10)*

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Question 2: Please indicate if the food product being submitted for the award is a reformulated or a newly developed food product. (5)*

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Question 3: Please indicate if the food product submitted for the award has been reduced in calories, sugars, saturated fat and/or salt, and provide a summary of how the food product was reformulated/developed to reduce calories, sugar, saturated fat and/or salt. For a reformulated product this summary should include the percentage reduction achieved in calories, sugars, saturated fat and/or salt pre- and post-reformulation. For a newly developed product this summary should include the percentage reduction achieved in calories, sugars, saturated fat and/or salt when compared to each of the two similar products. You may also submit images of the current nutritional information or label to nifda@morrowcommunications.com (20) Please use the template below as guidance for submitting your answer in the below text box, a word version is available for submission if preferred. *

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For a reformulated food product, the food business must demonstrate they have achieved a reduction in calories, saturated fat, sugar and/or salt pre- and post-reformulation by providing valid nutritional information.

Please submit the following nutritional information per 100g pre- and post-reformulation for the final ready to eat product.

Energy/Nutrient	Pre-reformulation (Per 100g)	Post-reformulation (Per 100g)
Energy (kJ/kcal)
Fat
Saturated Fat
Sugars
Salt

For a newly developed food product, the food business must demonstrate the food product they have developed is lower in calories, saturated fat, sugars and/or salt when compared to two similar food products on sale in the Northern Ireland marketplace in the previous six months.

Please provide the name of the manufacturer (if known) and product for the two similar products. Please also provide the energy (kJ and kcal), fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt content per 100g of the product submitted for the award and the two similar food products on sale in the Northern Ireland marketplace in the previous six months.

Energy/Nutrient	Food product submitted for the Healthier Product Innovation Award (Per 100g)	Similar product one (Per 100g)	Similar product two (Per 100g)
Name of the manufacturer	N/A
Name of the product	N/A
Energy (kJ and kcal)
Fat
Saturated fat
Sugars
Salt

Question 4: Please indicate if the nutritional information submitted for the newly developed product is ‘as sold’ or for the ‘final ready to eat product’. (5)*

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Question 5: Please provide the method used to calculate the nutritional information for the food product submitted for the award. (5)*

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Question 6: Please indicate how successful the reformulated product has been? (5)*

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