WINNERS WILL RECEIVE:

1. Announcements across all BD platforms: This includes BD's network of key industry decisionmakers plus the vast BD network of emails, social media and more.
2. Digital Logo Kit: For use in marketing materials/social media, and on packaging. This includes the "Beverage Digest Award Winner" logo files in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and high quality png and jpg image files.
3. Social Media Card: Customized with your entry details.

Dates and Deadlines

All Awards Materials must be submitted no later than November 6, 2026.

Purchase on or before October 2 to get $50 discount per award. (Once purchased, entrants will have until November 6, 2026 to submit their materials)

Early Bird Entry (Purchase on or before Oct 2): $195

Regular Entry (Purchase on or before November 6): $245

Every 4th Entry is Free

Steps to Enter:

1. Sign In or Create an Account
2. Purchase your awards entries here
3. Using the link on the awards purchase confirmation email, submit your materials (images and description) on or before November 6, 2026.

Entry Criteria

All products entered must have been launched, created or rebranded no earlier than January 2024.

Pre-launch Products are eligible if they are in prototype/packaging stage on or before October 2, 2026.

Please note – judging is based on the concept, packaging, design, and 200-word submission. No sampling is involved in the process.

For each category entry, you are required to submit the following:

• 200-word description of why your product deserves to win
• Two high-resolution product images (JPEG and PNG files only)

Note: For the category 'Best Marketing or Social Media Campaign' you are invited to send an additional 1-page document to include any video content or imagery relating to the entry.

For more detailed guidelines, including ideas and recommendations, more detailed descriptions of categories, and official concept rules please download the FULL GUIDELINES.

Our panel of industry experts will independently review each submission against the judging criteria. They will score each entry on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) for each criterion and offer feedback or comments. Scores are then collated to reveal the finalists and winners in each category.

Click here to download the official terms & conditions.

Eligibility Overview

The Beverage Digest Awards focuses primarily on single-serve, ready-to-drink, packaged, non-alcoholic beverages, with the following exceptions:

Single-serve Powders, Tablets, or Drops These products are eligible for the following categories:

• Best Water Enhancer
• Best Marketing/Social Media Campaign
• Best Packaging/Label Design
• Best Technology Innovation

Cannabis Beverages THC- and CBD-infused beverages, including cannabis-based enhancers, drop-ins, and mixes, are eligible but compete exclusively in the Best Cannabis Drink category.

Alcohol Products Nearly all categories are for non-alcoholic beverages only. The one exception is Best RTD Cocktail, which is open exclusively to ready-to-drink cocktails (canned or bottled) that are spirit-, malt-, or wine-based, including:

• Hard seltzers
• Canned cocktails
• Hard teas and lemonades
• Hard kombuchas

*Pure-play spirits, wines, and beers (including non-alcoholic beers) are not eligible for any Beverage Digest Award category.

Non-Product Categories Water Enhancers are eligible to enter the Best Marketing/Social Media Campaign, Best Packaging/Label Design, and Best Technology Innovation as long as they are single-serve. Cannabis and alcohol products are not eligible for these categories.

2025 WINNERS AND FINALISTS

Click here to see last year's finalists and winners.