| Dr | Anjan | Borah | Lovely Professional University | India | Food Product Development | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Khan | Chand | Department of Agricultural Engineering, SAS, Nagaland University, Medziphema campus, Dimapur | India | Food Processing, packaging, edible coating etc | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Kumudhini | Akasapu | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | India | Food Processing, Food Product Development, Food Sensory Analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Akeem | Raji | Kwara State University, Nigeria | Nigeria | Food Processing Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Stephano | Tambo Tene | University of Dschang | Cameroon | Food processing and Technology | Best Scholar Award |
| Dr | Lee Hoon | Ho | Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin | Malaysia | Food Processing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shrikant | Swami | Post Graduate Institute of Post Harvest Management, Killa-Roha 402116 Dist Raigad | India | Food Process Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hewa | Mohammed | University of Suleiman I, college of agricultural engineering sciences, food science and quality control | Iraq | Food Preservation, post harvest technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | ARSHIED | MANZOOR | Integral University Lucknow | India | Food preservation | Best Scholar Award |
| Dr | Amritpreet | Minhas | The Energy and resources institute | India | Food nutrition | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Gilson | Chagas Junior | Federal University of Pará | Brazil | Food Microbiology | Best Paper Award |
| Mr | Chala G | Kuyu | Jimma University | Ethiopia | Food handling and processing | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ernest | Teye | University of Cape Coast | Ghana | Food Fraud and Authenticity Detection using Sensors | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Zeynab | Raftani Amiri | Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University | Iran | Food formulation, bioactive compounds, functional foods, quality improvement | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anthony | Mutukumira | Massey University | New Zealand | Food Fermentations | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Michael | Kontominas | University of Ioannina | Greece | Food Chemistry, Food Analysis, Food Packaging | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Nithin | Rajan | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | India | Food Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tünay | KARAN | Yozgat Bozok University | Turkey | Food biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Xikombiso | Mbhenyane | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Food and Nutrition | Best Innovation Award |
| Mrs | Sana | Arif | University of Agriculture, Faisalabad | Pakistan | Food and Nutrition | Best Researcher Award |