Qallo is among the winners at the Becom Awards 2026. After the Start-up Award in 2024, this is the second time the jury of the Belgian e-business federation has chosen us. Alexander and Niels collected the award on stage.
Becom Awards 2026: among the winners for a second time
With the Becom Awards, Becom, the Belgian e-business federation, puts companies that sell online in the spotlight every year. A jury of people from the sector assesses the candidates.
This award feels different from the first one. In 2024 we were named e-commerce start-up of the year. Back then we were a young company with an idea that worked. Receiving an award from the same organisation two years later mostly tells us that we have lived up to that promise.
From start-up to more than 100,000 customers
Qallo started in 2020 in Kontich. Niels and Alexander were two busy dads who did not drink enough water themselves and were looking for sugar-free flavoured water. That grew into a plant-based, sugar-free drink powder you mix into your bottle of water.
Today more than 100,000 customers drink Qallo, and they give us an average score of 4.7 out of 5. We follow that number more closely than any award, because it comes straight from the people who drink Qallo every day.
A year of recognition from juries and customers
The Becom Awards 2026 round off a busy year. Early in 2026, Belgian consumers voted Qallo Product of the Year 2026 in the drink powder category. In 2025, UNIZO Antwerp named us Promising SME of the Year.
Every award has its own jury, but the question behind it is always the same: does Qallo help people drink more water? That remains the measure we use to judge our own work.
We dedicate this Becom Award to our customers
Nobody wins an award alone. It also belongs to everyone who wrote a review or told us what could be better. Much of what we changed over the past years started with that feedback.
That is why we dedicate this award to you. Without your support, Alexander and Niels would not have been on that stage. Thank you.
Nothing changes about what goes into your bottle. If you do not drink Qallo yet, the Starter Combo is a good place to start: you taste all three variants and find out which flavour you like best.
Frequently asked questions about the Becom Awards 2026
What are the Becom Awards?
The Becom Awards are the awards of Becom, the Belgian e-business federation. They put companies that sell online in Belgium in the spotlight. A jury from the sector chooses the winners.
Who collected the award for Qallo?
Alexander Van Laer and Niels Peetermans, who founded Qallo in 2020, collected the award on stage.
Is this the first time Qallo has received a Becom Award?
No. In 2024 Qallo won the Becom Start-up Award as e-commerce start-up of the year. At the Becom Awards 2026, Qallo was among the winners for the second time.
What is Qallo?
Qallo makes plant-based, sugar-free drink powders that you mix into water. There are three variants: Energy, Hydration and Vitamins. Qallo is made in Belgium and is based in Kontich.