CENTURY Pacific Food Inc.'s (CNPF) new plant-based food brand — UnMeat — won the Katha Award for Best Food Innovation for 2022 given by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) during the International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines held on Sept. 24, 2022.

The Katha Awards competition is open to all Philippine-based food manufacturers and suppliers participating in IFEX, the country's leading export-oriented food show. Since its inception in 1990, the award has been celebrating Philippine ingenuity and excellence in innovation.

"So far, our top sellers are the UnMeat plant-based Luncheon Meat in shelf stable cans and UnMeat plant-based Frozen Nuggets. But we are seeing a lot of interest in our plant-based canned tuna as well," Greg Banzon, CNPF chief operating officer, said. "UnMeat is already present in over 1,500 supermarkets in the USA, Singapore and the UAE and has become a crowd favorite at international food shows where the brand has been showcased."

UnMeat is the latest brand of CNPF, which has a range of frozen and canned 100-percent plant-based food products such as burgers, nuggets, sausages, canned luncheon meat and even canned tuna. UnMeat is CNPF's pioneering move to provide consumers with accessible, healthier and better-for-the-planet food choices.

The brand has been rolled out in the Philippines and in key export markets including the United States, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Australia and China. It has also gained the attention of key retailers in the core markets because of its expansive range of both frozen and shelf-stable formats.