Orbitel Wins Two Gold & One Bronze in 2026 Stevie® Awards
2026-08-18
Honors recognize O’s Bubble consumer innovation, Orbitel’s expanding global boba ecosystem and a closed-loop commerce model connecting consumer insight with product and retail growth
Orbitel International Corp. has been named the winner of two Gold Stevie® Awards and one Bronze Stevie® Award in The 23rd Annual International Business Awards®, recognizing achievements across consumer product innovation, food and beverage category development and e-commerce.
The three honors reflect different dimensions of Orbitel’s business but together tell a larger story: how a company rooted in food, taste and Taiwanese boba culture is building an increasingly connected global ecosystem around the experience.
Orbitel received a Gold Stevie® Award in Consumer Products — Food & Beverage for:
“A New Way to Sip Together: O's Bubble Boba Party Kit Driving Innovation, Convenience, Connection, and Scalable Growth.”
The O’s Bubble Boba Party Kit was created around a changing way of enjoying food and beverages — one in which consumers increasingly want experiences that are convenient but still social, customizable and memorable.
By bringing the boba experience into an accessible at-home format, the kit transforms a familiar beverage into something people can prepare and share together. The result is more than convenience: it creates another occasion for boba, extending the experience beyond the café and into homes, gatherings and everyday moments.
Orbitel also received a Gold Stevie® Award in Food & Beverage — Small for:
“Scaling a Global Category: Building a Boba Ecosystem Through Orbitel's Innovation Across Retail, Food Service, and OEM.”
The award recognizes the broader structure behind Orbitel’s growth.
Rather than treating boba as a single beverage or product format, Orbitel has developed an ecosystem designed to support the category across retail, food service and OEM channels. That approach allows products, formats and partnerships to respond to different markets while remaining connected to a shared understanding of taste, texture, convenience and experience.
The company’s third honor, a Bronze Stevie® Award in E-commerce — Small, was awarded for:
“From Content to Commerce: Orbitel's Closed-Loop Model Transforming Data into Demand, Product Innovation, and Retail Success.”
The recognition reflects Orbitel’s approach to connecting consumer engagement with commercial decision-making — using insights generated through content and commerce to better understand demand, inform product development and support retail performance.
Together, the three awards highlight a business model in which product, consumer experience and distribution increasingly inform one another.
“Food has always been more than what we taste. It carries culture, memory and the ability to bring people to the same table,” said Fanny Chen, CEO of Orbitel International Corp. “These three awards are meaningful because they recognize different parts of the same vision — creating better ways for people to discover and share boba, while building the innovation, partnerships and infrastructure that allow that experience to grow globally. We are very proud of the teams and partners who continue to make that possible.”
The International Business Awards® received entries from organizations in 82 nations and territories in 2026. More than 3,400 nominations from organizations of all sizes and across virtually every industry were submitted for consideration.
Stevie Award nominations were evaluated by more than 200 business professionals worldwide serving on nine specialized judging committees, with winners determined by average scores during independent judging in June and July.
“The 2026 International Business Awards winners represent the very best in business achievement from organizations of all sizes and across virtually every industry,” said Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller. “This year's winners have demonstrated exceptional innovation, leadership, resilience, and results in a highly competitive global field. We congratulate every Stevie Award winner and look forward to celebrating their achievements together in Paris on October 28.”
Winners will be celebrated at a gala event at the Pullman Paris Montparnasse on Oct. 28, 2026.
About the Stevie® Awards
Founded in 2002, the Stevie Awards recognize achievements in the workplace through nine international awards programs, including The International Business Awards®. The organization receives more than 12,000 nominations annually from organizations in more than 70 nations and territories.
Media Contact: Nina Jen Ms. Nina Jen Global Marketing, Orbitel International Group nina@orbitel.com.tw
